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Nobel Prizes & Indian Laureates GK Questions & Answers
The Nobel Prizes are prestigious international awards established by the 1895 will of Swedish industrialist and chemist Alfred Nobel. First awarded in 1901 in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace—with the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences added in 1968—they recognize breakthrough contributions to humankind. Indian laureates and persons of Indian origin have made historic contributions, starting with Rabindranath Tagore in Literature (1913) and Sir C.V. Raman in Physics (1930 for the discovery of the Raman Effect).
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Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian and first Asian to win a Nobel Prize (Literature, 1913 for Gitanjali).
Sir C.V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for discovering inelastic light scattering (Raman Effect).
Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for humanitarian work through the Missionaries of Charity.
Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics and famine theory.
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Who was the first Asian and Indian to be awarded a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali?
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Rabindranath Tagore won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", becoming Asia's first Nobel laureate.
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Who was the first Indian and first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his poetry collection 'Gitanjali'?
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Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature 'because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse' in Gitanjali (Song Offerings).
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Who was the first Asian and first Indian laureate to be awarded the Nobel Prize, winning the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for his spiritual poetry collection 'Gitanjali'
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Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 'because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse', becoming the first non-European literature laureate.
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Who is the only physicist in history to win the Nobel Prize in Physics twice (1956 for the invention of the transistor and 1972 for the BCS theory of superconductivity)?
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American physicist John Bardeen won the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Shockley and Brattain) and the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Cooper and Schrieffer), the only double Physics laureate.
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Who is the only individual in history to win two completely unshared (sole) Nobel Prizes (the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize)?
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American chemist and peace activist Linus Pauling was the sole recipient of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (nature of the chemical bond) and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize (anti-nuclear testing activism).
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Who was the first Indian and first Asian to win a Nobel Prize, awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic collection 'Gitanjali'?
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Rabindranath Tagore won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature 'because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse' in Gitanjali (Song Offerings).
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At the age of 97 in 2019, which American solid-state physicist became the oldest person in history to be awarded a Nobel Prize (Chemistry), recognized for developing the lithium-ion battery?
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John B. Goodenough received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at age 97 alongside Whittingham and Yoshino for pioneering lithium cobalt oxide cathodes.
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Which French existentialist philosopher and author famously declined the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature, stating that a writer should not allow themselves to be turned into an institution?
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Jean-Paul Sartre officially declined the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature, having consistently refused all official distinctions throughout his philosophical career.
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Who was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize, awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for his profound and sensitive poetry collection 'Gitanjali' (Song Offerings)?
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Rabindranath Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first non-European and first Asian laureate in history.
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Which Russian author was awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature for his monumental epic novel 'Doctor Zhivago' but was forced by Soviet authorities to decline the award?
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Boris Pasternak initially accepted the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature but was compelled to decline it due to intense political pressure from the Soviet Communist Party.
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In 1923, which Canadian surgeon and Scottish physiologist were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the epochal discovery of insulin?
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Frederick Banting and J.J.R. Macleod shared the 1923 Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto, sharing their prize money with Charles Best and James Collip.
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In 1903, which British physician was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on phototherapy (concentrated light radiation) to treat Lupus vulgaris?
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Faroese-Danish physician Niels Ryberg Finsen received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering phototherapy treatment for skin diseases.
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Which British mathematical physicist was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity"?
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Sir Roger Penrose received half of the 2020 Physics Nobel Prize for his 1965 topological singularity theorem proving black holes inevitably form from gravitational collapse.
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Which American singer-songwriter was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"?
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Bob Dylan became the first musician and songwriter to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in October 2016.
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Who became the first Indian and first Asian to win a Nobel Prize, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for 'Gitanjali'?
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Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for his collection of verses, Gitanjali: Song Offerings.
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Who was the first woman in history to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and later the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911?
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Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (Physics 1903) and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics and Chemistry).
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Who is the only person in Nobel history to voluntarily refuse the Nobel Prize in Literature, stating in 1964 that 'a writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution'?
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French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre declined the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature on principle because he consistently declined all official distinctions.
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Who was the first Latin American writer in history to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in 1945 for her lyrical poetry inspired by powerful emotions?
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Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first Latin American recipient of any Nobel prize in literature.
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For what groundbreaking discovery in economics was Indian-American economist Dr. Amartya Sen awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
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Amartya Sen received the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences "for his contributions to welfare economics", particularly social choice, poverty indicators, and famine analysis.
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Who was the oldest person in history to be awarded a Nobel Prize, receiving the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the age of 97 for developing Lithium-Ion batteries?
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American materials scientist John B. Goodenough was 97 years old when he was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino.
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In which year and category did Sir C. V. Raman win the Nobel Prize, becoming the first Asian scientist to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences?
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Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics 'for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him' (the Raman Effect, announced 28 Feb 1928).
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Which Indian-American astrophysicist shared the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics with William A. Fowler for theoretical studies of the physical processes of the structure and evolution of the stars, including his namesake mass limit of 1.44 solar masses?
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar calculated the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star (the Chandrasekhar Limit, ~1.44 M☉) in 1930 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.
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In which category was Rabindranath Tagore awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, becoming the first Asian Nobel laureate?
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Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for his profound and poetic collection of verses, 'Gitanjali' (Song Offerings).
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Which Indian scientist was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the inelastic scattering of light?
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Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics 'for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him' (the Raman Effect).
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Who became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at the age of 17?
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Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with India's Kailash Satyarthi at age 17 for her struggle against the suppression of children.