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The correct answer is ​Marie Curie.

Key Points

• Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel prize in 1903.
• She was also the first person to win Nobel Prize twice in the years 1903 & 1911.
• She was also the only person to win Nobel Prize in two different fields.
• In 1903 she shared the prize in Physics with her husband Pierre Curie and with Henri Becquerel in recognition of the extraordinary services, they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel.
• In 1911 Marie Curie with née Sklodowska received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium, and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element.

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The correct answer is None of the above.

Key Points

• Amartya Kumar Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998.
• He received the prize for his contributions to welfare economics, particularly his work on poverty, inequality, and famine.
• Amartya Sen's research significantly impacted development economics and the understanding of social justice.
• His work introduced the concept of "capabilities," which focuses on what individuals can do and be, rather than solely on income or resources.

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• Literature: The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded annually to authors for their outstanding contributions to the field of literature. Some notable recipients include Gabriel García Márquez, Rabindranath Tagore, and Ernest Hemingway.
• Peace: The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to individuals or organizations who have made significant contributions to promoting peace. Examples include Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, and Malala Yousafzai.
• Physics: The Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes groundbreaking achievements in the field of physics. Famous laureates include Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Richard Feynman.
• None of the above: This option indicates that the field of contribution does not fall under the listed categories. In this case, Amartya Sen's Nobel Prize was for Economic Sciences, which is a separate category.

The correct answer is Improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.

Key Points

• Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics.
• They were recognized for their contributions to improving auction theory.
• They developed new auction formats, which are used for selling goods and services efficiently.
• Their work has had significant practical applications, such as spectrum auctions for telecommunications.

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• Option 2 (Behavioral Economics): Behavioral economics explores the psychological, social, and emotional factors influencing economic decision-making. It integrates insights from psychology into economics to study how individuals behave in markets, often deviating from traditional rational models. Notable contributors include Daniel Kahneman and Richard Thaler.
• Option 3 (Integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis): This area investigates the long-term effects of technological advancements on economic growth, productivity, and societal changes. Economists such as Robert Solow and Paul Romer have contributed significantly to this field, particularly in growth theory and endogenous technological innovation.
• Option 4 (Experimental approach to alleviating global poverty): This involves using randomized control trials (RCTs) to test the effectiveness of various interventions aimed at reducing poverty. Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019 for their pioneering work in this area.
• Option 5: This option is blank and does not provide any relevant information.

The correct answer is Rabindranath Tagore.

Key Points

• The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore in 1913.
• Rabindranath Tagore
  • He was awarded the Nobel prize for Gitanjali.
  • He was a poet, short-story writer and song composer.
  • Birth- May 7, 1861.
  • Death- August 7, 1941.
  • In 1901 Tagore founded Shantiniketan which became Visva-Bharati University in 1921.
  • The first stanza of Rabindra Nath Tagore's song known as "Jana Gana Mana" is the National Anthem of India.

Important Points​ 

• Nobel Prize
  • They are the most prestigious annual international awards.
  • The will of  Alfred Nobel (inventor of dynamite)  established the prizes in 1895.
  • The first distribution of the prizes took place on December 10, 1901.
  • Nobel Prize in Economics was established in 1968, First awarded in 1969.
  • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences.
  • The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
  • The Swedish Academy grants the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
  • The Nobel Foundation is the owner and administrator of the funds.
    • It also serves as the joint administrative body of the prize-awarding institutions.

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The correct answer is Computational protein design.

Key Points

• David Baker was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work in computational protein design.
• He pioneered the use of computer algorithms to predict and design protein structures with atomic-level accuracy.
• His work enabled the creation of novel proteins with applications in medicine, biotechnology, and material science.
• One of his major contributions is the development of the Rosetta software suite, which is widely used in protein structure prediction and design.
• Baker's innovations have profound implications for understanding diseases, creating new therapeutics, and engineering biomaterials.

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• Computational Protein Design
  • It is a field that uses computational tools to predict and design new protein structures and functions.
  • Proteins are the building blocks of life and play a critical role in biological processes; designing them can lead to breakthroughs in medicine and technology.
  • Applications include developing new enzymes for industrial processes, designing protein-based drugs, and creating synthetic proteins with novel properties.
• Rosetta Software Suite
  • A widely used software developed by David Baker and his team for protein structure prediction and design.
  • It incorporates algorithms that predict how amino acids fold into three-dimensional protein structures.
  • Rosetta has been instrumental in designing proteins that bind to specific targets, such as viruses or cancer cells.
• Applications in Medicine
  • Computational protein design is used to develop vaccines, therapeutic antibodies, and novel enzymes.
  • For example, it has been applied to create proteins that neutralize viruses, such as COVID-19.
• Implications for Biotechnology
  • Designed proteins are used in industrial processes, such as biofuel production and waste degradation.
  • They are also applied in creating biomaterials with specific properties, such as self-assembling nanostructures.

