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Question : 26 [SSC CAPFs 2016]

Who among the following film makers has won the Best Documentary Producer award of the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2015?

a) Gopal Menon

b) Debalina Majumdar

c) Arun Chadha

d) Benoy Behl

Answer: (d)

Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism, a 2014 documentary by Indian film-maker and conservator Benoy K. Behl, won the Best Documentary Producer Award at the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2015. Bhel shot the documentary for XPD Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, India.

Question : 27

Consider the following Statements:

  1. Rajendra Singh has won 2015 Stockholm Water Prize.
  2. The prize is founded and financed by Stockholm Water Foundation and administered by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
  3. He is fourth Indian to win the prestigious global award.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

Question : 28 [SSC CGL 2016]

In which field did Amartya Sen win the Nobel Prize ?

a) Economic Growth Model

b) Welfare Economics

c) Micro Economics

d) Input Output Model

Answer: (b)

Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory and for his interest in the problems of society’s poorest members.

Sen was best known for his work on the causes of famine, which led to the development of practical solutions for preventing or limiting shortages of food.

Question : 29

Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for

a) excellence in film direction

b) outstanding contribution to science

c) creating mass awareness on environmental issues

d) exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages

Answer: (b)

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for Science and Technology (SSB) is an award in India given annually by the CSIR. It is named after the founder Director of the CSIR and carries an award money of ` 5 lakh each.

Question : 30 [SSC CHSL 2015]

India born Vijai Sheshadri won prestigious ‘2014 Pulitzer Prize’ in which of the following categories ?

a) Drama

b) Poetry

c) Music

d) Journalism

Answer: (b)

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.

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