Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

A. Mother Teresa

B. Rabindranath Tagore

C. C.V. Raman

D. Amartya Sen

Answer: Option B

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Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to be awarded a Nobel Prize, in Literature in 1913.

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