honours & awards section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (c)

Acclaimed Carnatic musician TM Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson were the two Indians among the six winners of the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay award that were announced in July 2016.

Other winners were Conchita Carpio-Morales from the Philippines, Dompet Dhuafa from Indonesia, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and Vientiane Rescue from Laos.

Answer: (a)

James Michael Lyngdoh is an Indian civil servant and was Chief Election Commissioner of India from June 14, 2001, to February 7, 2004. He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2003. Lyngdoh entered the IAS when he was twenty-two.

He quickly became known for probity and toughness and for favouring the underdog against politicians and the local rich. He remains active in public life after retirement.

He is one of the members of the India Rejuvenation Initiative an Indian anti-corruption organization formed by a group of retired and serving bureaucrats.

Note: Nasim Zaidi is the current Chief Election Commissioner and the other two Election Commissioners are Achal Kumar Jyoti and Om Prakash Rawat. Dr Nasim Zaidi took over as 20th Chief Election Commissioner.

Answer: (a)

President Pranab Mukherjee, on 6 September 2013, conferred the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony on Zubin Mehta. Zubin Mehta is a conductor of western classical music.

Note: 5th Rabindranath Tagore Award (2016) Winners was Rajdeep Chowdhury, Chinsurah, West Bengal.

Answer: (d)

Action movie star Jackie Chan was, in November 2016, awarded an honorary Oscar at the Eighth Annual Governors Awards at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles or his “extraordinary achievements” in film. Chan has more than 200 films under his belt spanning a 56-year career.

Answer: (c)

Prof. Mustansir Barma, on 14 August 2015, won the prestigious Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative Science and Technology for the year 2015.

Barma, a distinguished Professor and former Director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, has made an immense contribution in the field of Statistical Physics in India.

Note: In 2016 it was presented to Mr A.S. Kiran Kumar for his contribution to space technology.