Practice Quiz set 10 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) How many Nobel Prize awards are awarded each year?
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The Nobel Prize is given every year in the six fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics. The will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in five fields except economics were first awarded in 1901. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established by Sweden’s central bank in 1968.
Q-2) Which one of the following organizations has been awarded Gandhi Peace Prize 2014?
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ISRO has been awarded Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 for boosting development through space technology and its contribution to the service of the nation.
Q-3) Prabhu Nath Dwivedi has been conferred prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 in which of the following languages?
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Prabhu Nath Dwivedi has been conferred prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 for his work Kanakalochanaha- a collection of 16 shortstories based upon various social issues.
Q-4) India born Vijai Sheshadri won prestigious ‘2014 Pulitzer Prize’ in which of the following categories ?
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India-born poet Vijay Seshadri, on 14 April 2014, won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems "3 Sections." The 98th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music were announced by Columbia University. Mr Seshadri is a Columbia University alum.
Q-5) Consider the following statements: - Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been awarded the inaugural CharlestonEFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015.
- It is an international award, instituted in the memory and spirit of British Economist John Maynard Keynes’ work, life and legacy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Amartya Sen has been awarded the inaugural Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015.
Q-6) Consider about BAFTA Awards- It is the British Counterpart of the Academy Awards (Oscars).
- It was first awarded in 1939.
- It honours the best national and foreign films.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below Codes:
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Q-7) Consider the following names. - Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu
- Lech Wales Shimson Peres
- Yasser Arafat
Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Q-8) In which field is B.C. Roy Award given ?
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B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of medicine. It was instituted in 1976 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India. It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors’ Day.
Q-9) Consider the following statements about the K K Birla Foundation Awards :
- Saraswati Samman is meant for outstanding literary work in any Indian language.
- Vyas Samman is for an outstanding work in Hindi.
- Bihari Puraskar is given for an outstanding work in Hindi or Indian philosophy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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All the statements are correct. The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language.
To be eligible for the Vyas Samman, the literary work must be in the Hindi language. Bihari Puruskar is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer.
Q-10) Which Indian author in May 2016 won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her work ‘Codex : The Lost Treasure of the Indus’ ?
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Aditi Krishna kumar, an Indian woman author in Singapore, in fourth week of May 2016 won the ‘Scholastic Asian Book Award’. She was awarded for her 32000-word manuscript “Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus”.