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Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

1. C. V. Raman
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Amartya Sen
4. Mother Teresa

Correct answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Solution

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize, receiving it in 1913 for Literature. He was also the first Asian Nobel laureate.

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