Worksheet: Nobel Laureates of India | Social Studies for Class 5 PDF Download

Q1: Fill in the blanks

(i) The first Nobel Laureate of India was ______________.

(ii) Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in ________________.

(iii) The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to _______________ for his work on cosmic rays.

(iv) Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in _______________.

(v) The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to ________________ for his collection of poems titled "Gitanjali."

(vi) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to _______________ for his research on the structure of ribosomes.

(vii)  ________________ was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his contribution to development economics.

(viii) The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to _______________ for their discovery of the structure and function of ribosomes.

(ix) _______________ was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Prize.

(x) The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to ________________ for his discovery of the Raman Effect.

Q2: True or False

(i) Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian Nobel Laureate. (True/False)

(ii) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to C. V. Raman. (True/False)

(iii) Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize in Literature. (True/False)

(iv) Amartya Sen received the Nobel Prize in Economics. (True/False)

(v) The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Har Gobind Khorana. (True/False)

Q3: Match the following

Q4: Short Answer Type Questions

(i) Who was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Prize? Provide some details about her achievement.

(ii) What was Rabindranath Tagore's contribution to literature?

(iii) Briefly explain the Raman Effect and its significance.

(iv) Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on cosmic rays? Why was this work important?

(v) Describe the contribution of Amartya Sen to the field of economics.

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