The discovery of the Raman Effect, which won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930, was made by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The discovery of the Raman Effect, which won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930, was made by whom?
A. Homi J. Bhabha
B. Jagadish Chandra Bose
C. Satyendra Nath Bose
D. C.V. Raman
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman discovered the inelastic scattering of light, known as the Raman Effect, on February 28, 1928.

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