Nobel Prize Winners LAT MCQs
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Question 1 of 24
What field does the Nobel Prize NOT have a dedicated original category for?
ExplanationAlfred Nobel's will established prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace; Economics was added later by Sweden's central bank.
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Question 2 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for helping end apartheid in South Africa?
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Question 3 of 24
Who founded the Nobel Prizes?
ExplanationAlfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist and the inventor of dynamite.
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Question 4 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his anti-apartheid activism?
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Question 5 of 24
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921?
ExplanationEinstein won for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, not for relativity.
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Question 6 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, becoming the first African woman to receive it?
ExplanationMaathai, from Kenya, was honored for her contribution to sustainable development and democracy.
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Question 7 of 24
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
ExplanationCurie won the Physics Prize in 1903 and the Chemistry Prize in 1911 — the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
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Question 8 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, along with the United Nations?
ExplanationAnnan was the UN Secretary-General at the time.
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Question 9 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, becoming its youngest-ever laureate?
ExplanationMalala, from Pakistan, shared the prize with India's Kailash Satyarthi for their work on children's rights to education.
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Question 10 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her non-violent struggle for democracy in Myanmar?
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Question 11 of 24
Which Pakistani physicist shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979?
ExplanationSalam was the first Pakistani, and first Muslim, to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences, for his work on electroweak unification.
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Question 12 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work on international conflict resolution and human rights, after his presidency?
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Question 13 of 24
Who was the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in 2003?
ExplanationEbadi, from Iran, was recognized for her efforts in human rights and democracy.
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Question 14 of 24
In what year was the Nobel Prize first awarded?
ExplanationThe prizes were established through the will of Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.
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Question 15 of 24
What Nobel Prize category was added later and is not one of the five original prizes?
ExplanationThe Economics prize, formally the Sveriges Riksbank Prize, was established in 1968.
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Question 16 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his leadership in the American civil rights movement?
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Question 17 of 24
Who shared the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with Malala Yousafzai?
ExplanationSatyarthi, from India, was recognized for his campaign against child labor and exploitation.
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Question 18 of 24
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 for the discovery of penicillin?
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Question 19 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, shortly after taking office as US President?
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Question 20 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989?
ExplanationHe was recognized for his non-violent campaign for Tibetan self-determination.
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Question 21 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her advocacy for indigenous rights in Guatemala?
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Question 22 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his role in ending the Cold War?
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Question 23 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for work on climate change awareness?
ExplanationGore shared the prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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Question 24 of 24
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering microfinance through the Grameen Bank?
ExplanationYunus, from Bangladesh, shared the prize with the Grameen Bank he founded.
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