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(a) Science and Technology
(b) Social Work
(c) Sports
(d) Performing Arts
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
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Question : 1
Which amongst the following films has won the minimum number of Oscars?
a) The Lord of the Ring : Return of the King
b) Titanic
c) Ben Hur
d) Jurassic Park
Answer »Answer: (d)
Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic historical drama film set in ancient Rome, directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet.
It won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, an accomplishment that was not equalled until Titanic in 1997 and
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003. Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton.
It won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
Question : 2
Consider the following statements :
- Bharat Ratna is given to the outstanding Indian every year since its inception.
- Padma Bhushan is the lowest civilian award given in the Republic of India
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer »Answer: (d)
Both the statements are incorrect. Bharat Ratna is not given every year.
The Padma Bhushan is not the lowest civilian award but the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri.
Question : 3
Consider the following Statements:
- Vinod Mehta has been awarded with Yash Bharti Samman.
- Yash Bharti Samman is conferred by the Rajasthan Government for excellence in literature, fine arts, folk and classical music and sports.
- Currently, he is editorial chairman of the Outlook Group
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (a)
Yash Bharti Samman is conferred by the Uttar Pradesh Government.
Question : 4
Consider the statements related to the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology announced on 26 September 2015.
- The annual prizes are awarded by DRDO to its scientists.
- It is presented in seven categories.
- In 2015, 11 scientists were given prizes under various categories.
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (c)
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for
- notable and outstanding research,
- applied or fundamental in biology,
- chemistry,
- environmental science,
- engineering,
- mathematics,
- medicine and
- Physics.
Question : 5
Consider the following Statements:
- Balbir Singh Senior was awarded Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.
- He is often called Balbir Singh Senior to distinguish him from other Indian hockey players named Balbir Singh.
- Balbir Singh Senior was a member of three Olympic gold medal-winning Indian teams.
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (d)
Balbir Singh Senior was a member of three Olympic gold medal-winning Indian teams, viz.,
- London Olympics (1948),
- Helsinki Olympics (1952) and
- Melbourne Olympics (1956).
He was the Vice-Captain of the Indian Hockey team during Helsinki Olympics and Captain during Melbourne Olympics.
Question : 6
Authors in English from which of the following countries are not eligible to be considered for the Booker Prize?
a) Republic of Ireland
b) Commonwealth
c) Britain
d) USA
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe.
Note: Paul Beatty was awarded the 2016 Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout, receiving 50,000 pounds ($61,000), and becoming the first American author to be awarded the prize.
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