Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who received the first Nobel prize for India ?

  1. S ChandraShekhar

  2. Mother Teresa

  3. C V Raman

  4. Rabindra Nath Tagore
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Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature. He was awarded for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. This was a historic moment as it recognized Indian literature on the global stage. C.V. Raman was the second Indian Nobel laureate in 1930 for Physics.

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