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(a) Hargobind Khurana
(b) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(c) C.V. Raman
(d) Amartya Sen
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Answer: (b)
Though Ronal Ross (Medicine: 1902) and Rudyard Kipling (1907: Literature) won the Nobel Prizes, they were both foreign citizens born in India. Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
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Question : 1
Who out of the following, was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?
a) C.V. Raman
b) S. Chandrasekhar
c) B.C. Roy
d) Gobind Ballabh Pant
Answer »Answer: (a)
- C.V. Raman: 1954;
- Gobind Ballabh Pant: 1957;
- Bidhan Chandra Roy: 1961; and
- S. Chandrashekhar: he has not won the Award.
Question : 2
The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award was
a) Dalai Lama
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
d) Annie Besant
Answer »Answer: (c)
Though usually conferred on Indian citizens, the Bharat Ratna has been awarded to one naturalised citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 and former South African President Nelson Mandela in 1990.
Question : 3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I | List II |
A. Saraswati Samman | 1. Science |
B. Kabir Award | 2. Sports |
C. Arjuna Award | 3. Europa |
D. Social solidarity | 4. Bhatnagar Award |
a) 3 2 1 4
b) 4 3 2 1
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 3 4 1 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
- Saraswati Samman is meant for outstanding literary work in any Indian language.
- Kabir Award is given for the promotion of communal harmony.
- Arjuna Award is meant for sports and
- Bhatnagar Award is conferred in the field of Science.
Question : 4
Which of the following received the outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2010?
a) Karan singh
b) Arun Jaitley
c) Sharad Yadav.
d) Jaswant Singh
Answer »Answer: (b)
Arun Jaitley received the award for the year 2010 when he was the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha.
Question : 5
Consider the following statements given below regarding Arjuna Awards 2014 and select which is/are correct?
- Arjuna Awards is given to sportspersons for their consistent outstanding performance for 5 years preceding the year of award.
- Arjuna Awards carry a cash prize of 7 lakh rupees, a statuette and a citation.
a) Only 2
b) Both 1 and 2
c) Only 1
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer »Answer: (d)
Arjuna award is given to the sportspersons for their consistent outstanding performance for 4 years preceding the year of award. It carry a cash prize of 5 Lakh rupees.
Question : 6
Bharat Ratna is the highest Civilian Award of India which was first given in the year and to the person.
a) The year 1948 - C.V. Raman
b) The year 1953 - V. Krishnamurthy
c) The year 1952 - Lata Mangeshkar
d) The year 1954 - Dr. Radhakrishnan ‘
Answer »Answer: (d)
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