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(a) Medicine
(b) Chemistry
(c) Literature
(d) Physics
The correct answers to the above question in:
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.
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Question : 1
Who was selected for Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award 2015 ?
a) Dr. Sudha Sharma
b) Mrs Prasad
c) Tessi Thamos
d) K. Radhakrishnan
Answer »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.
Question : 2
Sakharov human rights prize 2014 won by–
a) Denis Mukwege
b) Anna Hazare
c) Adam Johnson
d) David Barboza
Answer »Answer: (a)
Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize 2014. He was awarded for his efforts in helping thousands of gang rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Question : 3
United Nations’ appreciation for better management of cyclone, Phalin was awarded in 2014 to the government of
a) Andaman & Nicobar
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Odisha
Answer »Answer: (d)
The United Nations, in December 2013, honoured Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for successful management of cyclone Phailin. India (Odisha), thus, became the first country in South East Asia to be felicitated for disaster management by the UN.
Question : 4
Who among the following received both Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan ?
a) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
b) Morarji Desai
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Ayub Khan
Answer »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.
Question : 5
The Rajiv Gandhi Sadhvawana Puraskar for the year 1997 was given to—
a) Mother Teresa
b) Dr. Julies Nyrere
c) Dr. Nelson Mandela
d) Lata Mangeshkar
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (e)
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (English: Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is an Indian award 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 Rs. five lakhs.
It is given on August 20, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day). The 1996 winner of this award was Lata Mangeshkar, followed by Sunil Dutti in 1998; Kapila Vatsayan in 2000, etc.
Note: Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (English: Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is an Indian award 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 Rs. ten lakhs.
It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavana Diwas (Harmony Day). In 2016 above award is presented to Shobha Mudgal (singer).
Question : 6
Global 500' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
a) Elimination of illiteracy
b) Population control
c) Protection of environment
d) Campaign against AIDS
Answer »Answer: (c)
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