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Questions : Patrick Madiano has been awarded with Nobel Prize in which of the following category?

(a) Economics

(b) Physics

(c) Medicine

(d) Literature

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Patrick Madiano who has been hailed as “Marcel Proust of our time” has been awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Question : 1

Consider the following statements

  1. As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Mahatma Gandhi, the Government of India had launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. First recipient of the prize is Dr. A. T. Ariyaratane President, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither of these

Answer: (b)

First recipient of the prize is Dr. Julius K. Nyerere Former President of Tanzania.

Question : 2

Nobel Prize winning India, Amartya Sen, is known for his work in which area ?

a) Chemistry

b) Environmental Protection

c) Physics

d) Economics

Answer: (d)

Amartya Sen is an Indian Bengali economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of society’s poorest members.

Sen is best known for his work on the causes of famine, which led to the development of practical solutions for preventing or limiting the effects of real or perceived shortages of food. He helped to create the United Nations Human Development Index.

In 2012, he became the first non-American recipient of the National Humanities Medal.

Question : 3

What is the field in which coutstanding work may be recognised with the award of Pulitzer Prize ?

a) International Understanding

b) Literature and Journalism

c) Science and Technology

d) Environmental Studies

Answer: (b)

The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition.

It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of these, each winner receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award.

The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal.

Question : 4

Which of the following is not correct about the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Arjuna Award for the year 2015?

  1. The selection of awardees was based on the recommendations of the Sports ministry.
  2. Arjuna Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and award money of 5 lakh rupees each.
  3. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive medal, certificate and award money of 7.5 lakh rupees.
  4. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta 2015 was conferred on Saina Nehwal.

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 and 4 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c)

The selection of awardees was based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee headed by Justice VK Bali, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court which consisted eminent sportspersons and sports administrators. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta 2015 was conferred on Sania Mirza.

Question : 5

Consider the following names.

  1. Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu
  2. Lech Wales Shimson Peres
  3. Yasser Arafat
Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?

a) 1 and 2

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development - 2012 was awarded to :

a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

b) Chanda Kochhar

c) Sunita Williams

d) Tereza Fajksova

Answer: (a)

The Government of India has named President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia as the recipient of the 2012 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on 19 November 2012 for serving as an example and an inspiration to many a woman in Africa and beyond.

Note: Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015 was awarded to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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