Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Which of the following has won the Nobel Prize twice without sharing it with others?

Options:

Gunnar Myrdal

May-Britt Moser

Madam Curie

Linus Pauling

Correct Answer:

Linus Pauling

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - Linus Pauling

Linus Pauling, the US chemist who posited that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off the common cold, is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes—the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize.