The correct answer is: A. 8
The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed for academic, cultural, and/or scientific advances. The will of the Swedish inventor, industrialist, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Prizes in 1895, five years before his death. The will stipulated that the Nobel Prizes should be awarded to those who, in the preceding year, “shall have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.”
The Nobel Prizes are awarded in six categories: Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was established by the Sveriges Riksbank in 1968 in memory of Alfred Nobel.
The Nobel Prizes are administered by the Nobel Foundation, and are presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death.
The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in its respective field.