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- Hifikepunye Pohambawon the Mo Ibrahim prize for achievement in African leadership for year 2014.
- He was the president of Ghana.
- Mo Ibrahim prize was established in 1995.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) All of the above
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
He was the president of Namibia.Mo Ibrahim prize was established in 2007.
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Question : 1
Consider the following statements
- The biennial Green Star Awards recognize individuals, organizations, governments and companies who have demonstrated achievements in prevention, preparedness and response to environmental emergencies.
- A joint initiative between Green Cross International (GCI), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Green Star Awards seeks to increase awareness of environmental emergencies by drawing attention to efforts made to prevent, prepare for and respond to such emergencies.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither of these
Answer »Answer: (a)
The idea for the Award was conceived in June 2007 during the 7th Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies (AGEE) meeting in Rosersberg, Sweden, where meeting participants recommended the establishment of a special recognition scheme.
As a result, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of HumanitarianAffairs, the United Nations Environment Programme and Green Cross International was requested to develop a suitable award.
Question : 2
Which of the following is not a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award ?
a) Gemini Ganesan
b) Mrs. Kanan Devi
c) Prithvi Raj Kapoor
d) Mrs. Devika Rani
Answer »Answer: (a)
Devika Rani was the first recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1969. Prithviraj Kapoor received this award in 1971 and Kannan Devi in 1976. Sivaji Ganesan received the award in 1996.
Question : 3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I | List II |
A. Jnanpith Award | 1. Literature (1961) |
B. Saraswati Award | 2. Literature (1991) |
C. Vachaspati Samman | 3. Sanskrit (1992) |
D. Shankar Award | 4. Indian philosophy |
a) 2 3 1 4
b) 1 2 3 4
c) 1 4 3 2
d) 2 4 1 3
Answer »Answer: (b)
- Jnanpith award is a literary award in India.
- The Saraswati Samman is also a literary award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language.
- Vachaspati Samman is given in Sanskrit literature
- While the Shankar award is for Indian Philosophy.
Question : 4
The 2016 Oscar for Best Actor winner is:
a) Pierce Brosnan
b) Leonardo DiCaprio
c) Brie Larson
d) Alejandro G Inarritu
Answer »Answer: (b)
Leonardo DiCaprio won the Best Actor award at the 88th Academy Awards for the movie, ‘The Revenant.’ It was his first Academy award. The Revenant is a 2015 American epic survival Western film directed, co-produced and co-written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Question : 5
The award is given in the field of agriculture
a) Kaling Award
b) Bourlog Award
c) Dhanwantari Award
d) Bhatnagar Award
Answer »Answer: (b)
In order to recognize a scientist, who provides a breakthrough for agriculture through a new insight that has created high potential value for the future, the Norman Borlaug Award has been constituted.
The nominations for the awards are for a scientist(s) of any discipline of agricultural and allied sciences. The award would be 10 lakh in cash.
Question : 6
Who is the winner of inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for poetry?
a) Arundhathi Subramaniam
b) Joy Goswami
c) Sridala Swamy
d) Ranjit Hoskote
Answer »Answer: (a)
Arundhathi Subramaniam has received Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for poetry for her work When God is a Traveller.
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