First in India: Newspaper, Cinema, Satellite, Space Mission, Census and More | भारत में प्रथम सम्पूर्ण सामान्य ज्ञान

First in India / भारत में प्रथम

The source begins an important 'First in India' section covering newspapers, communication, cinema, defence, satellites, space missions, nuclear energy, census, national parks and technology. These facts are highly relevant to one-liner competitive-exam questions.

Source का 'First in India' section newspapers, communication, cinema, defence, satellites, space missions, census तथा technology से जुड़े important firsts देता है। SSC, Railway और अन्य exams में इनसे direct questions पूछे जाते हैं।

Press and Communication / प्रेस एवं संचार

• First Newspaper: Bengal Gazette – James Hickey
• First Vernacular Daily: Samachar Darpan – Bengali
• First Hindi Newspaper: Udant Martand – Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla
• First Telegraph Line: Diamond Harbour to Kolkata
• First International Telephone Service in source: Mumbai to London – 1851

Indian Cinema / भारतीय सिनेमा

• First Silent Movie: Raja Harishchandra – Dadasaheb Phalke – 1913
• First Talkie Movie: Alam Ara – Ardeshir Irani – 1931

Defence and Space / रक्षा एवं अंतरिक्ष

• First Aircraft Carrier Warship: INS Vikrant
• First Satellite: Aryabhatta – 19 April 1975
• First Satellite dedicated exclusively to education: EDUSAT
• Dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory: AstroSat
• First successful indigenous launch vehicle in source: SLV-3
• First Lunar Mission: Chandrayaan-I – October 2008
• First Mars Mission: Mars Orbiter Mission – 5 November 2013 in source

Science and Energy / विज्ञान एवं ऊर्जा

• First Nuclear Reactor: Apsara – 1956
• First Hydroelectric Project: Sidrapong – 1897

Sports and Census / खेल एवं जनगणना

• First Asian Games in India: Delhi – 1951
• First Census in source: 1872
• Regular Decadal Census: 1881 onwards

Environment / पर्यावरण

• First Biosphere Reserve: Nilgiri
• First National Park: Hailey National Park, later associated with Jim Corbett – 1936 in source

Infrastructure and Technology / अवसंरचना एवं तकनीक

• First asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge: Signature Bridge, New Delhi
• First E-Court: Ahmedabad
• Court exclusively dedicated to women: Malda, West Bengal in source
• First Technology Park: Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram
• First Cloned Animal listed: Samrupa
• Rail University: Vadodara

Most Important Exam Facts / परीक्षा के महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य

• First Newspaper → Bengal Gazette
• First Hindi Newspaper → Udant Martand
• First Silent Film → Raja Harishchandra
• First Talkie → Alam Ara
• First Satellite → Aryabhatta
• First Nuclear Reactor → Apsara
• First Lunar Mission → Chandrayaan-I
• First Mars Mission → Mars Orbiter Mission
• First Census in source → 1872
• Regular Census → 1881 onwards
• First Biosphere Reserve → Nilgiri