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Questions : Filmfare Award for Best Female Actor, 2011 was conferred on

(a) Vidya Balan

(b) Priyanka Chopra

(c) Shilpa Shetty

(d) Katrina Kaif

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Vidya Balan

Note: At the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017, Aamir Khan bagged the Best Actor Award for his performance in ‘Dangal’.

Alia Bhatt was honoured with the Best Actress Award for her gritty portrayal of a Bihari migrant in ‘Udta Punjab’.

In 2016 Dipika padukon got film fair award for piku.

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Question : 1

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding MIDORI Prize?

  1. R.Kamal Bawa has won the prize for the year 2014.
  2. The award is presented by IUCN.
  3. It is given to an individual for outstanding contribution to conserve and sustain biodiversity
Codes:

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) All of these

Answer: (a)

The prize is given by the AEON Foundation and the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Question : 2

Consider the following statements given below regarding Dronacharya Awards 2014 and select which is/are correct?

  1. Mahabir Prasad has been awarded Dronacharya Award for Wrestling
  2. Gurcharan Singh Gogi has been awarded Dronacharya Award for Boxing.
Choose the appropriate option from those given below:

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)

Gurcharan Singh Gogi has been awarded Dronacharya Award not for Boxing, but in the field of Judo.

Question : 3

Vachaspati Samman is given in the field of

a) Hindi Literature

b) Medical Science

c) Indian Philosophy

d) Sanskrit Literature

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

Who among the following former Chiefs of Army Staff had been awarded the ‘Mahavir Chakra’ twice?

a) General A.S. Vaidya

b) General K.S. Thimmayya

c) General K.M. Cariappa

d) General S.H.F.J. Man-ekshaw

Answer: (a)

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second-highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It may be awarded posthumously. Literally, Maha Veer means great warrior.

General Arun Shridhar Vaidya was the 13th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army. he was awarded Mahavir Chakra twice.

Question : 5

Which prestigious award was given in 2013 to Aparajita Datta for her outstanding contribution for the conservation of hornbills?

a) Whitley Award

b) Right Livelihood Award

c) Magsaysay Award

d) Rajiv Gandhi Ecology Award

Answer: (a)

Dr. Aparajita Datta was honoured with the Whitley award, also known as Green Oscar, in London on 2 May 2013. She is the head of the program for conservation of the hornbills in dense tropical forests of Arunachal Pradesh.

Question : 6

Who among the following had got the Bharat Ratna Award before becoming the President of India ?

a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c) Dr. Zakir Hussain

d) V.V. Giri

Answer: (a)

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who became the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954.

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