Nobel Prizes are given in the fields of _________.
(A) Chemistry
(B) Peace
(C) Economic Sciences
(D) Sports
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only
The Nobel Prizes, set up by the will of Alfred Nobel, have been given since 1901 in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace; a prize in economic sciences was added in 1969.
(A) Chemistry Correct. One of the five original prizes, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
(B) Peace Correct. Also one of the original five; it is the only one awarded in Oslo, by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
(C) Economic Sciences Correct. Its full name is the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel; Sweden's central bank set it up in 1968, and it was first awarded in 1969.
(D) Sports Incorrect. There is no Nobel Prize for sports.