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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 169 of 200

Q169
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeAwards & Honours
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who passed away in April, 2014, had got the Noble Prize in 1982, in
  1. a.Literature
  2. b.Physics
  3. c.Chemistry
  4. d.Economics

Answer: (A) Literature

Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian author and journalist, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. He is best known for his works in the magical realism genre, including 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' (1967) and 'Love in the Time of Cholera' (1985). He passed away on April 17, 2014.