The Nobel Prize is awarded annually in six categories. Which of the following is not among them?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Mathematics.
- Nobel Prize is given at an international level and is administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden.
- The Nobel Prize is a set of awards that are given annually in recognition of scientific, academic, and cultural achievements in 6 categories which are Physics, Chemistry, Medicine or Physiology, Economics, Peace and Literature.
- Five of the six Nobel Prizes were established in 1895 as per the will of Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel.
- These were in the fields of Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Peace, and Medicine or Physiology.
- Nobel Prize in Economics was introduced in 1968 by Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank.
- The first Nobel Prizes in the original 5 fields were awarded in 1901 and the first Nobel Prize in Economics was given in 1969.