honours & awards section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad “V. S.” Naipaul is a Trinidadian-British writer of Indo-Trinidadian heritage known for his novels focusing on the legacy of the British Empire’s colonialism.

Naipaul was born in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, to parents of Indian descent.

But, he was never an Indian citizen. Mother Teresa was originally a Yugoslav, but she became an Indian citizen in 1950.

Answer: (c)

PV Sindhu was defeated by Li Xuerui in the 2015 Denmark badminton open women’s singles final.

Answer: (b)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2013 for steering Germany, Europe and the world economy through exemplary leadership during the financial crisis.

The award is given by the "Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust".

Note: Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015 was awarded to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Answer: (d)

Independence activist and the fourth Prime Minister of India,

1. Morarji Desai won the Bharat Ratna in 1991;
2. Gulzarilal Nanda (Independence activist and interim Prime Minister) in 1997; and
3. Rajiv Gandhi (Sixth Prime Minister) was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1991.

Answer: (c)

60th Filmfare Awards were announced in Mumbai. Best film award was given to film Queen and its Director Vikas Bahl won the Best Director award. Shahid won the Best Actor award for the film Haider and Kangana Ranaut won the Best Actress award for film Queen.

Kamini Kaushal was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Answer: (a)

This is the first time in the history of the trust that two eminent women scientists are being concurrently honoured.

The award was established in 1986 in memory of distinguished chemical scientist, leather technologist and former Director General of CSIR Yelavarthy Nayudamma.