Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. Rabindranath Tagore

B. Amartya Sen

C. V.S. Naipaul

D. C.V. Raman

Answer: Option A

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Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian and first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

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