GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for
A
Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
B
Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962
C
Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
D
Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One person, Linus Pauling, has won two undivided Nobel Prizes. In 1954 he won the Prize for Chemistry. Eight years later he was awarded the Peace Prize for his opposition to weapons of mass destruction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two laureates have been awarded twice but not in the same field: Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry) and Linus Pauling (Chemistry and Peace).

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