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Questions : Who amidst the following won the Nobel Prize in Science in two different disciplines ?

(a) Madame Curie

(b) David Lee

(c) Russell Hulse

(d) Paul Boyer

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

To date, four people have won a Nobel Prize twice. Those include:

  1. Maria Sklodowska-Curie (1903 and 1911, for the discovery of radioactivity (physics) and later for isolating pure radium (chemistry);
  2. John Bardeen (1956 and 1972, for the invention of the transistor (physics) and for coming up with the theory of superconductivity (physics);
  3. Linus Pauling (1954 and 1962, for research into the chemical bond in terms of complex substances (chemistry) and for anti-nuclear activism (peace); and
  4. Frederick Sanger (1958 and 1980, discovering the structure of the insulin molecule (chemistry) and inventing a method to determine base sequences in DNA (chemistry).

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Question : 1

Match the following:

List I List II
A. Arjun award 1. Persons of Cineworld
B. Oscar award 2. Journalists
C. Dronacharya award  3. Sportsperson 
D. Pulitzer prize 4. Coaches
Codes: A B C D

a) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

b) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

c) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

d) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

Answer: (b)

  1. Arjuna Award: instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports;
  2. Oscar Awards: given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements;
  3. Dronacharya Award: presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching; and
  4. Pulitzer Prize: a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition.

Question : 2

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city ?

a) Oslo

b) Geneva

c) Brussels

d) Stockhlm

Answer: (a)

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

Question : 3

Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Indian Government?

a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

b) M.A. Jinnah

c) Liaqat Ali Khan

d) Muhammad Iqbal

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

Who is the recipient of Man Booker International Prize 2016 for the novel ‘The Vegetarian’?

a) Elena Ferrante

b) Han Kang

c) Orhan Pamuk

d) Tonkin

Answer: (b)

The Vegetarian by Han Kang was, on 16 May 2016, announced as the winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. The novel was translated by Deborah Smith and published by Portobello Books. Han Kangis a South Korean author.

Question : 5

Which of the following international prizes/awards is given for outstanding contribution in the field of Journalism?

a) Pulitzer Prize

b) Booker Prize

c) Oscar Award

d) Sullivan Award

Answer: (a)

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

Question : 6

The first recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award was

a) B.N. Sarkar

b) Mrs. Kanan Devi

c) Mrs. Devika Rani

d) Prithvi Raj Kapoor

Answer: (c)

Mrs. Devika Rani Roerich received the first Dada Sahab Phalke Award in 1969. Soumitra Chatterjee was conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2011 on May 3, 2012. Pran will be conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2012 on May 3, 2013.

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