Multiple choice

Nobel prizes are not given for the performance in the area

  1. Peace

  2. Chemistry

  3. Literature

  4. Mathematics

  5. Physics

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Nobel Prizes are awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics (established later). Mathematics has never had a Nobel Prize category. A popular but unverified legend suggests this was because Alfred Nobel's wife had an affair with a mathematician, but the actual reason is simply that Nobel didn't view mathematics as a science that directly benefited humanity in his criteria.

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