Question

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
$1$. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
$2$. Gitanjali $\left(1912\right)$ which Rabindranath Tagore translated from Bengali into English won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Choose the correct code.

• A. Only $1$
• B. Only $2$
• C. Both $1$ and $2$
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only $2$

The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden. Rabindranath Tagore is India’s popular poet and writer. He was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his “Geetanjali” a collection of his poems.