Awards (Part-III)

1. The 2000 Nobel Prize was jointly awarded to Zhores Alferov, Herbert Kroemer and Jack Kilby for which of the following subjects? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Medicine
(b) Physics
(c) Chemistry
(d) Botany

Correct Answer: (b) Physics

Solution:The 2000 Nobel Prize was jointly awarded to Zhores Alferov, Herbert Kroemer and Jack Kilby for Physics. Hence, option (b) is correct.

2. The 2012, Nobel Prize in Physics has jointly been given to French scientist and an American scientist for their research in : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Spectroscopy
(b) Electronics
(c) Quantum Physics
(d) Astrophysics

Correct Answer: (c) Quantum Physics

Solution:The 2012, Nobel Prize in Physics has jointly been given to French scientist and an American scientist for their research in Quantum Physics. Hence, option (c) is correct.

3. Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta who shared the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize are known for their work in : [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) East Timor
(b) Guatemala
(c) Bosnia
(d) Barunda

Correct Answer: (a) East Timor

Solution:Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta who shared the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize are known for their work in East Timor. Hence, option (a) is correct.

4. Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of : [I.A.S. (Pre) 1998]

(a) International Economics
(b) Financial Economics
(c) Public Economics
(d) Development of Economics

Correct Answer: (b) Financial Economics

Solution:Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of Financial Economics. Hence, option (b) is correct.

5. Who received the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Dalai Lama
(c) Yaseer Arafat
(d) Mikhail Gorbachev

Correct Answer: (d) Mikhail Gorbachev

Solution:Mikhail Gorbachev received the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize. Hence, option (d) is correct.

6. Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 1991? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Aung San Suu Kyi
(c) Desmond Tutu
(d) Dalai Lama

Correct Answer: (b) Aung San Suu Kyi

Solution:Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 1991. Hence, option (b) is correct.

7. The Nobel Prize for Peace, 2004 was conferred to- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Wangari Mathai
(b) Jimmy Carter
(c) Yaseer Aarafat
(d) Elfriede Jelinek

Correct Answer: (a) Wangari Mathai

Solution:The Nobel Prize for Peace, 2004 was conferred to Wangari Mathai. Hence, option (a) is correct.

8. Tawakkul Karman, the joint winner of 2011 Nobel Peace prize, is a citizen of: [U.P.P.C.S (Mains) 2011]

(a) Egypt
(b) Morocco
(c) Qatar
(d) Yemen

Correct Answer: (d) Yemen

Solution:Tawakkul Karman, the joint winner of 2011 Nobel Peace prize, is a citizen of Yemen. Hence, option (d) is correct.

9. The Nobel Prize of 1991 for Chemistry was given to : [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992-93]

(a) Erwin Neher
(b) Bert Sakmann
(c) Richard R. Arnest
(d) Perioglas the Genes

Correct Answer: (c) Richard R. Arnest

Solution:The Nobel Prize of 1991 for Chemistry was given to Richard R. Arnest. Hence, option (c) is correct.

10. Who received the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics? [45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001-02]

(a) Solo
(b) Marshal
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Paul Samuelson

Correct Answer: (c) Amartya Sen

Solution:Amartya Sen received the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics. Hence, option (c) is correct.