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Questions : Who of the following was awarded with Yash Bharti Samman 2015 ?

(a) Vinod Mehta

(b) Vijay Yadav

(c) D.R. Mehta

(d) Zubin Mehta

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Journalist Vinod Mehta was awarded with the Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by Uttar Pradesh Government. Vinod Mehta has launched a number of successful publications such as the Sunday observer, Indian post, The Independent, The Pioneer and Outlook. He has authored a biography of Meena Kumari (actress) and Sanjay Gandhi.

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Question : 1

The Nobel prizes except Economics were first awarded in

a) 1904

b) 1902

c) 1903

d) 1901

Answer: (d)

Nobel prize was first given in 1901. From 1901 to 2012 the Nobel prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 555 times to 856 people and organizations. With some receiving the Nobel prize more than once, this makes a total of 835 individuals and 21 organizations.

Question : 2

The ‘Chakradhar Fellowship’ is given in the field of

a) Folk dance

b) Classical dance

c) Classical music

d) Literary criticism

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

Kalinga Prize is given in which of the following fields?

a) Creative writing

b) Medicine

c) Arts

d) Science

Answer: (d)

The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to laypeople. It was created in 1952, following a donation from Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India.

The recipient of this annual award must have demonstrated — during a brilliant career as writer, editor, lecturer, film producer, radio/television programme director or presenter — talent in interpreting science and technology for the public.

The recipient should have striven to emphasize the international importance of science and technology and the contribution they make to improving public welfare, enriching the cultural heritage of nations, and solving problems facing humanity. Many past prize winners have been scientists, while others have been trained in journalism or have been educators or writers.

Note: The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to laypeople.

It was created in 1952, following a donation from Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India. IN 2015 Diego Andrés Golombek of Argentina got this award.

Question : 4

Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?

a) V. K. Gokak

b) Ashaparna Devi

c) Raghupathi Sahai

d) M. F. Hussain

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Who awarded with Ashok Chakra ?

a) R.S. Arora

b) Chauthiram Yadav

c) Narindar Singh Saini

d) Mukund Varadarajan

Answer: (d)

Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh were posthumously awarded on 26 January 2015 with the highest peacetime military honour the Ashok Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Both the army men sacrificed their lives while battling groups of militants in separate operations in the Shopian and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Question : 6

Which of the following awards is presented on the eve of Republic Day of India?

  1. Bharat Ratna
  2. Padma Vibhushan
  3. Padma Shree
Codes:

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

All the three awards Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shree are presented or announced on the eve of Republic Day.

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