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Question : 16 [SSC GL 2013]
“Krishi Karman Award” 2012-13 for all time record in food grain production was given to :
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Haryana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Odisha
Answer »Answer: (d)
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented Krishi Karman Awards for the year 2012-13 on 10 February 2014. Odisha got the award for all time Record in Foodgrain production. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura got commendation prizes for total food grain production.
Note: Recently, The Central government has chosen Tamil Nadu for the Krishi Karman award for the State’s record performance in the production of food grains during 2015-16. Tamil Nadu had produced 130 lakh tonnes that year, which was the highest in the last five years.
Question : 17
Consider the following Statements:
- NASA (National Aeronautics and Research Administration) has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014.
- The prize carries an award of Rs. 1.00 crore, a plaque and a citation.
- Ramakrishna Mission was the first recipient of the prize (1995).
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (b)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014. Julius Nyerere (the first President of Tanzania) was the first recipient of the prize (1995).
Question : 18 [SSC CHSL 2014]
Nobel Prizes are distributed annually at
a) Geneva
b) Stockholm
c) Manila
d) New York
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Noble Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while the other prizes (Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Economics) are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden. The will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895.
Question : 19 [SSC CGL (PRE) 2002]
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for inventing the microchip?
a) Carl Wieman
b) Eric Cornell
c) Jack St. Clair Kilby
d) Wolfgang Ketterle
Answer »Answer: (c)
Electrical engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit aka the microchip.
By definition, the integrated circuit or microchip is a set of interconnected electronic components such as transistors and resistors, that are etched or imprinted onto a tiny chip of semiconducting material, such as silicon or germanium.
The microchip shrunk the size and cost of making electronics and impacted the future designs of all computers and other electronics. The first successful demonstration of the microchip was on September 12, 1958.
Question : 20
Sports coaches receive which of the following awards?
a) None of these
b) Dronacharya Award
c) Arjuna Award
d) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Answer »Answer: (b)
Dronacharya Award is an award presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statue of Dronacharya, a scroll of honour and a cash component of Rs. 500,000. The award was instituted in 1985. The last recipient of the award is Raj Singh for wrestling in the year 2014.
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