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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first person to pass his Doctorate of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford?
A
Radhey Shyam Sundar
B
Rabindra Bisht
C
Lakshman Sarup
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -LONDON The University of Oxford is marking the centenary of the first person who passed its Doctorate of Philosophy (DPhil) degree: Lakshman Sarup, who arrived from Lahore in colonial India to study Yaksa’s ‘Nirukta’, the oldest Indian treatise on etymology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Radhakrishnan was an Indian academic, professor, and politician. He served as the first Vice President of India from 1952 to 1962. He became the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was the first Indian Professor at Oxford University.

Detailed explanation-3: -The higher doctorates offered by the University are: Doctor of Divinity (DD), Doctor of Civil Law (DCL), Doctor of Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Science (DSc), and Doctor of Music (DMus).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Philosophy is a three- to four-year full-time research programme whereby you undertake a doctoral level research project under the guidance of your supervisor(s). This course is not available in part-time mode of study and is not offered via distance learning.

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