Who has been awarded the Nobel prize for his research on transmission of malaria?

Correct option is B

Correct Answer: (B) Ronald Ross
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Explanation:
Sir Ronald Ross was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his discovery of the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes. His research proved that malaria is transmitted by the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes, which helped in the development of control measures for the disease.

Information Booster:
Ronald Ross conducted his research in India in 1897 and discovered the presence of the malaria parasite (Plasmodium) in the stomach of Anopheles mosquitoes.
He was the first British Nobel laureate in Medicine.

Additional Knowledge:

• Robert G. Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the development of in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
  
• Paul Lauterbur received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
  
• Karl Landsteiner was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering blood groups (ABO system).
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