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(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
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
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Question : 1
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 »Answer: (b)
Question : 2
Magsaysay award is given by
a) Philippines
b) UK
c) Malaysia
d) USA
Answer »Answer: (a)
Ramon Magsaysay award is given annually to those Asian people who have contributed extraordinary service in their respective fields.
This award is given by the Philippines in the memoir of Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. He is considered to be one of the great examples of integrity, courage, and idealistic democrat.
Question : 3
Consider the following statements :
- Bharat Ratna is not awarded to dead persons like the Nobel Prize.
- The holders of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in the Indian order of precedence.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer »Answer: (a)
Both the statements are correct.
The holders of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in the Indian order of precedence and it has also been awarded posthumously to various persons.
Question : 4
The award given for outstanding performance in sports is
a) Padma Shri Award
b) Bharat Ratna
c) Dronacharya Award
d) Arjuna Award
Answer »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 : 5
Which of the Gallantry award is exactly like Ashok Chakra?
a) Shaurya Chakra
b) Kirti Chakra
c) Vir Chakra
d) Mahavir Chakra
Answer »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.
Question : 6
Novelist, Mr. Salman Rushdie was awarded “Knighthood” by
a) Mr. Gordon Brown
b) Prince Charles
c) Queen Elizabeth II
d) Mrs. Margaret Thatcher
Answer »Answer: (c)
Queen Elizabeth II
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