honours & awards section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

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: (d)

Answer: (c)

Prof. Amartya Sen was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics for the year 1998, becoming the first Asian to receive this award. The Shantiniketan born economist is a pioneer in Welfare Economics.

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: (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: (c)

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