Explanation

John B. Goodenough was the oldest recipient of Nobel Prize .

who received the award in Chemistry 2019

at the age of 97.

Explanation

Dr Amjad Saqib: a philanthropist (founder of Akhuwat)

Akhuwat: largest interest-free microfinance programme of Pakistan

Dr Amjad Saqib started his career: 1985 (joined CSP)

Dr Amjad Saqib nominated for Nobel Prize for: humanitarian work in poverty alleviation

Explanation

Dr. Abdus Salam was Died: Nov. 21, 1996

Dr. Abdus Salam was Born in Jhan Punjab: Jan. 29, 1926

Abdus Salam became the first Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize.

n 1979,  Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize for physics.

Dr. Abdul Salam received Nobel Prize for combining two forces: Electromagnetic and weak forces

 He was the second Muslim scientist to get Nobel Prize.

Explanation

• Name: Malala Yousafzai
• Age at Award: 17 years old (born July 12, 1997)
• Year Received: 2014
• Category: Nobel Peace Prize (shared with Kailash Satyarthi)
• Malala Born: 1997
• She was attacked: 2012
• She is: the second Pakistani to receive a Nobel Prize.

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Explanation

The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded to European Union (EU)

"for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe."

List of Peace Prizes from 1901 to 2023

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Explanation

The first Noble Prize to be awarded to a South Asian was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore  

Year	Image	Laureate	Country at the time of the award	Category	Comment
1913		Rabindranath Tagore	British India	Literature	First Asian and Indian Nobel laureate

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Explanation

The first Noble Prize to be awarded to a South Asian was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore  

Year	Image	Laureate	Country at the time of the award	Category	Comment
1913		Rabindranath Tagore	British India	Literature	First Asian and Indian Nobel laureate

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Explanation

• Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that underpin our understanding of how modern-day people evolved from extinct ancestors at the dawn of human history.
• Svante Paabo is a geneticist from Sweden.

Explanation

There are six categories of the Nobel Prize:

Peace

Physics

Chemistry

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

Economics

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All Nobel price was Firstly invented by Alfred Nobel in 1901 except Nobel Prize in Economics was invented by Sveriges Riksbank  in 1968

History

Alfred Nobel (a Swedish chemist) initiated Nobel Prize in:

Peace

Physics

Chemistry

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

In 1901, Nobel Prize was first awarded in Stockholm, Sweden,

expected the Peace Prize in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.

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Nobel Prize in Economics started in 1968

In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize

Explanation

Total 6 Categories of Nobel Prize

1. Nobel Peace Prize
2. Nobel Prize in Literature
3. Nobel Prize in Physics
4. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
5. Nobel Prize in Chemistry
6. Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

The first Nobel Prize was awarded in  1901

Nobel Prize in economics started in 1969

Nobel Prize is given in memory of Alfred Nobel

Nobel prize is awarded by (Sweden) expected Peace prize (Norway)

Alfred Nobel (Swedish chemist) initiated Nobel Prize.