Article Detail Name of the first Indian woman to get noble prize ? Answer: Mother Teresa in 1979 Similar Questions : 1. Name of first Indian woman to win a Gold in Asian Games ? Answer: Kamaljeet Sandhu 2. Name of first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna ? Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 3. Name of the First Indian Prime Minister who resigned from Office ? Answer: Moraji Desai 4. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ? Answer: Col. I K Bajaj 5. Name of the first election commissioner of India ? Answer: Sukumar Sen. 6. Who was first Indian Reserve Bank Governor Answer: C D Deshmukh 7. Name of first president of Indian National Congress ? Answer: W.C. Banerjee Read more from - First in India