honours & awards section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Rajendra Kumar Pachauri has served as the chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 during his tenure.

He has also been the director-general of TERI, a research and policy organization in India, and chancellor of TERI University; besides being the chairman of the governing council of the National Agro Foundation (NAF), as well as the chairman of the board of Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society.

Pachauri has been outspoken about climate change. He is now serving as the head of Yale’s Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI).

Answer: (b)

The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an international award presented by the Government of India. It was established in 1965, administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

It is given to the people for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world.

Answer: (c)

Uday Prakash is a Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, translator and short story writer from India. He has worked as an administrator, editor, researcher, and TV director. He writes for major dailies and periodicals as a freelance writer.

He has also received several awards including the 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his collection of short stories, Mohan Das. Prakash was born on January 1, 1952, in the “backward” village of Sitapur, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India.

He was raised and received primary education there by a teacher. He graduated in Science and obtained his Master’s degree in Hindi Literature, receiving a Gold Medal from Saugar University in 1974. From 1975-76 he was a research student at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Note: Every year since its inception in 1954, the Sahitya Akademi Award prizes the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major 24n Indian languages recognized by the Akademi.

In 2016 Nasira Sharma got Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Parijat.

Answer: (d)

Bidhan Chandra Roy Award was instituted in 1976 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India. The Award is given annually in the categories of Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India, Medical man-cum-Statesman, Eminent Medical Person, Eminent person in Philosophy and Eminent person in Arts. It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, the National Doctors’ Day.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

Richard Attenborough was a legendary actor and director, he dedicated six decades of his life to the Film Industry