honours & awards section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 by outgoing titleholder Riyo Mori from Japan. Eighty contestants competed in the event which was broadcast and distributed globally via NBC in English and Telemundo in Spanish to TV outlets in more than 180 countries. The pageant was watched by a live audience of 7,500 and nearly a billion television viewers worldwide.

This is the first major USA-based television production to take place in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. This is also the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition.

This pageant was held in a contemporary Communist state for the first time as well. The final presentation show was on July 8, the dress rehearsal on July 13, and the live telecast on July 14. Most activities were held successively in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Ha Noi, Da Nang, Hoi An, Ha Long and finally NhaTrang.

Note: Recently, Noida girl Srishti Kaur bags Miss Teen Universe 2017title. Miss Universe 2016, the 65th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 30 January 2017. Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines crowned Iris Mittenaere of France as her successor at the end of the event.

Answer: (c)

The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded to European Union (EU) “for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe”.

Note: The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 was awarded to Juan Manuel Santos ”for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end”.

Answer: (a)

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first person to have received the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1966. Other posthumous recipients of the Bharat Ratna include: K. Kamaraj: 1976, M. G. Ramachandran: 1988, and B.R. Ambedkar: 1990.

Answer: (c)

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

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: (d)

21st screen awards were announced on 15 January 2015 in Mumbai.

• Priyanka Chopra won the Best Actor (Female) award for the film Mary Kom.
• Shahid Kapoor won the Best Actor (Male) award for Haider.
• The best film award was given to the film queen. Hema Malini was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award.