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TEXT 
Madame Curie was born Maria Sklodowski in Warsaw, Poland in 1867, the youngest of five children. When she was born, Poland was controlled by Russia. Her parents were teachers, and she learned at an early age, the importance of education and later succeeded brilliantly. 
Marie studied physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne University, Paris and quickly received her masters' degrees in both subjects. She remained in Paris after graduation and started research on magnetism. 
Working together, it took Marie and her husband Pierre four years to isolate the radioactive source in the pitch-blend. Marie named it radium which was the greatest discovery in the field of science. She went on to build and design X-ray machines during World War I. During her work, Marie discovered radiation could kill human cells. She received two Nobel Prizes for her discoveries, and was the first woman to win even one. She and her husband Pierre shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with their friend and researcher A. Henri Becquerel. 
On July 4, 1934, Marie Curie died in Paris, killed by her own experiments. She died of radiation poisoning and may have been the first person to do so. 

Question: 1

Which of the following statements, incorrectly describes the epitome of Marie Curie?

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  • Marie Curie had brought herself up from poverty, struggling to get her education and succeeding brilliantly.
  • For her struggles, she received two Nobel Prizes - the first woman to win even one.
  • During the First World War, Marie Curie went to work for the French, building and designing X-ray machines.
  • All the statements are brief descriptions about Madam Curie.
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The Correct Option is D

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The correct option is (D): All the statements are brief descriptions about Madam Curie.
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Question: 2

What was the greatest discovery in the field of science?

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  • Plutonium
  • Radium
  • Human cells
  • Becquerel ray
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The Correct Option is B

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The correct option is (B): Radium
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Question: 3

What was the subject taken by Madam Curie for doing research?

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  • Nuclear physics
  • Chemistry
  • Magnetism
  • Mathematics
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The Correct Option is C

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The correct option is (C): Magnetism
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Question: 4

With whom did Marie and Pierre share the Nobel Prize?

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  • In 1906, Pierre Curie was offered the position of director of the Physics Laboratory at the Sorbonne.
  • After her husband died, Marie was offered and took the position, the first woman to become director of a research laboratory.
  • For the discovery of radium, Marie and Pierre won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, which they shared with their friend A. Henri Becquerel.
  • Marie found that what she had discovered was not pure radium, but she was able to isolate the element itself after quite a struggle. For this work, she was given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911
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The Correct Option is C

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The correct option is (C): For the discovery of radium, Marie and Pierre won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, which they shared with their friend A. Henri Becquerel.
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