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Questions : Which of the Gallantry award is exactly like Ashok Chakra?

(a) Shaurya Chakra

(b) Kirti Chakra

(c) Vir Chakra

(d) Mahavir Chakra

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration after the Ashoka Chakra and the Kirti Chakra and is awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy.

It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Vir Chakra.

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Question : 1

The award given for outstanding performance in sports is

a) Padma Shri Award

b) Bharat Ratna

c) Dronacharya Award

d) Arjuna Award

Answer: (d)

The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, to recognize outstanding achievements in National sports.

Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of Rs. 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.

Question : 2

Which of the following has/have been honoured with Padam Vibhushan in 2014?

a) Dr. Raghunath A Mashelkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

b) B.K.S. Iyengar, Yoga, Maharashtra

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

Who is the first person of Indian origin to win the ‘Booker Prize’?

a) Arundhati Roy

b) V.S. Naipaul

c) Salman Rushdie

d) Jhumpa Lahiri

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

Novelist, Mr. Salman Rushdie was awarded “Knighthood” by

a) Mr. Gordon Brown

b) Prince Charles

c) Queen Elizabeth II

d) Mrs. Margaret Thatcher

Answer: (c)

Queen Elizabeth II

Question : 5

Who among the following was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna?

a) S. Radhakrishnan

b) C. Rajagopalachari

c) C.V. Raman

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

Who was conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, disarmament and development for 2014 ?

a) Angela Merkel

b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

c) Ela Bhatt

d) ISRO

Answer: (d)

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, disarmament and development for 2014.

The award will be given to ISRO for its contribution to strengthening international cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space.

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