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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for
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medicine
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literature
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peace
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economics
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee of five, appointed by the Storting (the Norwegian parliament).
Detailed explanation-2: -Peace Prize laureates are selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament. No one really knows for sure why Alfred Nobel wanted the Peace Prize given out in Norway, but one theory is that it was related to the fact that Norway and Sweden were in union at the time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901. Contributions that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Economics and Peace.
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