Some notable "firsts" in various categories in India:

Politics and Governance

1. First President of India: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. First Prime Minister of India: Jawaharlal Nehru
3. First Woman President of India: Pratibha Patil
4. First Woman Prime Minister of India: Indira Gandhi
5. First Indian Governor-General of Independent India: C. Rajagopalachari
6. First Speaker of Lok Sabha: Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
7. First Chief Justice of India: H.J. Kania
8. First Woman Chief Minister: Sucheta Kripalani (Uttar Pradesh, 1963)

Science and Technology

1. First Indian in Space: Rakesh Sharma
2. First Satellite: Aryabhata (launched in 1975)
3. First Indigenous Supercomputer: PARAM 8000 (developed in 1991)
4. First Mission to Mars: Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission, launched in 2013)
5. First Nuclear Test: Pokhran-I (Smiling Buddha, conducted in 1974)

Sports

1. First Olympic Gold Medal (Individual): Abhinav Bindra (Shooting, 2008)
2. First Woman to win a Medal at the Olympics: Karnam Malleswari (Weightlifting, 2000)
3. First Cricket World Cup Win: 1983 (under Kapil Dev’s captaincy)
4. First Indian Grandmaster in Chess: Viswanathan Anand (1988)

Literature and Arts

1. First Indian to win the Booker Prize: Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things, 1997)
2. First Indian Film to win an Oscar: "Mother India" (nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, 1957)
3. First Indian to win the Grammy Award: Pandit Ravi Shankar (1972)
4. First Indian to win a Nobel Prize: Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913)

Education

1. First University in India: University of Calcutta (established in 1857)
2. First Medical College: Calcutta Medical College (established in 1835)
3. First IIT (Indian Institute of Technology): IIT Kharagpur (established in 1951)
4. First IIM (Indian Institute of Management): IIM Calcutta (established in 1961)

Military

1. First Field Marshal of India: Sam Manekshaw
2. First Indian to be awarded the Param Vir Chakra: Major Somnath Sharma (posthumously, 1947)
3. First Indian Aircraft Carrier: INS Vikrant

Transportation

1. First Passenger Train: Ran between Mumbai and Thane (1853)
2. First Metro Rail: Kolkata Metro (started in 1984)
3. First Indian to fly an aircraft: J.R.D. Tata (1929)

Women Pioneers

1. First Woman IPS Officer: Kiran Bedi
2. First Woman to climb Mount Everest: Bachendri Pal (1984)

Miscellaneous

1. First Indian to climb Mount Everest: Tenzing Norgay (with Edmund Hillary, 1953)

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Traditional Martial Arts of India and Their States

1. Kalaripayattu - Kerala
2. Silambam - Tamil Nadu
3. Thang-Ta - Manipur
4. Gatka - Punjab
5. Mardani Khel - Maharashtra
6. Lathi Khela - West Bengal
7. Kuttiyum Kolum - Kerala
8. Paika Akhada - Odisha
9. Varma Kalai - Tamil Nadu
10. Musti Yuddha - Uttar Pradesh
11. Inbuan Wrestling - Mizoram
12. Mukna - Manipur

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Classical Dances of India and Their States

1. Bharatanatyam - Tamil Nadu
2. Kathak - Uttar Pradesh
3. Kathakali - Kerala
4. Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
5. Odissi - Odisha
6. Manipuri - Manipur
7. Mohiniyattam - Kerala
8. Sattriya - Assam

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Traditional Dances of India and Their States

1. Bihu - Assam
2. Ghoomar - Rajasthan
3. Garba - Gujarat
4. Lavani - Maharashtra
5. Bhangra - Punjab
6. Dollu Kunitha - Karnataka
7. Jhumar - Haryana
8. Gidda - Punjab
9. Dandiya Raas - Gujarat
10. Chhau - Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand
11. Yakshagana - Karnataka
12. Rouf - Jammu and Kashmir
13. Ghoomar - Rajasthan
14. Pung Cholom - Manipur
15. Kalbelia - Rajasthan

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Traditional Paintings of India and Their Regions

1. Madhubani - Bihar
2. Warli - Maharashtra
3. Pattachitra - Odisha and West Bengal
4. Tanjore - Tamil Nadu
5. Kalamkari - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
6. Phad - Rajasthan
7. Miniature Paintings - Rajasthan
8. Gond - Madhya Pradesh
9. Kangra - Himachal Pradesh
10. Pichwai - Rajasthan
11. Saura - Odisha
12. Cheriyal Scrolls - Telangana

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Kharif Crops

- Sowing Season: Monsoon (June to July)
- Harvesting Season: Post-monsoon (September to October)
- Examples: Rice, Maize, Sorghum, Pearl Millet, Cotton, Soybean, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Turmeric
- Characteristics: Depend heavily on rainfall; require warm and wet climate during germination and growth.

Rabi Crops

- Sowing Season: Winter (October to December)
- Harvesting Season: Summer (April to June)
- Examples: Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Peas, Gram, Oats
- Characteristics: Require cool climate for germination and warm climate for maturation; rely on irrigation.

Zaid Crops

- Sowing Season: Between Rabi and Kharif (March to June)
- Harvesting Season: Summer (June to July)
- Examples: Watermelon, Muskmelon, Cucumber, Bitter Gourd, Fodder crops
- Characteristics: Short-duration crops; grown on residual moisture and irrigation.

