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Questions : Who among the following has become the first winner of Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize?

(a) Manmohan Singh

(b) A.P.J. Kalam

(c) L.K. Advani

(d) Amartya Sen

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Eminent Indian Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has won the newly instituted Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize. He was awarded in recognition of his work on welfare economics.

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Question : 1

Consider the following statements :

  1. Tagore Awards have been instituted as part of Hope Project, a corporate social responsibility initiative.
  2. Under this award literary works in 24 Indian languages are eligible.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a)

Tagore Literature Awards have been instituted as part of Samsung Hope Project and recognize the best literary contributions in 24 Indian languages.

Question : 2

‘Stree Shakti Puraskar’ is given to women for

  1. Their excellence in athletics
  2. Their outstanding performance in games
  3. Their courage and enterprise for betterment of women
  4. Their contribution to the nation and the people
Select your answer from the codes given below.

a) 1 and 2

b) 3 and 4

c) 2 and 3

d) 1 and 4

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List I List II
(Award) (Related to)
A. Grammy Award 1. Music
B. Ramon Magsaysay 2. International under- Award standing
C. Pulitzer Award 3. Agriculture
D. Borlaug Award 4. Journalism
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (c)

Grammy Award — Music.

  • A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) – or Grammy – is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honour the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. Following the 2011 ceremony, NARAS overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 56th Grammy Awards were held on January 26, 2014, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Ramon Magsaysay Award — International understanding.

  • The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered to be Asia’s Nobel Prize. The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.

Pulitzer Award — Journalism.

Borlaug Award — Agriculture.

Question : 4

Consider the following Statements:

  1. Frank Islam was given Martin Luther King Jr. Award.
  2. Prabhu Nath Dwivedi has been conferred with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2014.
  3. M.Y.S. Prasad has been selected for the prestigious Vikram Sarabhai memorial award 2014-15.
  4. Dr Kamal Kishore Goyanka was awarded Saraswati Samman.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (c)

Dr Kamal Kishore Goyanka was awarded with Vyas Samman.

Question : 5

Who is named as the winner of Pen Pinter Prize?

a) Arundhati Roy

b) Anita Desai

c) Salman Rushdie

d) Khushwant Singh

Answer: (c)

Salman Rushdie has been awarded with prestigious Pen Pinter Prize named after Harold Pinter.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Kalinga Prize is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people.
  2. World Economic Forum gives the ‘Crystal Award’.
  3. Laureates award is related to sports.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Codes:

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (b)

Laureates Awards is associated with aerospace, aviation and defense arenes and Laureus awards is associated with sports.

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