15-09-2024
06:30 PM
GS III
Sub-Categories:
Science and Technology
Table of Contents
Prelims: General Science
Mains: Achievements of Indians in science and technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
The Nobel Prize is the most prestigious award and is a recognition of individuals who make significant contributions to humankind in various fields. It was founded in 1895 by the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, who is most famous for the invention of dynamite. The first such prizes were given in 1901 and since then, hundreds of individuals and a few organisations have attained this distinguished award.
Indians too have made significant contributions and, therefore, have succeeded in getting this honour. Rabindranath Tagore, a renowned Indian poet, was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in 1913 and since then, Indians have been able to win the prize in each of the six categories (including Tagore).
Five Indians, Rabindranath Tagore, Sir CV Raman, Mother Teresa, Amartya Sen, and Kailash Satyarthi, had Indian citizenship while receiving the award, whereas H. Khorana, S. Chandrasekhar, Venkat Ramakrishnan, and Abhijit Banerjee were Indians by birth but later became non-citizens of India. The individual Indian Nobel laureates are listed below.
Q1. What is a Nobel Prize?
Ans. The Nobel Prize is a prestigious prize that is given annually for exceptional contributions in the fields of chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, economics, and peace. It was founded in 1901, and the economics prize was added in 1969.
Q2. Which prominent Indians have received the Nobel Prize?
Ans. The prominent Indian personalities who have received the Nobel Prize include Abhijit Banerjee, Kailash Satyarthi, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, V. S. Naipaul, Amartya Sen, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Mother Teresa, Har Gobind Khorana, C. V. Raman, and Rabindranath Tagore.
Q3. Who received India's first Nobel Prize?
Ans. In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became the first person from India and Asia to receive the Nobel Prize. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of his book, Geetanjali.
Q4. Which India born scientists have received the Nobel Prize in physics?
Ans. Sir CV Raman and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar are those India born scientists who have received the Nobel Prize in physics.
Q5. Which Indian citizens have received the Nobel Prize in peace?
Ans. Mother Teressa and Kailash Satyarthi are the Indian citizens who have received the Nobel Prize in Peace.
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