Kalam

Kalam

First in India

a. First in India: Awards and titles First Mr. Universe: Manohar Aich in 1952 First Miss World: Reita Faria in 1966. (She was also the first Asian to win the title.) First Miss Asia Pacific: Zeenat Aman in 1970 First Miss Universe: Sushmita Sen in 1994 First Mr. International: Aryan Vaid in 2000 First Miss Earth: Nicole Faria in 2010 First Man Booker Prize: Arundhati Roy for her novel "The God of Small Things" in the year 1997. First Bharat Ratna: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and C. V. Raman in 1954 First Padma Vibhushan: Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, V. K. Krishna Menon in 1954 First Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Devika Rani in 1969 First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian: D.K. Jatar (posthumous) and M.C Dixit, captain and co-captain respectively, of the sabotaged plane Kashmir Princess, for "most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice" First Magsaysay Award: Vinoba Bhave, 1958 First Oscar for Lifetime Achievement - Satyajit Ray First Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature: Rabindranath Tagore; was also the first Asian to win the prize First Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient: Devika Rani (1969) First Ashoka Chakra: Naik Nar Bahadur Thapa, Havildar Bachittar Singh, Flt Lt First Golden Globe Award: A R Rahman, 2009 First Grammy Award: Pandit Ravishankar, 1967 First Jamnalal Bajaj Award: Jugatram Dave, Satish Chandra Das Gupta, 1978 First Olympic Medal: Khashaba Jadav, 1952 First Param Vir Chakra: Major Som Nath Sharma, 1947 First Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna:Viswanathan Anand, 1991-92 First National Film Award for cinema: Shyamchi Aai (1954) First Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film: Mother India (1957) First Oscar winner: Bhanu Athaiya for Best Costume Design for the film Gandhi (1982) First 3-D film: My Dear Kuttichathan, a Malayalam film, produced in 1984, dubbed in Hindi as Chhota Chetan (1984) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csurender.dune.indiagk&hl=en

Defence

1. ISRO a) Indian space programme begins in 1962 with setup of Indian National Committee for space Research (INCOSPAR). b) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was formed in 1969. c) ISRO Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is situated at Thiruvanthapuram. d) ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) is situated at Bangaluru. e) Satish Dhawan Space Centre is situated at Sriharikota, AP. f) ISRO Space Application Centre (SAC) is situated at Ahmedabad. g) ISRO Lauch fleet are: 1. SLV-3 (Satellite Launch Vehicle-3) – India’s first experimental satellite launch vehicle. 2. ASLV (Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle) 3. PLSV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) was first operational launch vehicle of ISRO. 4. GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csurender.dune.indiagk&hl=en

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1. National Flag: a) National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep saffron, white and India green, with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. b) “Tricolour” was adopted by Constituent assembly of India on 22nd July 1947. c) Tricolour flag was first accepted by Indian National Congress in 1931. d) Tricolour was designed by Pingali Venkayya. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csurender.dune.indiagk&hl=en

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