Practice Quiz set 7 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) In which year did Dada Saheb Phalke produce the first feature film ?
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Dada Saheb Phalke produce Raja Harishchandra in 1913, now known as India’s first full-length feature. It was his debut film. He was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the Father of Indian cinema. He made 95 movies and 26 short films in his career spanning 19 years, till 1937.
Q-2) Pulitzer prize was established in
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The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition. It was established in 1917 and administered by Columbia University in New York City by provisions in the will of American publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
Q-3) International Gandhi Peace prize is instituted in
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International Gandhi Peace prize is given annually by Government of India to those individuals and organizations which contribute towards changes in the political, social or economic reforms via non-violence. It was instituted in 1995.
Q-4) Which of the following organization has been chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2014?
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ISRO has been chosen for the award for its contribution in the space technology which will boost the development of the country.
Q-5) In which year did the movie ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ won the Oscar awards for the best movie with a clean sweep?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It won all 11 Academy Awards at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on 29 February 2004.
Q-6) Which amongst the following countries has won Women in Parliament Award by World Economic Forum?
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Bangladesh has won the award for reducing the gender gap in political sphere. The Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament and the leader of the opposition are all women.
Q-7) Nobel prizes are distributed annually at
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The Nobel awards in literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics are given in Stockholm, Sweden. The Peace prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
Q-8) The novelist, poet and critic of which language has been conferred with Jnanpith Award for 2015?
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President Pranab Mukherjee, in July 2016, conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned Gujarati writer and litterateur Dr Raghuveer Chaudhari at a function in New Delhi.
Chaudhary is the fourth Gujarati litterateur to bag this prestigious award after Uma Shankar Joshi (1967), Pannalal Patel (1985) and Rajendra Shah (2001).
Note: The most recent recipient of the award is Bengali poet and critic Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.
Q-9) Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of
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Q-10) C.K.Nayudu award is associated with which of the following games?
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Dilip Vengsarkar has been honoured with the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013-14.