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General Knowledge Quiz : Nobel Prize

1. In which year did Alfred Nobel die?
   (1) 1901
   (2) 1894
   (3) 1898
   (4) 1896
   
   
2. In which year was the first Nobel Prize presented?
   (1) 1901
   (2) 1900
   (3) 1904
   (4) 1902
   
   
3. What is the amount of Prize money per category?
   (1) $ 1 million
   (2) $ 1.5 million
   (3) $ 1.3 million
   (4) $ 1.2 million
   
   
4. Which year was Sir C. V. Raman named as the Physics Nobel Laureate?
   (1) 1935
   (2) 1932
   (3) 1928
   (4) 1930
   
   
5. How many of the Nobel laureates are of Indian origin?
   (1) 2
   (2) 3
   (3) 4
   (4) 5
   
   
6. In which of the following years was no laureate named in all the categories?
   (1) 1942
   (2) 1943
   (3) 1944
   (4) 1945
   
   
7. In how many categories is the Nobel prize awarded?
   (1) 4
   (2) 5
   (3) 6
   (4) 7
   
   
8. Which of the following Nobel categories is known as the ‘Bank of Sweden prize in memory of Alfred Nobel’ and was introduced 68 years after the other categories?
   (1) Physics
   (2) Economics
   (3) Peace
   (4) Medicine
   
   
9. In 2002, who was awarded the Nobel peace prize?
   (1) Jimmy Carter
   (2) Wangari Maathai
   (3) Shirin Ebadi
   (4) Kim Dae-jung
   
   
10. In 2004, the Nobel price for medicine is being shared by two laureates. One of them is Richard Axel. Name the other.
    (1) Sir Peter Mansfield
    (2) Linda. B. Buck
    (3) Sydney Brenner
    (4) Paul C. Lauterbur
    
    

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