Question 1

Waksman got the noble prize for the discovery of

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In 1952, Waksman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition "for his discovery of streptomycin," the first antibiotic active against tuberculosis.

Question 2

Natwar Thakkar was popularly known as

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Natwar Thakkar, a Padma Shree awardee was popularly known as Nagaland's Gandhi as he had founded Gandhi Ashram in Nagaland's Chuchuyimlang.

Question 3

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee pen name?

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A pen name is nothing but a nick name used by the writer when publishing books instead of using their real names. Kamala Kanta was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee who lived from 1838 - 1894. He was a Bengali author, poet who wrote Indian national anthem Vandemataram.

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