General Awareness: Nobel Prize Quiz

1. Which of the following is not a category in Nobel Prize Awards ?

a) Physics
b) Chemistry
c) Mathematics
d) Literature

The correct answer is c) Mathematics

2. Between 1901 and 2011, how many men have been awarded by Nobel Prize ?

a) 309
b) 409
c) 509
d) 609

The correct answer is c) 509

3. Who is the oldest Nobel Laureate till today ?

a) Physics
b) William Lawrence Bragg
c) Le Duc Tho
d) Leonid Hurwicz

The correct answer is d) Leonid Hurwicz

4. The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by

a) Scandinavian committees
b) NP Nobel committees
c) Nobel committees
d) Zathadgo committees

The correct answer is a) Scandinavian committees

5. How many people can share a Nobel Prize ?

a) Not more than 1
b) Not more than 2
c) Not more than 3
d) Not more than 4

The correct answer is c) Not more than 3

6. Who is the youngest Nobel Laureate till today ?

a) Rita Levi-Montalcini
b) William Lawrence Bragg
c) Le Duc Tho
d) Jean-Paul Sartre

The correct answer is b) William Lawrence Bragg

7. Who is awarded by the Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize for 2011 ?

a) Brian P. Schmidt
b) Christopher A. Sims
c) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
d) Bruce A. Beutler

The correct answer is d) Bruce A. Beutler

8. Who is awarded by the Peace Nobel Prize for 2011 ?

a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
b) Christopher A. Sims
c) Le Duc Tho
d) Bruce A. Beutler

The correct answer is a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

9. Who is awarded by the Economic Sciences Nobel Prize for 2011 ?

a) Brian P. Schmidt
b) Thomas J. Sargent
c) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
d) Jean-Paul Sartre

The correct answer is b) Thomas J. Sargent