Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize among the personalities listed below?

Introduction / Context:
This question checks knowledge of the chronology of Indian Nobel laureates. It asks which individual was the first to receive a Nobel Prize among the given list of famous Indian origin scientists and writers. This is a staple area of general knowledge for many exams.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The question is limited to the personalities listed in the options.
• All of them are known Nobel laureates in different fields such as literature, physics and medicine.
• The candidate must compare the years in which these individuals received the Nobel Prize.

Concept / Approach:
To answer correctly, we need to remember the approximate years in which each person received a Nobel Prize. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in nineteen thirteen. C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in nineteen thirty. Har Gobind Khorana received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in the late nineteen sixties, and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar received the Nobel Prize in Physics in the nineteen eighties. Therefore, among those listed, Tagore is clearly the earliest Nobel laureate.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Recall that Rabindranath Tagore became the first Asian Nobel laureate in Literature in nineteen thirteen. Step 2: Note that C. V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on light scattering in nineteen thirty. Step 3: Har Gobind Khorana received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in the late nineteen sixties. Step 4: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar received the Nobel Prize in Physics several decades later in the nineteen eighties. Step 5: Compare these years and conclude that Rabindranath Tagore was the earliest Nobel Prize winner among the given options.

Verification / Alternative check:
An alternative check is to remember that Tagore is often introduced in textbooks as the first Indian Nobel laureate. Once this fact is clear, comparing him to other names on the list becomes straightforward. All the others received their prizes later in the twentieth century.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
C. V. Raman, although an early Indian Nobel laureate, received his prize in nineteen thirty, which is later than nineteen thirteen. Har Gobind Khorana received his Nobel Prize after independence, in a much later decade, so he cannot be the earliest. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar s Nobel Prize came even later and thus also does not satisfy the condition of being the first among those listed. None of these is incorrect because there is a correct option named explicitly, which is Rabindranath Tagore.

Common Pitfalls:
Learners sometimes confuse the first Indian Nobel laureate with the first Indian scientist to receive a Nobel Prize, which would point to C. V. Raman. This confusion can lead to the wrong choice if the candidate does not carefully read that the question is about the first among the given personalities, not specifically about scientists only.

Final Answer:
The first Indian among the listed personalities to receive a Nobel Prize was Rabindranath Tagore.