Correct option is A
The correct answer is (a) Only 1
Explanation:
Statement 1 is not true. The Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s Central Bank) established the Prize in Economic Sciences in the memory of Alfred Nobel in 1968, not in 1958.
Statement 2 is true. The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2019 was jointly awarded to three economists.
Statement 3 is true. The 2019 laureates were Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.
Information Booster:
The Prize in Economic Sciences was first awarded in 1969.
Esther Duflo became the youngest and second woman to receive the Economics Nobel.
Abhijit Banerjee is the first Indian-born recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics.