Who was the first Indian Nobel Laureate?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian, and the first Asian, to win a Nobel Prize: the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, mainly for Gitanjali, his collection of poems. He also wrote India's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. The next Indian Nobel laureate was C. V. Raman, in Physics in 1930.