Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize?
A
V. S. Naipaul
B
Mother Teresa
C
Rabindranath Tagore
D
Dr. C. V. Raman
Correct Option:
C
Explanation
Rabindranath Tagore became the first Indian—and the first Asian Nobel laureate—when he received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, principally associated with Gitanjali. C. V. Raman later won the Physics Nobel Prize in 1930.