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Question : 16

Consider the following statements:

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding was founded in 1965.
  2. Mother Teresa was the first person to get the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (b)

Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding was founded in 1965.

It is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to people “for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world”. The money constituent of this award is 2.5 million rupees.

Question : 17

Who won the Nobel Prize 2014 for Economics ?

a) Patrick Modiano

b) John O’ Keefe

c) Jean Tirole

d) Stefan W. Hell

Answer: (c)

The Noble prize 2014 for Economics was awarded to French economist Jean Tirole for his analysis of market power and regulation.

Question : 18

The Sastra Ramanujan prize is related to

a) Scientists

b) Young Mathematician

c) Poets

d) Young Physicians

Answer: (b)

The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize, founded by Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) University in Kumbakonam, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan’s hometown, is awarded every year to a young mathematician judged to have done outstanding work in Ramanujan’s fields of interest.

The age limit for the prize has been set at 32 (the age at which Ramanujan died), and the current award is $10,000.

Question : 19

Who was conferred with Giraffe Hero Award 2015 ?

a) Vinod Rai

b) Subhash Chandra Agrawal

c) K.C. Abraham

d) Pratap Singh Patwal

Answer: (b)

Indian RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal was conferred with the Giraffe Hero Award 2015 by a US-based NGO. The Giraffe Heroes Project.

Agrawal was awarded for his bravery in utilising the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 for the public good despite innumerable challenges.

Question : 20

Consider the following Statements:

  1. Australian author Richard Flanagan won the Man Booker Prize 2014.
  2. He is the third Australian to win the Man Booker Prize.
  3. The Booker Prize was first awarded in 1969.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

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