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(a) Virat Kohli
(b) VVS Laxman
(c) Sunil Gavaskar
(d) Yuvaraj
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
Virat Kohli won the ‘CEAT international cricketer of the year’ 2011-12 award in New Delhi in January 2013. Kohli pipped South African batsman Hashim Amla, Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, Australian captain Michael Clarke and Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal to get the award.
Note : Ravichandran Ashwin has become the third India player and 12th player overall to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named as the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016.
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Question : 1
The first recipient of Bharat Ratna was
a) B. C. Roy
b) Govind Vallabh Pant
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) C. V. Raman
Answer »Answer: (d)
C Rajagopalachari, S Radhakrishnan and CV Raman were given Bharat Ratna in 1954.
- Jawaharlal Nehru — 1955
- Govind Ballabh Pant — 1958
- Dr BC Roy — 1961
Question : 2
The ‘Global 500’ awards are given for outstanding achievement in which one of the following fields?
a) Environmental Protection
b) Medicine
c) Literature
d) Promotion of International Peace
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Global 500 Roll of Honour was launched in 1987 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to recognize and honour environmental achievement.
This award is a tribute to success on the front lines of environmental action. It honours individuals and organizations that combat environmental issues despite immense social, political and logistical obstacles.
Question : 3
Which Indian scientist has had the distinction of receiving not only the Nobel Prize, but also Bharat Ratna?
a) Dr. C.V. Raman
b) Dr. J.C. Bose
c) Dr. Homi Bhabha
d) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Answer »Answer: (a)
Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength. In 1954 he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.
Question : 4
The National bravery award is also known as :
a) Rashtriya Puraskar
b) Hind Puraskar
c) Bharati Puraskar
d) Bharat Puraskar
Answer »Answer: (d)
National Bravery award also known as Bharat Puraskar for Indian Children is given each year by Government of India and Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) to Indian children for meritorious acts of bravery against all odds. The award is given to around 24 children below the age of 16.
Question : 5
Who was the First Indian Nobel Prize winner?
a) S. Chandrashekar
b) Mother Teresa
c) Sir C.V. Raman
d) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer »Answer: (d)
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was a poet, philosopher, educationist, artist and social activist. Hailing from an affluent land-owning family from Bengal, he received a traditional education in India before travelling to England for further study.
He abandoned his formal education and returned home, founding a school, Santiniketan, where children received an education in consonance with Tagore’s own ideas of communion with nature and emphasis on literature and the arts.
In time, Tagore’s works, written originally in Bengali, were translated into English; the Gitanjali (“Tribute in verse”), a compendium of verses, named ‘Song Offerings’ in English was widely acclaimed for its literary genius.
In 1913, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was the first person of non-Western heritage to be awarded a Nobel Prize.
Question : 6
Who amongst the following cricketers has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) M.S. Dhoni
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Virender Sehwag
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words “Khel Ratna” literally mean “sports gem” in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component.
Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/- (c.11,500 USD).The money has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 750,000. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team and the Chennai Super Kings cricket team. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.
Note: The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was instituted in 1991–92; the award was given for the performance by a sportsperson in a year. Based on the suggestions provided by the 2014 award selection committee, the Ministry revised the criteria in February 2015 to consider the performance over a period of four years.
In 2015 award was given to Sania Mirza. 2016 recipients of the award are the badminton player P. V. Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, sports shooter Jitu Rai, and wrestler Sakshi Malik.
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