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Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?
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- Srinivas Ramanujam
- A.C. Wadia
- C.V. Raman
- P.C. Mahalanobis
Correct Option: B
Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia was the first Indian to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society on May 27, 1841 which credited him with both the introduction of gas lighting to Bombay, as well as having “built a [seagoing] vessel of 60 tons to which he adapted a Steam Engine. He was an Indian shipbuilder and engineer.