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Questions : Consider the following statements:
  1. Jhumpa Lahiri has won prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015.
  2. She has received the prize for her work The Lowland.
  3. It is awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asia such as culture, politics, history, or people.
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

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

James Rodriguez has been awarded with which award in the Football World Cup, 2014?

a) Golden Boot

b) Golden Glove

c) Golden Ball

d) Young player of the tournament

Answer: (a)

James Rodriguez of Colombia was awarded with the Golden Boot Award for his six goals in the tournament.

Question : 2

Who is not the recipient of ‘Bharat Ratna’?

a) Rahul Gandhi

b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

c) Lata Mangeshkar

d) Satyajit Ray

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

Identify the wrong pair related to Indian Cinema.

a) First full-length Tamil Feature Film - Keechak Vadham

b) First Indian Film to be nominated for an Oscar - Mughal-e-Azam

c) First Indian Film to use to technique of Playback singing - Dhoop

d) First Indian Cinemascope Film - Kagaz Ke Phool

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

Who won the prestigious Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative Science and Technology for the year 2015?

a) Vivekanand Kain

b) G.M. Reddy

c) Prof. Mustansir Barma

d) Amalendu Krishna

Answer: (c)

Prof. Mustansir Barma, on 14 August 2015, won the prestigious Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative Science and Technology for the year 2015.

Barma, a distinguished Professor and former Director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, has made an immense contribution in the field of Statistical Physics in India.

Note: In 2016 it was presented to Mr A.S. Kiran Kumar for his contribution to space technology.

Question : 5

Which action movie star was awarded on November, 2016 the honorary Academy (Oscar) Award for his extraordinary achievements in the movies ?

a) Ferdinand Marcos

b) Guy Ryder

c) Anil Kapoor

d) Jackie Chan

Answer: (d)

Action movie star Jackie Chan was, in November 2016, awarded an honorary Oscar at the Eighth Annual Governors Awards at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles or his “extraordinary achievements” in film. Chan has more than 200 films under his belt spanning a 56-year career.

Question : 6

Who had been selected for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony in 2013 ?

a) Zubin Mehta

b) Chetan Anand

c) Kiran Bedi

d) Anita Desai

Answer: (a)

President Pranab Mukherjee, on 6 September 2013, conferred the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony on Zubin Mehta. Zubin Mehta is a conductor of western classical music.

Note: 5th Rabindranath Tagore Award (2016) Winners was Rajdeep Chowdhury, Chinsurah, West Bengal.

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