Nobel Prize GK Event-10

Gk Event-10

Session -3

More About Nobel Prize

Q.1 What is the purpose of distribution of Nobel Prize?

Ans:- The Nobel Prizes are awarded to individuals, organizations, 

or institutions who have made outstanding contributions 

in their respective fields. The prizes are intended to recognize and 

reward excellence, innovation, and impact. 

Q.2 Who was Alfred Nobel ?

Ans:- Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) 

was a Swedish inventor, chemist, 

engineer, and philanthropist. 

He is best known for establishing the Nobel Prizes. 

Q.3 How many categories are in Nobel Prize?

Ans:- There are 6 categories in the Nobel Prize:

1. Physics (Nobel Prize in Physics)

2. Chemistry (Nobel Prize in Chemistry)

3. Medicine (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine)

4. Literature (Nobel Prize in Literature)

5. Peace (Nobel Peace Prize)

6. Economics 

Q 4. Who was the first Nobel Prize winner in Physics (1901)?

Answer: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

Q.5  Indian to win the Nobel Prize (1913)?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore.

Q.6  Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of penicillin (1945)?

Answer: Alexander Fleming

Q.7 Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) (1962)?

Answer: James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins.

Q.8 Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020?

Answer: World Food Programme.

Q.9 Who has won the most Nobel Prizes?

Answer: Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry) 

(2) and Linus Pauling (2).

Q.10  Which country has the most Nobel laureates(पुरस्कार विजेता)?

Answer: United States.

Q.11 What is the youngest age to win a Nobel Prize?

Answer: Malala Yousafzai (17 years old).

Q.12  Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2024?

Ans:- Han Kang( South Korea) won Nobel Prize for Literature in 2024