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UPSC 2006: Consider the following statements: 1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December 10 every year. 2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five areas – Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 only
The Nobel Prizes are always presented on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, making Statement 1 correct. Literature was one of the five original prizes instituted by Nobel’s 1895 will; the later-added prize was Economics (established in 1968), so Statement 2 is incorrect. ([nobelprizemuseum.se](https://www.nobelprizemuseum.se/en/event/nobel-day?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2006, GS Paper 1, as Question 143. It falls under Current Affairs > Awards & Honours.
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