NOBEL PRIZE Important points to Remember for TNPSC Exams

• Nobel Prize first given in 1901.
• Founder of Nobel prize was Alfred Nobel
• This award given in 6 Categories:- Physics, Chemistry, Medicine or Physiology, Literature, Peace and Economics. Each prize was worth of 8 million SEK ( US$ 1.2 million ).
• This award given on 10 December as Alfred Nobel died on this date.
• Nobel Prize for Physics and Chemistry given by The Royal Swedish Academy of Science.
• For Literature given by Swedish academy of Literature.
• For Economics by Bank of Sweden.
• For Peace by The committee of the Norwegian Parliament.
• For Medicine or Physiology by the Nobel assembly at Karolinska institutes.
• First Indian to receive Nobel was Rabinder nath tagore in 1913 for “Geetanjali” in Literature. So, India receive first Nobel award inLiterature and also first Asian to have this award.
• First Indian woman receive Nobel was Mother Teresa in 1979 in the field of Peace.
• Professor Abdul Kalam was only Muslim that get Nobel award.
• Amartya sen gets Nobel in 1998 in the field of Economics.