Kailash Satyarthi shared the Nobel Peace Prize of 2014 with which person?
- A.Malala Yousafzai
- B.Barack Obama
- C.Wangari Maathai
- D.Abiy Ahmed
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The correct answer is A, Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan. The Nobel Peace Prize of 2014 was shared by Kailash Satyarthi, who has worked for decades against child labour and founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, and Malala Yousafzai, who campaigned for the right of girls to go to school. She was seventeen at the time and remains the youngest Nobel laureate.
Option B, Barack Obama, received the Peace Prize in 2009, five years earlier. Option C, Wangari Maathai of Kenya, received it in 2004 for her work on the environment and was the first African woman to be given the prize. Option D, Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, received it in 2019 for the peace agreement with Eritrea. Only Malala shared the award of 2014 with the Indian laureate.
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Practice Questions
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- A.5
- B.7
- C.4
- D.6
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- A.Rabindranath Tagore
- B.Mother Teresa
- C.Amartya Sen
- D.CV Raman
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Read the full explanation →Who among the following was the first female from India to receive the Nobel Peace prize?
- A.Mother Teresa
- B.Nargis Dutt
- C.Indira Gandhi
- D.Sarojini Naidu
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Read the full explanation →Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for which work?
- A.Gora
- B.Gitanjali
- C.The Home and the World
- D.Chokher Bali
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Read the full explanation →In which year did C. V. Raman win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
- A.1913
- B.1928
- C.1930
- D.1947
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