Who among the following Indian scientists was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930 for Physics?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → C.V. Raman
Sir C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light and the discovery of the effect named after him, the Raman effect: when light passes through a transparent substance, a small part of the scattered light comes out with a changed wavelength. He was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in science, and India celebrates 28 February, the day of the discovery in 1928, as National Science Day.