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Questions : Consider the following statements :
  1. The Saraswati Samman is the most prestigious award of the KK Birla Foundation.
  2. The Samman is given annually to an outstanding literary work published in Hindi only during the last 10 years.
  3. It was initiated in 1991.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation.The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language .

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Question : 1

Consider the following fields

  1. Biology
  2. Physics
  3. Medicine
  4. Mathematics
Which of the fields given above is/are awarded in the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize?

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) 3 and 4 only

Answer: (b)

Question : 2

Who was the first Indian woman winner of ‘Miss Universe’ award?

a) Lara Datta

b) Aishwarya Rai

c) Reeta Faria

d) Sushmita Sen

Answer: (d)

In 1994, Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title after winning the Miss India crown and became the first Indian woman ever to win the Miss Universe crown. The same year the runner-up of Miss India, Aishwariya Rai, won the Miss World title.

Question : 3

Consider the following statements

  1. Bollywood actress Rekha was honoured with the third Yash Chopra Memorial Award on 26th January 2016.
  2. The Foundation annually honours a distinguished senior film personality for outstanding contribution to film industry with a Gold Medal and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.
  3. The award has been instituted by the Times group in the memory of the late producer-director Yash Chopra.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Codes:

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) None of them

Answer: (b)

The award has been instituted by the TSR Foundation in the memory of the late producer-director Yash Chopra

Question : 4

Girish Karnad is :

a) The President of the Film and Television Institute of Indian Society.

b) A recipient of Gnanpith Award

c) A well known playwright and actor.

d) All the above.

Answer: (d)

Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in the Kannada language. His rise as a prominent playwright in the 1960s, marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada, just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali, Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi, and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi.

He is a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.

He has served as Director of the Film and Television Institute of India (1974–1975) and Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of the Performing Arts (1988–93).

Question : 5

Which of the following states conferred the Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar?

a) Rajasthan

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

Answer: (d)

Lata Mangeshkar puraskar, instituted in 1992 by the Maharashtra government carries a cash prize of ` 5,00,000 and a citation. Renowned music director Anandji Shah, of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo, was the last recipient of the Lata Mangeshkar Award.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements

  1. Golden Peacock Awards have given a boost to the industry worldwide.
  2. Award winners cannot use the Golden Peacock Awards Logo on all promotional literature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither of these

Answer: (b)

Award winners are eligible to use the Golden Peacock Awards Logo on all promotional kinds of literature.

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