CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Nobel Prize Day is observed on 10 December every year. The day marks the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, and scholar who invented dynamite. On 10 December 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded, in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.

Detailed explanation-2: -Except for the Peace Prize, the Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden, at the annual Prize Award Ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel’s death. The recipients’ lectures are normally held in the days prior to the award ceremony.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901 and they have been awarded annually since then. There have been years in that time when the Nobel Prizes have not been awarded-mostly during World War I (1914-1918) and II (1939-1945).