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AFCAT-2 2021 FINAL MARATHON

FOLLOW
SAHIL RANA

AWARDS
FINAL MARATHON FREE CLASS SCHEDULE
ENGLISH CLASS AT 1PM

GK CLASS AT 5PM

REASONING CLASS AT 6.30PM

• The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is an international
sports event that will be held from 23 July to
8 August 2021, in the city of Tokyo, Japan.
Motto: United by Emotion. Events: 339 in 33
sports.
• Mascot: Miraitowa; created by Ryo Taniguchi
• There will be 339 events in total, in 33
different types of sports. 5 New games will be
introduced along with fifteen new events
including 3x3 Basketball, Freestyle BMX and
Madison Cycling (Continued again).
• The name of the 2020 Summer Olympics
Mascot is Miraitowa. It is derived from the
Japanese words Mirai (future) and Towa Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
(eternity). The mascot embodies both the old
and the new, echoing the concept of
"innovation from harmony". The Mascot was 1 United States (USA) 39 41 33 113
created by Ryo Taniguchi.
• 2022 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.
2 China (CHN) 38 32 18 88
• Bermuda, the Philippines and Qatar won their
first-ever Olympic gold medals, while Burkina
Faso San Marino,and Turkmenistan won their 3 Japan (JPN)* 27 14 17 58
first-ever medals. In addition, North
Macedonia won its first-ever silver medal,
having previously received one bronze medal.
India (IND) 1 2 4 7
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Question-1 Who amidst the following won the Nobel Prize in Science in two different
disciplines?
(1) Russell Hulse
(2) David Lee
(3) Madam Curie
(4) Paul Boyer

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) Marie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist, working mainly in France, who is
famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to
win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win in two fields, and the only person to
win in multiple sciences. She was also the first female professor at the University
of Paris (La Sorbonne), and in 1995 became the first woman to be entombed on
her own merits in Paris’ Pantheon. She shared her 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics
with her husband Pierre Curie and with physicist Henri Becquerel. She was the
sole winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Her achievements included a
theory of radioactivity (a term that she coined), techniques for isolating
radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two elements, polonium and radium.
Under her direction, the world’s first studies were conducted into the treatment of
neoplasms, using radioactive isotopes.
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2 Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and
Medicine Discovered Hepatitis C virus
0 Charles M. Rice
2 Discovered that black hole
0 Roger Penrose formation is a robust prediction of
Physics the general theory of relativity
Discovered supermassive compact
W Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez
object at the centre of our galaxy
I Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Discovered the method for genome
N Chemistry
A. Doudna editing
N
For her unmistakable poetic voice
E
Louise Glück Literature that with austere beauty makes
R
individual existence universal
S
For its efforts to combat hunger, for
its contribution to bettering
conditions for peace in conflict-
World Food Programme (WFP) Peace affected areas and for acting as a
driving force in efforts to prevent
the use of hunger as a weapon of
war and conflict.
For improvements to auction
Paul R. Milgrom, Robert B. Wilson Economic Sciences theory and inventions of new
auction formats.
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Question-2 Who amongst the following won the Nobel Prize at least twice?
(1) Winston Churchill
(2) Madame Curie
(3) Octavio Paz
(4) George Choupak

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(2) Madame Curie shared her 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband Pierre
Curie and with physicist Henri Becquerel. She was the sole winner of the 1911
Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Her achievements included a theory of radioactivity (a
term that she coined), techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes, and the
discovery of two elements, polonium and radium. Under her direction, the world’s
first studies were conducted into the treatment of neoplasms, using radioactive
isotopes.

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Question-3 Booker prize is given in the field of :

(1) Medicine
(2) Adventure
(3) Fiction writing
(4) Science

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best
original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the
Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. It is one of the awards given in
the field of fiction writing. Note : The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary
prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English
language and published in the UK.
The Booker Prize of the 2020 has been announced and the coveted honour has
been bestowed on Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain. In his debut work, Stuart
presents a tightly-cut portrait of the working class during the 1980s in Glasgow.

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Question-4 Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India?
(1) C.D. Deshmukh
(2) Jayaprakash Narayan
(3) Dr. Verghese Kurien
(4) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(4) The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President
Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic
idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia’s
Nobel Prize. The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based
in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government. Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath
Deshmukh won this award in 1959, becoming the second recipient of this award after Jipson John of
Taiwan in 1958. He was an Indian civil servant and the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of
the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities. He subsequently served as the Finance
Minister in the Union Cabinet (1950–1956).After resignation from Union Cabinet He worked as
Chairman of U.G.C.(1956–1961). He served as Vice-Chancellor of University of s Delhi (1962–67). He was
also President of I.S.I.(Indian Statistical Institute) from 1945 to 1964,Honorary Chirman of National Book
Trust (1957–60). Note : The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former
Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the
people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. Human rights activist Bezwada Wilson and
Carnatic musician Thodur Madabusi Krishna are winners of the Magsaysay Award from India in 2016.
Acharya vinobha Bhave was the first Indian to receive Ramon Magsaysay award in 1958 for
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Question-5 Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for inventing the microchip?
(1) Jack St. Clair Kilby
(2) Eric Cornell
(3) Carl Wieman
(4) Wolfgang Ketterle

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(1) Electrical engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit aka the microchip.
By definition the intergrated circuit or microchip is a set of interconnected
electronic components such as transistors and resistors, that are etched or
imprinted on a onto a tiny chip of a semiconducting material, such as silicon or
germanium. The microchip shrunk the size and cost of making electronics and
impacted the future designs of all computers and other electronics. The first
successful demonstration of the microchip was on September 12, 1958.

