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Question : 27
Consider the following statements
- Nobel Prize, any ofthe prizes(five in number until 1969, when a sixth was added) that are awarded annually from a fund bequeathed for that purpose by the Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel.
- The first distribution of the prizes took place on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of Nobel’s death.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither of the 2
Answer »Answer: (a)
After Nobel’s death, the Nobel Foundation was set up to carry out the provisions of his will and to administer his funds. In his will, he had stipulated that four different institutions—three Swedish and one Norwegian—should award the prizes.
Question : 29 [SSC CGL 2016]
Who among the following has been honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2007?
a) Manna Dey
b) Ustsad Amjad Ali Khan
c) Yash Chopra
d) A. Nageshwara Rao
Answer »Answer: (a)
Prabodh Chandra Dey better known by his nickname Manna Dey (Bengali, is a legendary playback singer in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Assamese films. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh he was a part of the Indian film playback music industry.
He is rated as the best classical singer among all singers of Hindi film music, though he sang various types of songs from pop to folk. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of his career.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1971, the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for its lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
Note: 2016 recipient of the award is filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath who will be honoured at the 64th National Film Awards ceremony.
Question : 30 [SSC CGL 2016]
The prestigious ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding’ is instituted by
a) Nehru Memorial Museum
b) Department of Youth and Sports
c) National Centre for Art and Culture
d) Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding was established in 1965 and is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
It is awarded to people for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world. It was established in honour of Jawaharlal Nehru.
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