Nobel Prize | MCQs

Explanation

Malala Yousafzai, the education campaigner who was shot by the Taliban.

She graduated from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom with a philosophy, politics and economics degree in 2021.

Gul Makai is a drama based on the autobiography of Malala Yousafzai.

Explanation

There are six categories of the Nobel Prize:

1. Nobel Peace Prize
2. Nobel Prize in Literature
3. Nobel Prize in Physics
4. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
5. Nobel Prize in Chemistry
6. Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

The first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901.

The Nobel Prize in Economics started in 1969.

The Nobel Prize is given in memory of Alfred Nobel.

It is awarded by Sweden, except for the Peace Prize, which is awarded by Norway.

Explanation

Two persons of Pakistani origin have received the Nobel Prize: Abdus Salam (Physics, 1979) and Malala Yousafzai (Peace, 2014).

Abdus Salam was recognized for his work in theoretical physics, while Malala was honored for her activism in girls' education.

Explanation

The first Noble Prize to be awarded to a South Asian was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore  

Year	Image	Laureate	Country at the time of the award	Category	Comment
1913		Rabindranath Tagore	British India	Literature	First Asian and Indian Nobel laureate

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Explanation

Explanation

There are six categories of the Nobel Prize:

Peace

Physics

Chemistry

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

Economics

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All Nobel price was Firstly invented by Alfred Nobel in 1901 except Nobel Prize in Economics was invented by Sveriges Riksbank  in 1968

History

Alfred Nobel (a Swedish chemist) initiated Nobel Prize in:

Peace

Physics

Chemistry

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

In 1901, Nobel Prize was first awarded in Stockholm, Sweden,

expected the Peace Prize in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.

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Nobel Prize in Economics started in 1968

In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize

Explanation

Mother Teresa was a public nurse 

For 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying.

She was the founder of the Missionaries of Charity (located in Kolkata)

Mother Teresa receives more than 700 prizes for her charity work 

Additional information 

She was born in Skopje

She Died on September 5, 1997  in Kolkata, India

She died at the of age 87 years

Place of burial: The Mother House Of The Missionaries Of Charity

Explanation

Malala Yousafzai is the youngest-ever Nobel Prize Laureate.

Malala Born: 1997

She was attacked: 2012

She is: the second Pakistani to receiver a Nobel Prize.

Explanation

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 was awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”

Jon Fosse is from Norway.

Explanation

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 is awarded to the author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”. 

Annie Ernaux is an author belongs to France.