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Questions : Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded Nobel Prize for his contribution to the field of

(a) Indian economy

(b) welfare economics

(c) food and famines

(d) poverty

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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. He is currently the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University.

He is also a senior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, a distinguished fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he previously served as a Master from 1998 to 2004.

He is the first Indian and the first Asian academic to head an Oxbridge college. He also serves as the first Chancellor of the proposed Nalanda International University.

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Question : 1

The Magsaysay Award for social service was instituted by

a) the ILO

b) the UNO

c) the Government of India

d) Philippines Government

Answer: (d)

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 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.

Question : 2

Consider the following statements :

  1. Jnanpith Award is given to any of Indian citizens who writes in the eight scheduled languages of India.
  2. Jnanpith Award was awarded for the first time in 1961.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a)

Both the statements are correct. Any Indian citizen who writes in any of the eighth scheduled languages of India is eligible for the honour. The award was instituted in 1961.

Question : 3

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award has recently been awarded to:

a) Shammi Kapoor

b) Shashi Kapoor

c) Amitabh Bachchan

d) Manoj Kumar

Answer: (d)

The most recent recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is actor Manoj Kumar who was honoured at the 63rd National Film Awards ceremony in May 2016.

He was conferred with the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema.

Question : 4

Which one of the following Indian film actors has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by Bedfordshire University, London ?

a) Amitabh Bachchan

b) Anil Kapoor

c) Amir Khan

d) Shah Rukh Khan

Answer: (d)

Shah Rukh Khan was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts and Culture from the University of Bedfordshire in 2009.

Question : 5

‘Kalidas Samman’ is given for the contribution in which of the following fields?

a) Art

b) Medicine

c) Games

d) Peace

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

The company that won seven awards at the CIO choice Honour and Recognition 2015?

a) Infosys

b) Wipro

c) Tata Telicommunication

d) Bharti Group

Answer: (b)

Wipro won seven awards at the third annual edition of the CIO choice Honour and Recognition 2015. The awards were given to Wipro to recognise customer satisfaction and endorsement by the CIO community.

Wipro won the award in the categories of Managed IT services, Managed Security Services, Enterprise Infrastructure Automation Services, Systems Integrator, Network Maintenance Services, Service Assurance Program and Application Managed Services.

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