Question

The first Indian to win Nobel Prize is

• A. Dr. Radhakrishnan
• B. C V Raman
• C. Rabindranath Tagore
• D. Mother Teresa

Hint:

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, making him the first Indian Nobel laureate.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in 1913.
He received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his famous book Gitanjali, a collection of poems translated into English.
He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Other options:
- C V Raman: won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930
- Dr. Radhakrishnan: was the second President of India, but not a Nobel laureate
- Mother Teresa: won Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, but she was of Albanian origin (naturalized Indian)