Nobel Prize 2025 – Important MCQs in English | UPSC, UPPCS, SSC, Current Affairs

Dileep Lodhi Updated October 11, 2025 1 min read Education

The 2025 Nobel Prizes celebrate humanity’s most transformative discoveries — from Regulatory T Cells in Medicine to Quantum breakthroughs in Physics, MOFs in Chemistry, and literary depth in László Krasznahorkai’s works. These awards honor scientists, authors, and leaders whose contributions reflect innovation, resilience, and the pursuit of peace.

Between 6–10 October 2025, the Nobel Committees in Stockholm and Oslo announced the winners across six disciplines. For aspirants of UPSC, UPPCS, SSC, Banking, Defence, and State PSC exams, this topic is crucial under International Current Affairs 2025.

Q1. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for which major scientific discovery?

A Discovery of mRNA vaccines

B Identification of Regulatory T Cells and FOXP3 gene

C Discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

D Development of Artificial Organs

Q2. Who among the following were the recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

A Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier, and Feng Zhang

B Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi

C ames Allison, Tasuku Honjo, and Tu Youyou

D Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman, and David Julius

Q3. What is the main biological function of Regulatory T Cells (Tregs)?

A To regulate immune tolerance and prevent autoimmunity

B To attack pathogens directly

C To destroy tumor cells

D To produce antibodies

Q4. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for discoveries in which field?

A Gravitational waves

B Nuclear fusion technology

C Macroscopic quantum tunnelling and energy quantisation in circuits

D Optical communication networks

Q5. Which trio received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics?

A Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, Anton Zeilinger

B John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, John M. Martinis

C Peter Higgs, François Englert, and Carl Wieman

D Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi

Q6. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 is significant for advancing which emerging technology?

A Nuclear Energy

B Semiconductor Chip Design

C Quantum Computing

D Artificial Intelligence

Q7. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of which material?

A Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

B Graphene

C Synthetic Polymers

D Carbon Nanotubes

Q8. What is the major environmental application of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)?

A Plastic recycling

B Nuclear waste disposal

C Ocean desalination

D Carbon capture and gas storage

Q9. Who among the following is not a recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

A Richard Robson

B Susumu Kitagawa

C Roger Penrose

D Omar M. Yaghi

Q10. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to which author?

A Salman Rushdie

B Haruki Murakami

C Margaret Atwood

D László Krasznahorkai