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Questions : Name the physicist awarded Nobel prize for Quantum Theory in 1918.

(a) Max Planck

(b) Niels Bohr

(c) Max Puluak

(d) Burry

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1918 was awarded to Max Planck, professor at Berlin University, in recognition of his epoch-making investigations into quantum theory.

This theory revolutionized mankind’s understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionized the understanding of space and time.

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Question : 1

The Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award conferred in the field of

a) Sports

b) Literature

c) Medical Science

d) Communal harmony and peace

Answer: (d)

Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is given for outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace.

The award was instituted by the All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party (INC), in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who carries a citation and a cash award of 5 lakhs.

Question : 2

Who among the following has not beet awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’?

a) J.R.D. Tata

b) Satyajit Ray

c) Acharya Narendra Dev

d) C. Subramaniam

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

In which field is the ‘Swarna Kamal’ award given?

a) Literature

b) Classical Music

c) Cinema

d) Theatre

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Which of the following prizes is also known as the Alternative Nobel prize?

a) Right Livelihood award

b) Magsaysay award

c) Booker prize

d) Pulitzer prize

Answer: (a)

Right Livelihood prize is considered to be the alternative to Nobel prize. This is also an annual prize which is given to individuals who have done something exemplary to solve some of the most pressing issues in the world.

Question : 5

Milky Way is part of the supercluster which is named as

a) Perseus-Pisces

b) Shapley

c) Laniakea

d) Coma

Answer: (c)

Milky Way lies on the far outskirt of Laniakea near the border of Perseus-Pisces.

Question : 6

Who has been awarded the highest peace time gallantry award “Ashoka Chakra” on 15th August 2014?

a) Sepoy Vikram

b) Lt. Manoran kumar

c) Major Mukund Varadarajan

d) Lt. Kapish singh

Answer: (c)

Major Mukund Varadarajan laid down his life, in a counter terrorist operation, posthumously awarded Ashoka Chakra.

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