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Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics?

1. C. V. Raman
2. Satyendra Nath Bose
3. Homi Bhabha
4. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Correct answer: C. V. Raman

Solution

C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light, known as the Raman Effect. He was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in Physics.

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