Honours and Awards

11. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Mother Teresa
  3. C. V. Raman
  4. Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
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Answer: Option A. Rabindranath Tagore

In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for his collection of poems called “Gitanjali”, which translates to “Song Offering”.