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(a) Geneva
(b) New York
(c) Stockholm
(d) Manila
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
The Nobel awards in literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics are given in Stockholm, Sweden. The Peace prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
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Question : 1
Who named as the winner of Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 for Sanskrit language ?
a) Budhi Nath Mishra
b) Prabodh Nath Sharma
c) Prabhu Nath Dwivedi
d) Prakash Mishra
Answer »Answer: (c)
Eminet Sanskrit Scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi was on 14 January 2015 named as the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 for Sanskrit language. He was awarded for his work Kanakalochanaha, a collection of 16 short stories based on various social issues.
Question : 2
The only category in which either an Indian or person of Indian origin has not got a Nobel Prize is
a) Physics
b) Chemistry
c) Medicine
d) Literature
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (e)
Though Ronal Ross received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1902, he was a foreign citizen born in India. Har Gobind Khurana won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1968.
He was a foreign citizen of Indian origin. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, but he is an Indian born American Citizen
Question : 3
Who among the following won the ‘ICC Cricketer of the Year Award’ for the year 2009 ?
a) Mitchell Johnson
b) Gautam Gambhir
c) M.S. Dhoni
d) Tillakaratne Dilshan
Answer »Answer: (a)
Mitchell Guy Johnson is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman. He was awarded the International Cricket Council’s 2009 “Cricketer of the Year” award, the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. When attending a fast-bowling clinic in Brisbane at age 17, former Test fast-bowler Dennis Lillee identified him as a “once-in-a-lifetime prospect”.
Lillee contacted former teammate Rod Marsh and arranged for Johnson to join the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide. Johnson fields in a tour match against Northamptonshire during the 2009 Ashes.
Johnson subsequently played for the Australian Under-19 side that toured England in 1999, however recurrent back injuries hampered his prospects. He recovered to start his first-class career two years later when he was selected to play state cricket for his native Queensland.
Playing for Queensland against New Zealand, Johnson hit a six off the first ball he faced in first-class cricket. In September 2005, he was in Australia A cricket team that toured Pakistan. Johnson switched from the Queensland Bulls to the Western Warriors on 25 July 2008.
Note: In 2016 Ashwin was named Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year. He is also the sole Indian to feature in ICC’s Test Team of the Year.
Question : 4
Consider the following Statements:
- Lal Krishna Advani was conferred with Padma Bhushan.
- Harish Salve was conferred with Padma Vibhushan.
- Bimal Roy was conferred with Padma Shri.
a) 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (a)
- Lal Krishna Advani- Padma Vibhushan
- Harish Salve - Padma Bhushan
- Bimal Roy- Padma Shri.
Question : 5
Consider the following statements :
- Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award in India.
- Tagore Literature Awards are jointly instituted by the Sahitya Akademi and UNESCO.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
Only statement 1 is correct.
The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award in the Republic of India and is instituted by Samsung Electronics and the Sahitya Akademi and not by UNESCO.
Question : 6
Pulitzer prize was established in
a) 1928
b) 1918
c) 1922
d) 1917
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition. It was established in 1917 and administered by Columbia University in New York City by provisions in the will of American publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
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