First Lady in India

Who was the first woman in India to be honored with Bharat Ratna?

Answer: Smt. Indira Gandhi

Who was the first woman in India to receive the Jnanpith Award?

Answer: Ashapurna Devi

Who was the first woman IPS of India?

Answer: Kiran Bedi

Who was the first woman Chief Minister of India?

Answer: Sucheta Kripalani

Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?

Answer:  Dr. Annie Besant

Who was the first woman President of India?

Answer:  Pratibhadevi Singh Patil

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

Answer: Indira Gandhi

Who was the first woman Lok Sabha Speaker of India?

Answer: Mira Kumar

Who was the first woman Governor of India?

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Who was the first female ruler of India?

Answer: Razia Sultan

Who was the first woman IAS of India?

Answer: Anna George

Who was the first woman judge of India in the Supreme Court?

Answer: Fatima Bibi

Who was the first woman Chief Justice of India in the High Court?

Answer: Leela Seth

Who was the first woman sessions judge of India?

Answer: Anna Chandy

Who was the first woman in India to receive the Ashoka Chakra?

Answer: Neerja Bhanot

Who was the first woman Indian Ambassador to the United Nations?

Answer: Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

Who was the first Indian woman to cross the English Channel?

Answer: Aarti Saha

Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Nobel Prize?

Answer: Pea Teresa

Who was the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Everest?

Answer: Bachhendi Pal

Who was the first woman from India to become Miss World?

Answer: Miss Rita Faria

Who was the first Indian woman to climb Everest twice consecutively?

Answer: Santosh Yadav

Who was the first woman from India to become Miss Universe?

Answer: Sushmita Sen

Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?

Answer: Karnam Malleshwari

Who was the first Indian woman to go to space?

Answer: Kalpana Chawla

Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the Asian Games?

Answer: Kamaljit Sandhu

Who was the first woman from India to win an Oscar award?

Answer: Bhanu Athaiya

Who was the first female film actress of India to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha?

Answer: Nargis Dutt

Who was the first actress of Indian cinema?

Answer: Goddess Rani Roerich

Who was the first Indian woman to win the singles title in the World Badminton Championship?

Answer: PV Sindhu

Who was the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in Olympic badminton?

Answer: PV Sindhu

Who was the first Indian woman to win a bronze medal in Olympic badminton?

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Who was the first Indian woman to win a bronze medal in Olympic wrestling?

Answer: Sakshi Malik

Who was the first Indian woman to win a bronze medal in Olympic boxing?

Answer: Mary Kom

Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Nobel Prize?

Answer: Pea Teresa

Who was the first Indian woman to win the Man Booker Prize?

Answer:  Arundhati Roy

Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?

Answer:  Sarojini Naidu