Read the following text and do the tasks that follow. Nobel Prize is any of the prizes (five in number until 1969, when a sixth was added) awarded…

Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.

Nobel Prize is any of the prizes (five in number until 1969, when a sixth was added) awarded annually from a fund bequeathed for that purpose by the Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the world's most prestigious awards for intellectual achievement.

In his will drafted in 1895, Nobel instructed that most of his fortune be set aside as a fund for the awarding of five annual prizes "to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind?" These prizes as established by his will are the Nobel Prize for Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace respectively.

The first distribution of the prizes took place on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of Nobel's death. An additional award, in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, was established in 1968 by the Bank of Sweden and was first awarded in 1969. Although not technically a Nobel Prize, it is identified with the award; its winners are announced with the Nobel Prize recipients and the Prize in Economic Sciences is presented at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony.

After Nobel's death, the Nobel Foundation was set up to carry out the provisions of his will and to administer his funds. In his will, he had stipulated that four different institutions - three Swedish and one Norwegian - should award the prizes. From Stockholm, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences confers the prizes for Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences, the Karolinska Institute confers the prize for Physiology or Medicine, and the Swedish Academy confers the prize for Literature.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee based on Oslo, Norway confers the prize for peace. The Nobel Foundation is the legal owner and functional administrator of the funds and serves as the joint administrative body of the price awarding institutions, but it is not concerned with prize deliberations or decisions.

A. Fill in the gaps with the correct words underlined in the text. (Two words are not necessary.) (5×1 = 5)

(i) An honorary degree was ........ to her for her outstanding humanitarian act.

(ii) Rajesh's father ........ him not only a fortune but also a legacy of integrity and hard work.

(iii) The councils ...... focused on how to address the city's growing traffic issues.

(iv) To ensure quality education to all the school ........ has been working tirelessly for the last few years.

(v) The teacher reminded all the students of the ..... chapters before starting a new one.

B. Put the following sentences in the correct order as they appear in the text. (5x1=5)

(i) Nobel Prize for Peace is granted in Norway.

(ii) The Nobel Prizes firstly distributed at the beginning of the 20th century.

(iii) Nobel Prizes are awarded every year to those who have contributed for mankind.

(iv) The Nobel foundation manages the provisions related to the prizes.

(v) Bank of Sweden established the prize for Economic Sciences.

C. Answer the following questions. (5x1=5)

(i) Who was Alfred Nobel?

(ii) What prizes were established based on Nobel's will, drafted in 1895?

(iii) Which is the youngest among Nobel Prizes?

(iv) As per Nobel's will, how many institutions should award the prizes?

(v) Which organization distributes the Nobel Prize for literature?