Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 20

______ was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2015.

  1. Paul Modrich

  2. Svetlana Alexievich

  3. William C. Campbell

  4. Takaaki Kajita

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Answer: (B) Svetlana Alexievich

Explanation

Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature for her polyphonic writings. Paul Modrich (Chemistry), William C. Campbell (Medicine) and Takaaki Kajita (Physics) were other 2015 laureates.