Correct Answer:
C. 17
The question asks for the age at which Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala, a Pakistani activist for female education, became the youngest-ever Nobel laureate. The correct answer is 17.
- Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 10, 2014, jointly with Kailash Satyarthi. At the time of the announcement, she was 17 years old.
- Her recognition came for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education, particularly after being shot by the Taliban in 2012.
- Options A: 14, B: 15, and D: 21 are incorrect. She was shot when she was 15, but she received the prestigious award two years later, at the age of 17.