Nobel Prize MCQs: A Fun and Educational Quiz for Everyone

Test your knowledge of the Nobel Prize, the world's most prestigious award, with this fun and educational quiz. With 15 MCQs covering all six Nobel Prize categories, you'll be challenged to learn more about the Nobel Prize winners, their achievements, and the impact of their work.

1. In which field was Rabindranath Tagore awarded the Nobel Prize?
   • A. Physics
   • B. Chemistry
   • C. Literature
   • D. Peace

Answer: C

2. The Nobel Prize in Economics was first awarded in which year?
   • A. 1901
   • B. 1969
   • C. 1974
   • D. 1982

Answer: B

3. Which organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020?
   • A. World Health Organization
   • B. World Food Program
   • C. Both 1 and 2
   • D. None of these

Answer: C

4. Which Indian Nobel laureate won the Nobel Prize for his work on the structure and function of the ribosome?
   • A. Har Gobind Khorana
   • B. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
   • C. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
   • D. Abhijit Banerjee

Answer: B

5. Which Nobel Prize is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to physics?
   • A. Nobel Prize in Chemistry
   • B. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
   • C. Nobel Prize in Literature
   • D. Nobel Prize in Physics

Answer: D

6. The Nobel Prizes are awarded annually in which city?
   • A. Stockholm, Sweden
   • B. Oslo, Norway
   • C. Copenhagen, Denmark
   • D. Geneva, Switzerland

Answer: A

7. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna in 2020 for their work on which discovery?
   • A. CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology
   • B. MRI imaging technology
   • C. DNA fingerprinting technology
   • D. Quantum computing technology

Answer: A

8. Which Indian Nobel laureate won the Nobel Prize for his work on famine relief?
   • A. Mother Teresa
   • B. Rajendra Pachauri
   • C. Amartya Sen
   • D. Abhijit Banerjee

Answer: C

9. Which Nobel Prize is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of peace?
   • A. Nobel Prize in Literature
   • B. Nobel Prize in Peace
   • C. Nobel Prize in Economics
   • D. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Answer: B

10. The Nobel Foundation was established in which year?
    • A. 1900
    • B. 1901
    • C. 1910
    • D. 1911

Answer: A

11. Which Nobel Prize is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to literature?
    • A. Nobel Prize in Physics
    • B. Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    • C. Nobel Prize in Literature
    • D. Nobel Prize in Peace

Answer: C

12. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura in 2015 for their work on which discovery?
    • A. Ivermectin, a drug used to treat river blindness and lymphatic filariasis
    • B. CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology
    • C. MRI imaging technology
    • D. DNA fingerprinting technology

Answer: A

13. Which Indian Nobel laureate won the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum field theory?
    • A. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
    • B. Amartya Sen
    • C. Abhijit Banerjee
    • D. None of these

Answer: A

14. The Nobel Prizes are awarded based on the recommendations of which committee?
    • A. Nobel Prize Committee
    • B. Nobel Foundation
    • C. Swedish Academy
    • D. Norwegian Nobel Committee

Answer: D

15. The Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of:
    • A. Economics
    • B. Business administration
    • C. Finance
    • D. All of the above

Answer: A

I hope these MCQs are helpful!