Question : Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2019 "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience"?
Option 1: Didier Queloz
Option 2: Olga Tokarczuk
Option 3: Jim Peebles
Option 4: Peter Handke
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Correct Answer: Peter Handke
Solution : The correct answer is Peter Handke.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2019 was awarded to Austrian author Peter Handke. Recognised for his influential work, characterised by linguistic ingenuity, Handke has extensively explored the periphery and specificity of human experience. His notable literary contributions include works such as "Short Letter, Long Farewell" and "A Sorrow Beyond Dreams".
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Question : How many Nobel Prize awards are awarded each year?
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 8
Question : The Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted by
Option 1: Alfred Nobel
Option 2: Sweden's central bank
Option 3: The Nobel Committee
Option 4: World Bank
Question : The author of the novel "The Color Purple" is _______.
Option 1: Alice Walker
Option 2: Peter May
Option 3: Ann Cleeves
Option 4: Angus Peter Campbell
Question : Professor ______, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019, is the oldest Nobel laureate ever.
Option 1: Joachim Frank
Option 2: John Goodenough
Option 3: George Smith
Option 4: Gregory Winter
Question : Who among the following received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1936 for 'studying the molecular structure through the investigation of dipole moments and the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases'?
Option 1: Arnold Sommerfeld
Option 2: Peter Debye
Option 3: Paul Scherrer
Option 4: Erich Huckel
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