The correct answer is 6.

Key Points

• Nobel Prize Awards were started on December 10, 1901, in the honor of Alfred Nobel.
• Alfred Nobel has made provision for only five prizes under five categories through his will.
• The Economics prize was added later in his memory. 

• Total six prizes are awarded as Nobel prizes every year.

The correct answer is Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

Key Points

• The Nobel Peace Prize in Peace for 2021 was awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.
  • For their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
• Ms. Ressa and Mr. Muratov are receiving the Peace Prize for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia.
• At the same time, they are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face increasingly adverse conditions.
• The award was presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 8 October 2021.

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

The correct answer is David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens.

Key Points

• The Nobel Prize in Economic 2021 has been awarded in 2 halves
  • One half was awarded to David Card for his empirical contributions to labour economics.
  • The other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.

David Card

Joshua D. Angrist

Guido W. Imbens
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•  This award is also known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
• Awarded in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
• It has been awarded 53 times to 89 laureates between 1969 and 2021.

The correct answer is the World Food Programme (WFP).

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  • ​The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP), a United Nations (UN) agency,
  • For its efforts to combat hunger, bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and preventing the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.

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• World Food Programme -
  • It was established in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and became a full-fledged UN programme in 1965. 
  • WFP Headquarter is located in Rome, Italy.
  • Currently, it is the world’s largest humanitarian agency combating hunger.
  • Eradicating hunger is one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2: Zero Hunger) to be achieved by 2030 and WFP is the UN’s primary agency that works towards this goal.

The Correct Answer is Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

Key Points

• First Nobel prize in physics was awarded to Wilhelm Rontgen in 1901 for his discovery of X rays.
• November 8 is observed annually as World Radiography Day to commemorate the discovery of X-rays, on November 8, 1895, by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.
• The objective behind World Radiography Day is to raise public awareness of radiographic imaging and therapy.
• The first World Radiography Day was celebrated in 2012.
• It was celebrated by Radiological Society of North America, European Society of Radiology and American College of Radiology.
• Earlier to this, the European Day of Radiology was celebrated on February 10, 2011.
• This coincided with the death anniversary of Wilhelm Rontgen.
• Rontgen died in February 10, 1923.

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• World Radiography Day in India:
• In India, the World Radiography Day is celebrated by the Radiographers Association of Madhya Pradesh.
• It is being observed since 1996.
• World Radiography Day 2021:
• In 2021, the World Radiography Day was celebrated under the following theme: Interventional Radiology – Active care for the patient.

The correct answer is Rabindranath Tagore.

Key Points

• Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian citizen to be awarded and also the first Asian to be awarded.

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• Mother Teresa was the first woman was the close Indian ties to get the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. 
• Mother Teresa was born in Macedonia (then Ottoman Empire's Uskup) to parents of Albanian descent.
• Mother Teresa came to India in 1929.
• She was sent to Calcutta to be a teacher after she entered a nunnery.
• After coming to India, she decided to serve the poor as she lived amongst them.
• The pious lady was awarded Padma Shri in 1962 and Bharat Ratna in 1980.
• She breathed her last breath on 5 September 1997.

The correct answer is Malala Yousafzai.

Key Points

• Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education.
• In 2014, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
• She was honored with the Nobel Prize at the age of 17.
• Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

Important Points

• Notable work of Malala Yousafzai:
  • We are displaced: True Stories of Refugee Lives.
  • Malala's Magic Pencil.
  • My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights.
• Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize was given to her.
• 'Gul Makai' is a Malala Yousafzai biographical drama.
• Between 1901 and 2021, 947 laureates and 28 organizations received the Nobel Prize.

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• Lawrence Bragg was the second youngest Nobel Laureate.
  • He was honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915 at the age of 25.
• Nadia Murad is the third youngest Nobel Laureate.
  • She was honored with the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2018 at the age of 25.
• Tsung-Dao Lee is the fifth youngest Nobel Laureate.
  • He was honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957 at the age of 31.

The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.

Key Points

• Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 but never received any Nobel Prize.
• Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India.
• He was a lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India. 
• He is known as the "Father of the Nation".
• He is popularly known as "Bapu".
• He was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on January 30, 1948.
• The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Gandhiji.

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• Amartya Sen was awarded Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his welfare economics. 
• Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress in the world.
• CV Raman was awarded Noble Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on Scattering of light called as Raman Effect.

The correct answer is John Bardeen.

Key Points

• John Bardeen is the only person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice.
• John Bardeen received the Nobel prize for physics in 1956 for amplifying electric signals proved decisive for telephony and radio.
• He received the Nobel prize for physics in 1972 for formulating a theory based on quantum mechanics.
• Please note that the 1956 nobel prize in physics was awarded jointly to William Bradford Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain "for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect."
• The 1972 nobel prize in physics  was awarded jointly to John Bardeen, Leon Neil Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer "for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory."