honours & awards section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

The Vegetarian by Han Kang was, on 16 May 2016, announced as the winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. The novel was translated by Deborah Smith and published by Portobello Books. Han Kangis a South Korean author.

Answer: (a)

To date, four people have won a Nobel Prize twice. Those include:

1. Maria Sklodowska-Curie (1903 and 1911, for the discovery of radioactivity (physics) and later for isolating pure radium (chemistry);
2. John Bardeen (1956 and 1972, for the invention of the transistor (physics) and for coming up with the theory of superconductivity (physics);
3. Linus Pauling (1954 and 1962, for research into the chemical bond in terms of complex substances (chemistry) and for anti-nuclear activism (peace); and
4. Frederick Sanger (1958 and 1980, discovering the structure of the insulin molecule (chemistry) and inventing a method to determine base sequences in DNA (chemistry).

Answer: (b)

1. Arjuna Award: instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports;
2. Oscar Awards: given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements;
3. Dronacharya Award: presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching; and
4. Pulitzer Prize: a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition.

Answer: (a)

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

Answer: (a)