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Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

(i) Who was the first Nobel Laureate from India?
(a) Dr. C. V. Raman
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Amartya Sen
Ans: (b)
Tagore was the first Indian Nobel Laureate and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.

(ii) Which Nobel Laureate received the award for studies on the structure and function of the ribosome?
(a) Subramanyan Chandrashekhar
(b) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
(c) Dr. Ronald Ross
(d) Dr. Hargobind Khurana
Ans: (b)
He received the Nobel Prize for his studies on the structure and function of the ribosome in 2009.

(iii) What did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize for?
(a) Physics
(b) Medicine
(c) Literature
(d) Peace
Ans: (c)
Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his book of poems titled 'Gitanjali Song Offerings.

(iv) For what work did Dr. Amartya Sen receive the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?
(a) Physics
(b) Welfare Economics
(c) Medicine
(d) Literature
Ans: (b)
Dr. Amartya Sen received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his work in welfare economics.

(v) Who founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Kailash Satyarthi
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Dr. C. V. Raman
Ans: (b)
He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his efforts against child labor and for the rights of children.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks.

(i) Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for ____________ in 1913.
Ans: Literature

(ii) Dr. C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the ____________.
Ans: Raman Effect 

(iii) Mother Teresa established an orphanage called ____________.
Ans: Nirmal Hriday

(iv) Dr. Amartya Sen won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in ____________.
Ans: 1998

(v) Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize for working towards rescuing children from ____________, ____________, and being sold to other people.
Ans: Child Labour, Slavery

Q3: Match the Column.

Ans:

Q4: True or False.

(i) Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize.
Ans: True
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize.

(ii) Dr. C. V. Raman's discovery, the Raman Effect, is used to detect diseases such as cancer.
Ans: True
The Raman Effect discovered by Dr. C. V. Raman is used in laboratories worldwide, including for detecting diseases like cancer.

(iii) Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work in medicine.
Ans: False
Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, not medicine.

(iv) Dr. Hargobind Khurana received the Nobel Prize in medicine.
Ans: False
Dr. Hargobind Khurana received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, not just Medicine.

(v) The Nobel Prize is distributed on December 10th every year to mark the birth anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
Ans: False
The Nobel Prize is distributed every year on December 10th to mark the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel, not his birth anniversary.