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The following question based on honours & awards topic of general awareness mcq
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 |
(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
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
- Arjuna Award: instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports;
- Oscar Awards: given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements;
- Dronacharya Award: presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching; and
- Pulitzer Prize: a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition.
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Question : 1
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city ?
a) Oslo
b) Geneva
c) Brussels
d) Stockhlm
Answer »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 : 2
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 »Answer: (a)
Question : 3
Consider the following Statements:
- Indian-American author Akhil Sharma wonThe Folio Prize 2015 for his novel Family Life.
- The prize recognises the best fiction of any language from around the world.
- The Folio Prize was instituted in 2000.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (c)
The prize recognises the best Englishlanguage fiction from around the world, published in the United Kingdom (UK) during a given year, regardless of form, genre or the author’s country of origin.The Folio Prize was instituted in 2014.
Question : 4
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
Answer »Answer: (a)
To date, four people have won a Nobel Prize twice. Those include:
- Maria Sklodowska-Curie (1903 and 1911, for the discovery of radioactivity (physics) and later for isolating pure radium (chemistry);
- John Bardeen (1956 and 1972, for the invention of the transistor (physics) and for coming up with the theory of superconductivity (physics);
- Linus Pauling (1954 and 1962, for research into the chemical bond in terms of complex substances (chemistry) and for anti-nuclear activism (peace); and
- Frederick Sanger (1958 and 1980, discovering the structure of the insulin molecule (chemistry) and inventing a method to determine base sequences in DNA (chemistry).
Question : 5
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 »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 : 6
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 »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.
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