Awards (Part-IV)

31. The Nobel Prize for Economics for the year 2019 was given to a woman for the second time. Who was the first woman to be honored with this award? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Esther Duflo
(b) Gerty Theresa Corey
(c) Maria Jopert
(d) Elinar Ostrom

Correct Answer: (d) Elinar Ostrom

Solution:American political economist Elinar Ostrom is the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics. She received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics. Esther Duflo is the second woman to receive this award in the year 2019 among the three Nobel Prize winners - (1) Abhijit Banerjee, (2) Esther Duflo and (3) Michael Kremer.

32. Who among the following is the only woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) John Robinson
(b) Elinor Ostrom
(c) Krugman Rogoff
(d) Esther Duflo

Correct Answer: (b) Elinor Ostrom

33. The 2005 Nobel Prize for Economics was given to? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

(a) Clive W Granger
(b) Robert C. Merton and Myron Scholes
(c) Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C Shelling
(d) Vernon L.Smith

Correct Answer: (c) Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C Shelling

Solution:The 2005 Nobel Prize for Economics was given to Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C Shelling. Hence, option (c) is correct.

34. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]

(2011 Nobel Prize Winners)	(Subject)
(a) Adam G. Riess	Physics
(b) Bruce A. Buetler	Chemistry
(c) Bryan P Schmidt	Physics
(d) Dan Shechtman	Chemistry

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Bruce A. Buetler was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in the field of medical science. In addition, all other options are correctly matched. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the year 2023 was given to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their work on nucleoside base modification of mRNA.

35. Match the List- I (winners of Nobel Prize 2010) with List- II (Subject) and select the correct answer from the given codes: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2010]

List-I	List-II
A. Robert Edwards	1. Peace
B. Richard F. Heck	2. Economics
C. Liu Xiaobo	3. Chemistry
D. Peter A. Diamond	4. Medical Science

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	4	1
(b)	3	4	1	2
(c)	4	1	2	3
(d)	4	3	1	2

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:

List-I	List-II
A. Robert Edwards	1. Medical Science
B. Richard F. Heck	2. Chemistry
C. Liu Xiaobo	3. Peace
D. Peter A. Diamond	4. Economics

36. Match the List- I (winners of Nobel Prize 2012) with List- II (Subject) and select there correct answer from the given codes: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

List-I	List-II
A. Mo Yan	1. Chemistry
B. Robert Lefco Vij	2. Medical Science
C. Serge Haroche	3. Literature
D. Shinya Yamanaka	4. Physics

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	4	1
(b)	3	1	4	2
(c)	3	2	1	4
(d)	4	2	3	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

List-I	List-II
A. Mo Yan	1. Literature
B. Robert Lefco Vij	2. Chemistry
C. Serge Haroche	3. Physics
D. Shinya Yamanaka	4. Medical Science

37. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill won the Nobel Prize for - [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Physics
(b) Literature
(c) Economics
(d) Peace

Correct Answer: (b) Literature

Solution:British Prime Minister Winston Churchill won the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year 1953.

38. The winners of the Nobel Literature Prize-2010 is from which of the following countries? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2010]

(a) Uruguay
(b) Peru
(c) Brazil
(d) Mexico

Correct Answer: (b) Peru

Solution:The winners of the Nobel Literature Prize-2010 is from Peru. Hence, option (b) is correct.

39. The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature was won by: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

(a) Herta Muller
(b) Andre Gein
(c) Vargas Lioss
(d) K. Novoselvo

Correct Answer: (c) Vargas Lioss

Solution:The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature was won by Vargas Lioss. Hence, option (c) is correct.

40. The 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature was given to: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

(a) Adam G. Riess
(b) Dan Shechtman
(c) Ralph Steinman
(d) Tomas Transtromer

Correct Answer: (d) Tomas Transtromer

Solution:The 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Tomas Transtromer. Hence, option (d) is correct.