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Question : 21 [SSC CML 2002]
Who was (is) the first lady recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
a) Devika Rani
b) Uma Devi
c) Nargis Dutt
d) Sulochana
Answer »Answer: (a)
Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich was an early Indian movie star who won the first Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969. Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in 1969. In 1958, the President of India honoured Devika Rani with a Padma Shri.
Note: 2016 Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient of the award is filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath who will be honoured at the 64th National Film Awards ceremony.
Question : 24 [SSC Section Officer 2001]
Who is the latest ‘Bharat Ratna’ awardee among the following who had performed at the historic function at the Red Fort on the 15th August, 1947?
a) Pt. Ravishankar
b) Ustad Bismillah Khan
c) M.S. Subbalakshmi
d) Lata Mangeshkar
Answer »Answer: (b)
Ustad Bismillah Khan was an Indian shehnai maestro. He was the third classical musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna (in 2001), the highest civilian honour in India and gained worldwide acclaim for playing the shehnai for more than eight decades.
Khan had the rare honour of performing at Delhi’s Red Fort on the eve of India’s Independence in 1947.
He also performed raga Kafi from the Red Fort on the eve of India’s first Republic Day ceremony, on January 26, 1950. His recital had become a cultural part of India’s Independence Day celebrations, telecast on Doordarshan every year on August 15.
Question : 25
Consider the following statements.
- Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke the world record on way to winning gold in the women’s 10-metre air rifle event at the English Cup Grand Prix.
- Chandela shot 211.4 in the event held to surpass the feat of Chinese Olympic gold medalist Yi Siling, who held the record with 211.
- Swedish shooters World No.11 Stine Nielsen (207.6) and Astrid Steffensen (185.0) won silver and bronze respectively.
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) None of them
Answer »Answer: (d)
Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke the world record on way to winning gold in the women’s 10-metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix.
Chandela shot 211.2 in the event held to surpass the feat of Chinese Olympic gold medalist Yi Siling, who held the record with 211.
Swedish shooters Astrid Steffensen (207.6) and World No.11 Stine Nielsen (185.0) won silver and bronze respectively.
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