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(a) The Chandrayan Mission Team
(b) Agni-5 Missile Team
(c) The Mars Orbiter Mission Team
(d) GSLV MK-III Team
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
The Mars Orbiter Mission Team of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the Science and Engineering category.
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission was launched on 5 November 2013 and it reached the Mars orbit on 24 September 2014.
The Indian spacecraft has gone into orbit around Mars on the very first attempt and no other country has been able to do this till now.
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Question : 1
Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sabhavana Award?
a) Morarji Desai
b) Mother Teresa
c) J.R.D Tata
d) None of these
Answer »Answer: (b)
The first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna award was conferred on Mother Teresa in 1992.
The award was instituted by the All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It is given on August 20, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.
Question : 2
Name the winner of the Sanjay Chopra National Award for Bravery 2008.
a) Amit Kumar
b) Santosh Sen
c) Saumika Mishra
d) Pappu
Answer »Answer: (c)
The prestigious ‘Geetha Chopra Award’ was presented to Ms Prachi Santosh Sen from Madhya Pradesh and the ‘Sanjay Chopra Award’ was presented to Master Saumik Mishra of Uttar Pradesh for their exemplary courageous acts.
The coveted ‘Bapu Gaidhani Award’ was presented to Ms Kavita Kanwar (posthumously) and Ms Seema Kanwar of Chhattisgarh and another ‘Bapu Gaidhani Award’ was presented to Ms Asu Kanwar for exhibiting extraordinary courage. She got National bravery awards in 2008.
Note: Sanjay Chopra Award and Geeta Chopra Award instituted for bravery by children under the age of 16.
Question : 3
Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?
a) Ashok Chakra
b) Param Vir Chakra
c) Vir Chakra
d) Mahavir Chakra
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Ashoka Chakra is India’s highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra and is awarded for the “most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice” other than in the face of the enemy.
Question : 4
Which of the following is an award instituted by UNESCO?
a) Pritzker prize
b) Pulitzer prize
c) Stirling prize
d) Kalinga Award
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Kalinga Prize for popularization of Science is an international distinction instituted by UNESCO. It was started in 1951 by donation from Mr Bijoyanand Patnaik, founder and president of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India.
Question : 5
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 : 6
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.
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