Who was the first Indian to be awarded the 'Nobel Prize'? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who was the first Indian to be awarded the 'Nobel Prize'?

A. Mother Teresa

B. C.V. Raman

C. Hargobind Khorana

D. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: Option D

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Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize, for Literature in 1913.

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