honours & awards section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

India-based Ricky Kej’s collaborated album ‘Winds Of Samsara’ won the Best New Age Album trophy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February 2015.

Another Indian artist Neela Vaswani won the trophy in the Best Children’s Album category for ‘I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai).’

Note: In 2017, Tabla wizard Sandeep Das won the Grammy for Best Global Music at the Grammy awards. He along with his group the Silk Road Ensemble made India proud.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

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 Kalinga Prize is awarded during the Celebration of the World Science Day in odd years (2003, 2005, etc.) and in New Delhi, India, in even years.

Under the terms of the Prize, the recipient receives twenty thousand dollars (20,000 USD) and a UNESCO Albert Einstein Silver Medal.

Answer: (a)

Atul Keshap has been appointed as the United States (US) Ambassador to Maldives and Sri Lanka. Raghavendra Gadagkar has been conferred with highest civilian award of Germany, Cross of Order of the Merit.

Answer: (a)

Vinod Mehta, eminent Journalist and Editorial chairman of outlook group was selected for GK Reddy Memorial Award 2014. The award was announced by the TSR foundation. He was selected for this award for his outstanding contribution in the field of Journalism.

Answer: (c)

The award is given to the individuals for their contribution in the field of science and technology.