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Question : 1
In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel Prize in Economics ?
a) 2000
b) I995
c) 1998
d) 1990
Answer »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.
Question : 2
The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to
a) Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
b) Larry Pressler
c) Amnesty International
d) Yasser Arafat
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 3
Who was the awarded two ICC Awards-2004 for his achievements ?
a) Brian Lara
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Shane Warne
d) Andrew Flintoff
Answer »Answer: (b)
2004 ICC Awards were held at Alexandra Palace, London on 7 September 2004. The 2004 ICC Awards were the inaugural episode and was aimed at recognizing the best individual and team performances of the previous year.
Rahul Dravid picked up both the Test Player of the Year and the Player of the Year at the inaugural ICC awards ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London.
Note: In 2016 Ravichandran Ashwin also got ICC award in two categories
- Cricketer of the Year and
- Test Player of the Year.
Question : 4
Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna ?
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) K. Kamraj
c) B.R. Ambedkar
d) M.G. Ramachandran
Answer »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.
Question : 5
Who won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012 ?
a) International Atomic Energy Agency
b) U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
c) European Union
d) Liu Xiaobo
Answer »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”.
Question : 6
Who has been crowned Miss Universe, 2008 ?
a) Miss Philippines
b) Miss Venezuela
c) Miss Japan
d) Miss Malaysia
Answer »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.
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