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Question : 6 [SSC CML 2002]
Who out of the following, was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?
a) C.V. Raman
b) S. Chandrasekhar
c) B.C. Roy
d) Gobind Ballabh Pant
Answer »Answer: (a)
- C.V. Raman: 1954;
- Gobind Ballabh Pant: 1957;
- Bidhan Chandra Roy: 1961; and
- S. Chandrashekhar: he has not won the Award.
Question : 7 [SSC CAPFs 2015]
The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award was
a) Dalai Lama
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
d) Annie Besant
Answer »Answer: (c)
Though usually conferred on Indian citizens, the Bharat Ratna has been awarded to one naturalised citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 and former South African President Nelson Mandela in 1990.
Question : 8
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I | List II |
A. Saraswati Samman | 1. Science |
B. Kabir Award | 2. Sports |
C. Arjuna Award | 3. Europa |
D. Social solidarity | 4. Bhatnagar Award |
a) 3 2 1 4
b) 4 3 2 1
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 3 4 1 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
- Saraswati Samman is meant for outstanding literary work in any Indian language.
- Kabir Award is given for the promotion of communal harmony.
- Arjuna Award is meant for sports and
- Bhatnagar Award is conferred in the field of Science.
Question : 9
Which of the following pairs are correct regarding recipient of Padma Vibhushan Awards 2015? Recipient Category
- Karim Al Hussaini Public Affairs Aga Khan
- Dr.D.Veerendra Heggade Social Work
- Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Science & Srinivasan Engineering
- Dilip Kumar Art
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) All of these
Answer »Answer: (b)
Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan has been honoured with the award under Trade & Industry category.
Question : 10 [SSC GL 2013]
Who was the first Hindi writer to receive Jnanpith Award?
a) Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
b) Sumitranandan Pant
c) Mahadevi Verma
d) S.H. Vatsyayan
Answer »Answer: (b)
In 1968, Sumitranandan Pant received the Jnanpith Award for ‘Chidambara,’ becoming the first Hindi writer to have achieved this award. Pant was considered one of the major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of Hindi literature.
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