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JK POLICE CONSTABLE EXAM

NOBLE PRIZE 2024 LIST


FIELD NAME OF PERSON
PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE Victoria Ambros and Gary Recognized for their pioneering
Ruvkun research in the field of RNA
interference
Physics John Hopfield and Geoffrey Awarded for their foundational
Hinton work in neural networks and
their role in the development of
modern artificial intelligence.
Chemistry David Baker, Demis Hassabis, Protein folding and structure
and John Jumper prediction, transforming drug
discovery and molecular
biology.
Literature Han Kang Recognized for her deeply
moving and poetic narratives
that explore the human
experience, cultural identity,
and trauma.
Peace Nihon Hidankyo Acknowledged for their tireless
efforts to advocate for nuclear
disarmament and to raise
awareness of the suffering
caused by nuclear weapons.
Economic Daron Acemoglu, Simon Studies of how institutions are
Johnson, and James A. formed and affect prosperity”
Robinson
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LIST OF NOBLE PRIZE WHEN GIVEN FIRST TIME

Nobel Prize in Physics


• First awarded: 1901
• Recipient: Wilhelm Röntgen (Germany)
• Achievement: Discovery of X-rays
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• First awarded: 1901
• Recipient: Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (Netherlands)
• Achievement: Discovery of laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions
Nobel Prize in Medicine (Physiology or Medicine)
• First awarded: 1901
• Recipient: Emil von Behring (Germany)
• Achievement: Work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria
Nobel Prize in Literature
• First awarded: 1901
• Recipient: Sully Prudhomme (France)
• Achievement: His poetic composition which shows lofty idealism.

Nobel Peace Prize


• First awarded: 1901
• Recipients: Henry Dunant (Switzerland) and Frédéric Passy (France)
• Achievement: Henry Dunant for founding the International Committee of
the Red Cross and initiating the Geneva Convention; Frédéric Passy for
promoting international arbitration
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (Sveriges Riksbank Prize
in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel)

• First awarded: 1969


• Recipients: Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen
(Netherlands)
• Achievement: Contributions to the development of
econometrics
The International Booker Prize

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael


Hofmann, won the International Booker Prize 2024. The
£50,000 prize is shared equally between the author and
translator. The novel depicts a troubled romance in 1980s
East Berlin, exploring themes of hope and disappointment.
It raises complex questions about freedom and love.
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are given for artistic and technical
merit in the music industry. Established in 1959 by the
Recording Academy, the Grammys honor outstanding
achievements across multiple genres of music,
including pop, rock, and classical.
The Booker Prize
The Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious literary
awards for original novels in English, irrespective of
the author’s nationality. Established in 1969, it
recognizes outstanding works of fiction. Paul Lynch’s
Prophet Song has won the Booker Prize 2023, earning
him £50,000 and acclaim for his emotional storytelling.
The International Gandhi Peace Prize
The International Gandhi Peace Prize, established by
India in 1995, honors contributions to social change
through non-violence, reflecting Gandhi’s ideals. It
includes ₹1 crore (about $130,000), a plaque, and a
citation, open to all individuals and institutions. The
Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 has been awarded to Gita
Prize, Gorakhpur.
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded
to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad for their
efforts in bringing together the youth and peoples of
Israel and the Arab World for a non-violent
resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Templeton Prize

The Templeton Prize is a prestigious award that recognizes


outstanding achievements in promoting spiritual values,
advancing spiritual discovery.

Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela was awarded the 2024


Templeton Prize for her work on trauma and forgiveness. She
was announced the winner on June 4, 2024
The Awards, considered the most prestigious in the
fields of journalism and arts, were conferred by
Columbia University on the recommendation of
the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Field Medals 2022
Recently, Ukrainian mathematician Maryna
Viazovska along with other three
mathematicians received the prestigious Fields
Medals.
Fields medal is often described as the Nobel Prize in
mathematics.
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2023

(20 July 2023) The President of the General


Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, today announced the winners of
the prestigious

 Human Rights Center “Viasna”, Belarus


 Ms. Julienne Lusenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Amman Center for Human Rights Studies, Jordan
 Mr. Julio Pereyra, Uruguay
Which of the following is awarded for excellence in
the field of journalism and the arts?

a) Nobel Prize
b) Booker Prize
c) Pulitzer Prize
d) Peace Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for achievements in
newspaper, magazine, and online journalism,
literature, and musical composition in the United
States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the
will of Joseph Pulitzer.
The Booker Prize is awarded in which field?

a) Literature
b) Science
c) Architecture
d) Social Service
Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize?

a) Mother Teresa
b) C.V. Raman
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Amartya Sen
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered the
Asian equivalent of which prestigious award?
a) Oscar
b) Nobel Prize
c) Grammy
d) Booker Prize
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is regarded as Asia’s
highest honor and is often referred to as the Asian
Nobel Prize. It recognizes individuals or organizations
for excellence in government service, public service,
community leadership, and journalism.
Which of the following awards is given for
contributions to the promotion of international
understanding, goodwill, and peace?
a) UNESCO Prize
b) Nobel Peace Prize
c) Grammy Awards
d) Bharat Ratna
Who among the following has not won the Nobel
Prize?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Barack Obama
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Albert Einstein
Which of the following prizes is given to a person who has
"made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's
spiritual dimension"?

a. Pultizer Prize
b. Templeton Prize
c. Turing Prize
d. Stanlin Prize
 Which of the following awards is given for
contribution to architecture?

a. Pritzer Prize
b. Templeton Prize
c. Gandhi Peace Prize
d. Sakharov Prize
Which of the following awards is known as
Mathematicians' Nobel Prize?

a. Turing Prize
b. Wolf Prize
c. Abel Prize
d. Templeton Prize
The reputed Man Booker Prize is awarded every year
to the Best Novel in English by –

a. The Citizen of UK, The Common Wealth or UK


b. Anyone in the World
c. From India
d. From South Asia
Ramon Magsaysay awards are given in honour of
former President of

a. Thailand
b. Philippines
c. New Zealand
d. Canada
Nobel Prizes are not given for which of the following
fields?

a. Peace
b. Chemistry
c. Literature
d. Music
Which novel, shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize,
explores the consequences of political extremism in a
dystopian Ireland?

a)"Western Lane" by Chetna Maroo


b) "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch
c) "This Other Eden" by Paul Harding
d) "The Bee Sting" by Paul Murray
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