Question

Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize for developing the double helical structure of DNA.
Statement (II) : Rosalind Franklin was not awarded the Nobel Prize for her contribution towards developing the double helical structure of DNA, because one Nobel Prize can not be shared with more than three persons at a time.

• A. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.
• B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.
• C. Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect.
• D. Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct.

Hint:

Although the three-person limit is a strict rule of the Nobel Committee, Rosalind Franklin was ineligible for the 1962 Nobel Prize because she passed away in 1958, and the Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C