honours & awards section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and the fourth Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979. He was also the Prime Minister to head the first non-Congress Government of India.

After assuming office, Desai promoted his policies and peace initiatives between Pakistan and India to avoid conflicts, such as the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.

For this, he was conferred with the Nishaan-e-Pakistan (Order of Pakistan), the highest civilian award in Pakistan. Desai is the only Indian national to receive this award.

Answer: (c)

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian citizen to be awarded Nobel Prize in 1913. He won the award in literature. Author of Gitanjali and its “profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse”, he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Answer: (b)

The director of Satish Dhawan space centre Sriharikota Range (SHAR) MYS Prasad was selected for the Vikram Sarabhai memorial award 2015. Prasad was selected for his outstanding contribution to Research and Development in the field of space science in his long career at the ISRO.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

87th Academy Award popularly called ‘Oscar Awards’ was conferred on 22 February 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The best film award was won by Birdman directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.

The Oscar Awards for the year 2015 were presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) in 24 categories.

Answer: (c)