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Karnataka Rajyotsava Awards 2023:

1. S. Somanath - Chairman of ISRO
2. Aditi Ashok - Golfer
3. V. Gopala Gowda - Retired Supreme Court Judge
4. Dinesh Amin Mattu - Former Journalist
5. Charmadi Hasanabba - Philanthropist
6. Huchchamma Basappa Chowdri - Donated land for a school in Koppal
7. Lieutenant General Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa - Indian Army
8. 'Dingri' Nagaraj - Actor
9. B. Janardhana (Bank Janardhana) - Actor
10. G.V. Balaram - Solar Park Establishment in Pavagada

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The national parks of Karnataka :

1. Bandipur National Park
- River: Kabini River
- Important Species: Tigers, Elephants, Indian Bison

2. Bannerghatta National Park
- River: Suvarnamukhi River
- Important Species: Tigers, Lions, Indian Leopards

3. Kudremukh National Park
- River: Bhadra River
- Important Species: Lion-tailed Macaque, Malabar Civet, Great Pied Hornbill

4. Nagarhole National Park
- River: Kabini River
- Important Species: Tigers, Indian Leopards, Asiatic Elephants

5. Anshi National Park
- River: Kali River
- Important Species: Black Panthers, Bengal Tigers, Indian Elephants

Some major cities in India and the rivers that flow through or near them:

1. New Delhi
- River: Yamuna

2. Mumbai
- River: Mithi

3. Kolkata
- River: Hooghly (a distributary of the Ganges)

4. Chennai
- Rivers: Cooum, Adyar

5. Bangalore
- Rivers: Arkavathi, Vrishabhavathi

6. Hyderabad
- River: Musi

7. Ahmedabad
- River: Sabarmati

8. Pune
- Rivers: Mula, Mutha

9. Lucknow
- River: Gomti

10. Kanpur
- River: Ganges

11. Patna
- River: Ganges

12. Jaipur
- River: Banas (nearby)

13. Surat
- River: Tapti

14. Varanasi
- River: Ganges

15. Bhopal
- River: Betwa (nearby)

16. Nagpur
- River: Nag

17. Indore
- River: Khan (a tributary of Shipra)

18. Thiruvananthapuram
- River: Karamana

19. Coimbatore
- River: Noyyal

Some major cities around the world and the significant rivers that flow through or near them:

1. New York City, USA
- River: Hudson

2. Chicago, USA
- River: Chicago

3. Toronto, Canada
- River: Humber, Don

4. Buenos Aires, Argentina
- River: Río de la Plata (estuary), Paraná (nearby)

5. São Paulo, Brazil
- River: Tietê, Pinheiros

6. London, United Kingdom
- River: Thames

7. Paris, France
- River: Seine

8. Berlin, Germany
- River: Spree

9. Moscow, Russia
- River: Moskva

10. Istanbul, Turkey
- River: Bosphorus (strait), Golden Horn (inlet)

11. Cairo, Egypt
- River: Nile

12. Tokyo, Japan
- River: Sumida, Arakawa

13. Shanghai, China
- River: Huangpu

14. Beijing, China
- River: Yongding, Chaobai

15. Mumbai, India
- River: Mithi

16. Delhi, India
- River: Yamuna

17. Bangkok, Thailand
- River: Chao Phraya

18. Sydney, Australia
- River: Parramatta

19. Seoul, South Korea
- River: Han

Equator Passes Through These Countries

1. Ecuador
2. Colombia
3. Brazil
4. São Tomé and Príncipe
5. Gabon
6. Republic of the Congo
7. Democratic Republic of the Congo
8. Uganda
9. Kenya
10. Somalia
11. Maldives (through its southern atolls)
12. Indonesia
13. Kiribati

Note :The equator does not pass through any state in India.

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Notable pre-independence newspapers and their editors:

1. Bengal Gazette (1780) - James Augustus Hicky
2. Samvad Kaumudi (1819) - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Mirat-ul-Akbar (1822) - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. Hindoo Patriot (1853) - Madhusudan Ray
5. Rast Goftar (1854) - Dadabhai Naoroji
6. Som Prakash (1858) - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
7. Indian Mirror (1862) - Devendra Nath Tagore
8. Amrita Bazar Patrika (1868) - Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh
9. Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq (1871) - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
10. The Hindu (1878) - G. Subramania Iyer
11. Kesari (1881) - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
12. Sudharak (1888) - Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
13. Prabuddha Bharata (1896) - P. Aiyasami, B. R. Rajam Iyer, G. G. Narasimhacharya, and B. V. Kamesvara Iyer
14. Udbodhana (1899) - Swami Vivekananda
15. Indian Opinion (1903) - Mahatma Gandhi
16. Bande Mataram (1905) - Aurobindo Ghosh
17. Bombay Chronicle (1910) - Firoze Shah Mehta
18. Comrade (1911) - Maulana Mohammad Ali
19. Al-Balagh (1912) - Abul Kalam Azad
20. Al-Hilal (1912) - Abul Kalam Azad
21. Pratap (1913) - Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
22. New India (1914) - Annie Besant
23. Independent (1919) - Motilal Nehru
24. Young India (1919) - Mahatma Gandhi
25. Mook Nayak (1920) - B.R. Ambedkar
26. Hindustan Times (1924) - Sunder Singh Lyallpuri
27. Harijan (1932) - Mahatma Gandhi

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Major Global Navigation Systems and Their Countries

1. GPS (Global Positioning System) - United States
2. GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) - Russia
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3. Galileo - European Union
4. BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) - China
5. NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) - India
6. QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System) - Japan

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