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Question : 46 [SSC CHSL 2015]

The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to:

a) Amartya Sen

b) Paul A Samuelson

c) Stiglitz

d) Jan Tinbergan and Ragnar Frisch

Answer: (d)

The first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was given in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen (The Netherlands) for “having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes.”

The award, officially known as The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Question : 47 [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]

Who was the first recipient woman of Vyas Samman?

a) Chitra Mudgal

b) Malti Joshi

c) Prabha Khetan

d) Mannu Bhandari

Answer: (a)

Question : 48

Tansen Samman is conferred in the field of :

a) Journalism

b) Literature

c) Science

d) Music

Answer: (d)

Tansen Samman is conferred in the field of music which carries a cash prize of ` 2 lakh and a citation.

Question : 49

Consider the following statements

  1. The first recipient of the Bharat Ratna was politician C. Rajagopalachariwho was honoured in 1960.
  2. In 1966, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first individual to be honoured posthumously.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither of these

Answer: (c)

The first recipient of the Bharat Ratna was politician C. Rajagopalachari who was honoured in 1954.

Question : 50 [SSC GL 2014]

Golden Globe Awards are associated with

a) Peace initiative

b) Journalism

c) Social work

d) Films

Answer: (d)

The Golden Globe Award is an American accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. It was first awarded in 1944.

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