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(a) Atal Bihari Vajpei
(b) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(c) Amitabh Bachchan
(d) (b) and (c) Both
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (Posthumously) will receive the Bharat Ratna. The decision to confer the highest civilian award of the country was announced by Union Government on 24 December 2014.
In 2013 cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Scientist CNR Rao were awarded Bharat Ratna for their contribution in their respective fields.
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Question : 1
Consider the following statements:
- Wipro on 19 February 2015 won seven awards at the third annual edition of the CIO Choice Honour and Recognition 2015.
- The CIO Choice Honour and Recognition was organised by the Centre of Recognition and Excellence (CORE).
a) 2 only
b) Both 1 and 2
c) 1 only
d) None of the above
Answer »Answer: (b)
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 Service.
Question : 2
The Nobel Prize was instituted by the country
a) Russia
b) UK
c) USA
d) Sweden
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and/or scientific advances.
The will of the Swedish philanthropist inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards
- the Nobel Prize in Physics,
- the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and
- the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences;
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awards
- the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine;
- the Swedish Academy grants the Nobel Prize in Literature; and
- the Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded by a Swedish organization but by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Question : 3
Eddie Redmayne, won the Oscar (2015) for Best Actor for which film?
a) The Theory of Everything
b) Birdman
c) None of the options
d) Still Alice
Answer »Answer: (a)
English actor Eddie Redmayne won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Stephen Hawking in ‘The Theory of Everything’.
The Theory of Everything is a 2014 British biographical romantic drama film directed by James Marsh and adapted from the memoir ‘Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen’ by Jane Wilde Hawking, the ex-wife of theoretical physicist Stephen.
Note: As of the 2017 ceremony, Casey Affleck is the most recent winner in the Best Actor category for his role as Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea.
Question : 4
Who won the 10th National Award for excellent work in MGNREGA ?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujrat
Answer »Answer: (a)
Madhya Pradesh won the 10th National Award for excellent work in MGNREGA. The award was presented to Madhya Pradesh Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava by union minister Virendra Singh at the MGNREGA summit held in New Delhi.
Question : 5
Consider the following statements :
- Vyas Samman is presented for the outstanding work in literature.
- Kabir Samman presented for sociocommunal harmony.
- Bhatnagar award presented for Science.
- Dhanwantari Award presented for medical science.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (d)
All the statements are correct. Vyas Samman is presented for the outstanding work in literature. Kabir Samman is presented for communal harmony. Bhatnagar Award is presented for science and Dhanwantari award is conferred in medical science.
Question : 6
World Food Prize 2014 won by–
a) Vivek Murthi
b) Alisher Usmanov
c) Sanjay Rajaram
d) Pierre Deligne
Answer »Answer: (c)
Indian Scientist Dr. Sanjay Rajaram received the World Food Prize 2014 for his scientific research that led to a prodigious increase in world wheat production by more than 200 million tons building upon the successes of the Green Revolution.
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