Multiple choice

Who was the first scientist to win the Bharat Ratna Award?

  1. S Chandra Sekhar

  2. CV Raman

  3. JC Bose

  4. Hargobind Khorana
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B Correct answer
Explanation

CV Raman (Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman) was the first scientist to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1954, primarily for his discovery of the Raman Effect. He was also the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in Science in 1930.

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