Q. India’s first Nobel Prize for Physics was claimed in 1930 by the renowned physicist Sir C.V. Raman for his work in which among the following fields?
Answer: Optics
Notes: In 1930, C.V. Raman became the first person from Asia to be awarded a Nobel Prize in any field of science. CV Raman made significant contributions to the field of optics. He is best known for his discovery of the Raman effect, which is the scattering of light by molecules. This phenomenon is now known as Raman scattering. The date of the discovery, February 28, is now celebrated as National Science Day in India.