honours & awards section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

The Department of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir, was awarded the Best Research Award in Earth Sciences at the Centenary year of the Indian Science Congress held at the Calcutta University from 3-7 January 2013.

Note: Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is a premier scientific organization of India with headquarters at Kolkata, West Bengal.

The 104th Indian Science Congress was held at Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) Tirupati. The next session of the conference would be held in Bhubaneshwar in 2018.

Answer: (c)

The Nobel prize except the Economics first awarded in 1901.

Answer: (b)

Australian author Richard Flanagan won the Man Booker Prize 2014 for his wartime novel ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North.’ Flanagan is the third Australian to win the prize after Thomas Keneally and Petercarey.

Answer: (d)

The prestigious Dhanwantari award, which recognizes contribution in medical science is awarded annually since 1972.

The recipients include M.K. Mani, a pioneer in nephrology in the country and Chief Nephrologist at Apollo Hospital, Chennai who has been honoured with the 40th Dhanvantari Award.

Answer: (b)

The award was established in the year 2007 by the US government. Nirbhaya (fearless), victim of Delhi gang rape and Ms. Laxmi, an acid attack victim were awarded in 2013 and 2014 respectively.