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History GK · Q317

Modern Indian History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 317

Q317

Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?

A.
Srinivas Ramanujam
B.
A. C. Wadia
Answer
C.
C. V. Raman
D.
P. C. Mahalanobis

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Royal Society is a learned society for science and is possibly the oldest such society still in existence, founded in Nov 1660. Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia (A.C.Wadia) was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal society.