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(a) Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
(b) Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
(c) Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
(d) Anand Agricultural University, anand
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University has been chosen for the award for its contribution in agricultural development and productivity through Research and Development.
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Question : 1
man Booker Prize for 2014 is awarded to :
a) Lech Walesa
b) Shashi Tharoor
c) Amrita Pritam
d) Richard Flanagan
Answer »Answer: (d)
Australian author Richard Flanagan won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his book ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North.’
The book tells the story of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor haunted by a wartime love affair with his uncle’s wife. Post-war, he finds his growing celebrity as a war hero at odds with his sense of his own failings and guilt.
Note: The Sellout by Paul Beatty is named winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
Question : 2
Consider the following statements:
- Veerappa Moily has been selected for the Saraswati Samman 2014.
- He is the second Kannada author to receive the honour after S. L. Bhyrappa (2010).
- Saraswati Samman was established by the Sir Ratan Tata foundation in 1991.
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (c)
Saraswati Samman was established by the K. K. Birla Foundation in 1991.
Question : 3
Consider the following statements:
- The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom.
- Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe organization. The contest was founded in 1953 by California.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer »Answer: (d)
None of the given statements is correct.
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951.
Since his death in 2000, Morley’s wife, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant. Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization.
The contest was founded in 1952 by the California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth, and then Gulf Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.
Question : 4
Richard Flanagan recently won Man Booker Prize for which of the following book?
a) The Sound of One Hand Clapping
b) Death of a River Guide
c) The Narrow Road to the Deep North
d) The Unknown Terrorist
Answer »Answer: (c)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North is set in the background of World War II and give details about life of Prisoners of War.
Question : 5
Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature ?
a) Kalidas Samman
b) Vyas Samman
c) Saraswati Samman
d) Jnanpith Award
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Jnanpith Award is India’s highest honour in the field of literature. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country. The award was instituted in 1961.
Question : 6
Bharat Ratna is designed like the leaf of
a) Cocount tree
b) Peepal tree
c) Banyan tree
d) Sandalwood tree
Answer »Answer: (b)
The actual award is designed in the shape of a peepul leaf and carries with the words "Bharat Ratna", inscribed in Devanagari script. The reverse side of the medal carries the state emblem and motto.
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