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In which year was Sir C.V.Raman awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?

  1. 1930

  2. 1931

  3. 1932

  4. 1929
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Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his discovery of the Raman Effect, which demonstrated the scattering of light by molecules. His discovery that when light passes through a transparent medium, some of the deflected light changes in wavelength, was a groundbreaking contribution to physics. He was the first Asian and first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in science.

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