Multiple choice general knowledge

First Indian to get the Nobel Prize?

  1. Jagadish Chandra Bose

  2. Rabinder Nath Tagore

  3. Parimarjan Negi

  4. Phu Dorji
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Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. Jagadish Chandra Bose was a renowned scientist but not a Nobel laureate. The other options are not associated with early Nobel Prizes.

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Rabindranath Tagore became the first Indian (and first non-European) to win a Nobel Prize, receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali.' This recognition brought global attention to Indian literature and thought. Jagadish Chandra Bose, though a pioneering scientist, was never awarded a Nobel Prize despite nominations.

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