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Question : 21
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I | List II |
A. Jnanpith Award | 1. Literature (1961) |
B. Saraswati Award | 2. Literature (1991) |
C. Vachaspati Samman | 3. Sanskrit (1992) |
D. Shankar Award | 4. Indian philosophy |
a) 2 3 1 4
b) 1 2 3 4
c) 1 4 3 2
d) 2 4 1 3
Answer »Answer: (b)
- Jnanpith award is a literary award in India.
- The Saraswati Samman is also a literary award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language.
- Vachaspati Samman is given in Sanskrit literature
- While the Shankar award is for Indian Philosophy.
Question : 22
Consider the following statements.
- Punjab National Bank (PNB) has won the 2015 Beighton Cup hockey tournament.
- Beighton Cup of Hockey Instituted in 1859 and is one of the oldest field hockey tournaments running till date.
- It is organised by Punjab Hockey Association (PHA).
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 1 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) None of them
Answer »Answer: (b)
Beighton Cup of Hockey Instituted in 1895 and is one of the oldest field hockey tournaments running till date. It is organised by Bengal Hockey Association (BHA).
Question : 23 [SSC SO 2008]
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former Indian President, received the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in the year
a) 1997
b) 1995
c) 1992
d) 1998
Answer »Answer: (a)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India. Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, studied physics at St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, and aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chennai. Kalam advocated plans to develop India into a developed nation by 2020 in his book India 2020.
He has received several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. Kalam is known for his motivational speeches and interaction with the student community in India.
Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India or Gem of India in English) is the Republic of India’s highest civilian award, for the performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour.
Question : 24
Consider the following statements
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema given annually by the government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
- Prithviraj Kapoor was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
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