ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of a modern philosopher, who was awarded Nobel Prize in literature?
A
Bertrand Russell
B
Woodrow Wilson
C
Theodore Roosevelt
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bertrand Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) could be just a brilliant mathematician who won a Nobel Prize. But he is also a philosopher who, by his writings, won the award in the category of Literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bertrand Russell, Mathematician, Philosopher, and Nobel Laureate.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was awarded the Sylvester medal of the Royal Society, 1934, the de Morgan medal of the London Mathematical Society in the same year, the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1950.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872–1970) was a British philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic best known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy.

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