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 became the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature, primarily for his collection 'Gitanjali'. Jagadish Chandra Bose was a notable scientist but never won a Nobel. Parimarjan Negi is a chess player, and Phu Dorji is a mountaineer - neither won Nobel Prizes.

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Correct answer: Rabindranath Tagore. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali, making him the first Indian (and first non-European) Nobel laureate. Jagadish Chandra Bose was a pioneering Indian physicist but never won a Nobel Prize (a point of historical controversy, but no award was given). Parimarjan Negi is a chess grandmaster, not a Nobel laureate. Phu Dorji is not a recognized Nobel Prize winner either — these two are simply plausible-sounding distractors.

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