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The following question based on honours & awards topic of general awareness mcq
(a) The Theory of Everything
(b) Birdman
(c) None of the options
(d) Still Alice
The correct answers to the above question in:
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.
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Question : 1
Kabir Puraskar is related to which field?
a) Hindi literature
b) Cultural development
c) Promotion of communal harmony
d) Sculpture
Answer »Answer: (c)
Kabir puraskar is given for the promotion of communal harmony.
Instituted in 1990, Kabir Puraskar is given in 3 categories of grades with Rs. 2 lakh for first grade, Rs. 1 lakh for second grade and Rs. 50,000 for third grade along with certificates and citations.
Question : 2
Who has been chosen for the Jnanpith Award 2013?
a) Kashinath Singh
b) Kedarnath Singh
c) Mridula Garg
d) Sri Lal Sukla
Answer »Answer: (b)
Kedarnath Singh has been chosen for the Jnanpith Award 2013. His works include many poems, essays and stories.
Question : 3
Governor of the Year Award received by-
a) Raghuram Rajan
b) Jacques de Larosiere
c) Claudio Borio
d) Tabare Vazquez
Answer »Answer: (a)
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan received the Governor of the year Award for 2015. The award recognises the Governor of a Central Bank who has demonstrated strong leadership during the period under review.
He was awarded for his disciplined and focused approach to tackling macroeconomic instability.
Question : 4
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 : 5
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 : 6
Who was honoured with Bharat Ratna awards ?
a) Atal Bihari Vajpei
b) Madan Mohan Malaviya
c) Amitabh Bachchan
d) (b) and (c) Both
Answer »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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