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Questions : Which one of the following cricketers has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2007?

(a) M.S. Dhoni

(b) Saurav Ganguly

(c) Sachin Tendulkar

(d) Virender Sehwag

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words “Khel Ratna” literally mean “sports gem” in Hindi.

The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/.

The money has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 750,000. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team and the Chennai Super Kings cricket team.

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.

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Question : 1

The Guillermo Cano prize is given in the field of

a) Literary work

b) Prevention of Non-violence

c) Popularisation of Science

d) World Press Freedom

Answer: (d)

The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger. It was instituted in 1997.

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

  1. French author, Patrick Modiano is the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2014.
  2. His stories also tend to be of an autobiographical nature and draw upon his city and its history.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) Both1and 2

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

Modiano was born on July 30, 1945 in a suburb of Paris. He studied at the Lycée Henri-IV in Paris.

Question : 3

Jnanpith Award is conferred to those in the field of

a) Drama

b) History

c) Literature

d) Dance

Answer: (c)

The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country. The award was instituted in 1961.

Any Indian citizen who writes in any of the official languages of India is eligible for the honour.

Note: The most recent Jnanpith award recipient is Bengali poet and critic Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.

Question : 4

The Pampa Prashasti is the highest literacy award given by which of the following states?

a) Maharashtra

b) Kerala

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Karnataka

Answer: (d)

Pampa Prashasti is the highest literary honour conferred by the Karnataka government on a litterateur for his/her lifetime contribution to Kannada literature. The award is named after Adikavi Pampa of 10th Century. The award carries award money of ` 3 lakh and a citation.

Question : 5

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

a) Literature

b) Classical Music

c) Cinema

d) Theatre

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

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)

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