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- Indian men’s hockey team created history by winning the bronze medal at the FIH Hockey World League Final on 6th December 2015.
- India defeated Argentina in the play-off match.
(a) 1 and 2 both
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 only
(d) None of these
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
India avenged their 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands in pool games to come out victorious in the third-place playoff in the FIH Hockey World League Finals played at Raipur.
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Question : 1
Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2009 in Theatre?
a) Abanti Chakravorty & Sukracharya Rabha
b) Ragini Chander Sarkar
c) Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
d) K. Nellai Manikandan
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Sangeet Natak Akademi, on July 14, 2010, announced the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskars for 2009. These are awarded to artists “who have shown/demonstrated conspicuous talent in the fields of music, dance and drama.” Young outstanding practitioners up to the age of 35 are eligible for the annual Puraskar.
The following were the recipients of this award in theatre:
- Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharya Rabha – Direction;
- Mukta Vasant Barve, Palani Murugan and Teekam Chandra Joshi – Acting;
- Milind Srivastava – allied theatre arts – Lighting;
- Juhi Babbar – allied theatre arts – Costumes; and
- S. Gobi – (major traditions of the theatre) – Bhagavata Mela of Tamil Nadu.
Note: Kathakali artiste Parassini Kunhiraman Nair, Nangiarkoothu exponent Sarojini Nagar, puppetry artiste K.K. Ramachandra Pulavar and Kalaripayattu expert S.R.D. Prasad is among those who have won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2015.
Question : 2
Which film has been honoured with The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival?
a) Kanak
b) Manak
c) Dhanak
d) Raunak
Answer »Answer: (c)
Dhanak which was directed by Nagesh Kukunoor revolves around the story of brothersister living in a village.
Question : 3
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2012-13 was awarded to
a) Major RVS Rathore
b) Sania Mirza
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Ronjan Sodhi
Answer »Answer: (d)
Double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi was conferred India’s highest sporting honour - the 2012-13 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna—in September 2013. Sodhi became the seventh shooter to get the top sports award instituted in 1991.
Note: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2016 awarded to Olympic medalists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik; ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who lost a medal by a whisker, and shooter Jitu Rai. This is for the first time the nation’s highest sporting award has been conferred on four athletes.
Question : 4
The book ‘The Audacity of Hope’ has been written by
a) Vikram Seth
b) Aravind Adiga
c) Nayantara Sehgal
d) Barack Obama
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by Barack Obama. In the book, Obama expounds on many of the subjects that became part of his 2008 campaign for the presidency.
Question : 5
Who was conferred with Nayudamma Award 2014 ?
a) Geeta Varadan
b) Dr. Tessy Thomas
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Dr. Vandana Shiva
Answer »Answer: (c)
Women Scientists Dr. Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan on 15 February 2015 were jointly named for Dr. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014. They have been chosen for the award for their outstanding performance in the field of Science and Technology.
This is the first time in the history of the trust that two eminent women scientists are being concurrently honoured.
Question : 6
Who was the first musician to be felicitated with ‘Bharat Ratna’ ?
a) Pt. Ravi Shankar
b) M.S. Subbulakshmi
c) Lata Mangeshkar
d) Pt. Bhimsem Joshi
Answer »Answer: (b)
M. S. Subbulakshmi was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 1998. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize in 1974.
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