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Question : 1
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 : 2
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 : 3
Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013 has been given to
a) Shalini Singh
b) Narendra Kohli
c) Zubin Mehta
d) Arvind Aadiga
Answer »Answer: (c)
Music conductor Zubin Mehta, on 6 September 2013, received the Tagore Award For Cultural Harmony for the year 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.
President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the award to him in New Delhi.
Note: 5th Rabindranath Tagore Award (2016) Winners was Rajdeep Chowdhury, Chinsurah, West Bengal.
Question : 4
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 »Answer: (c)
Question : 5
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 : 6
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.
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