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Question-6 Which of the following Nobel laureates was never an Indian ?

(1) Mother Teresa
(2) S. Chandrashekhar
(3) V.S. Naipaul
(4) H.G. Khurana

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad “V. S.” Naipaul is a Trinidadian-British writer of Indo-
Trinidadian heritage known for his novels focusing on the legacy of the
British Empire’s colonialism. Naipaul was born in Chaguanas, Trinidad and
Tobago, to parents of Indian descent. But, he was never an Indian citizen. Mother
Teresa was originally an Yugoslav, but she became an Indian citizen in 1950.

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Question-7 Who was the first Gyanpeeth Puraskar winner ?

(1) Sumitra Nandan Pant
(2) G. Shankar Kurup
(3) K. Shivaram Karanth
(4) Uma Shankar Joshi

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(2) G. Sankara Kurup better known as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was the first
winner of the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary award. He won the prize in
1965 for his collection of poems in Malayalam Odakkuzhal (The bamboo flute,
1950). With part of the prize money he established the literary award Odakkuzhal
in 1968. He was also the recipient of the Soviet Land Nehru Award, in 1967, and
the Padma Bhushan in 1968. Note : The first recipient of the award was the
Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup who received the award in 1965 for his
collection of poems, Odakkuzhal (The Bamboo Flute), published in 1950.
In 1976, Bengali novelist Ashapoorna Devi became the first woman to win the
award for novel Pratham Pratisruti (The First Promise). Till now the Jnanpith
award has been conferred upon sixty(60) writers including seven women authors.
The most recent recipient of the award is Sanjay Suri in 2021.
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Question-8 Who from the following is an awardee of both the Nobel Prize and the
Bharat Ratna?
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) Mother Teresa
(4) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

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(3) Mother Teresa of Calcutta was an Albanian-born Indian Roman Catholic nun. “By
blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, she was an Indian. She was the recipient of
numerous honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Mother Teresa had first
been recognised by the Indian government more than a third of a century earlier
when she was awarded the Padma Shri in 1962 and the Jawaharlal Nehru Award
for International Understanding in 1969. She continued to receive major Indian
awards in subsequent years, including India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat
Ratna, in both 1972 and 1980.

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Question-9 The Government of which State has instituted the ‘Tansen Samman’ ?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Gujarat
(4) Maharashtra

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(2) The Tansen Samman is given by the government of Madhya Pradesh. This
prestigious award was instituted in the year 1980-1981 and is given in the
field of classical music. It carries Rs. 2 lakh in cash, citation, shawl and Shrifal.

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Question-10 Who has instituted the “Moortidevi Sahitya Puraskar” ?

(1) Ministry of HRD, Central Government
(2) Sahitya Academy
(3) Bharatiya Jnanapeeth Trust
(4) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) The Moorti devi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the
Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian
philosophy and culture. The prize includes an amount of Rupees two Lakh, a
plaque, a statue of Saraswati, and a shawl.

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Question-11 Kalinga Prize is given in which of the following fields?

(1) Arts
(2) Medicine
(3) Creative writing
(4) Science

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(4) The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional
skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people. It was created in 1952, following a donation from
Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India. The recipient of this
annual award must have demonstrated — during a brilliant career as writer, editor, lecturer, film
producer, radio/television programme director or presenter — talent in interpreting science and
technology for the public. The recipient should have striven to emphasize the international
importance of science and technology and the contribution they make to improving public
welfare, enriching the cultural heritage of nations, and solving problems facing humanity. Many
past prize winners have been scientists, while others have been trained in journalism or have been
educators or writers. Note : The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given
by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people. It was created in
1952, following a donation from Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation
Trust in India. Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the Kalinga Ratna Award for the year
2021, to Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan(AP).
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Question-12 In which city is the presentation ceremony of Nobel Peace Prize held ?
(1) Stockholm
(2) Oslo
(3) Geneva
(4) The Hague

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(2) The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish
industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the
prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature. Since 1901,
it has been awarded annually (with some exceptions) to those who have “done the
most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction
of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses. The
Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee presents the Nobel Peace Prize in
the presence of the King of Norway on 10 December each year (the anniversary of
Nobel’s death). The Peace Prize is the only Nobel Prize not presented in
Stockholm. The Nobel laureate receives a diploma, a medal and a document
confirming the prize amount. As of 2009, the prize was worth 10 million SEK
(about US$1.4 million). Since 1990, the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony is held at
Oslo City Hall.
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Question-13 Who was the First Indian Nobel Prize winner ?

(1) Sir C.V. Raman
(2) Mother Teresa
(3) S. Chandrashekar
(4) Rabindra Nath Tagore

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(4) Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was a poet, philosopher, educationist, artist and
social activist. Hailing from an affluent land-owning family from Bengal, he
received traditional education in India before traveling 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.

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Question-14 Who amidst the following won the Nobel Prize in Science in two different
disciplines ?
(1) Russell Hulse
(2) David Lee
(3) Madame Curie
(4) Paul Boyer

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(3) To date, four people have won a Nobel Prize twice. Those include: Maria
Sklodowska-Curie (1903 and 1911, for discovery of radioactivity (physics) and
later for isolating pure radium (chemistry); John Bardeen (1956 and 1972, for
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, for discovering the
structure of the insulin molecule (chemistry) and inventing a method to
determine base sequences in DNA (chemistry).

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Question-15 What is the prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?
(1) Rs. 1.50 lakh
(2) Rs. 2 lakhs
(3) Rs. 3 lakhs
(4) Rs. 5 lakhs

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(4) 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).
Note : The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, is the highest sporting honour of the
Republic of India. As of 2016, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and
a cash prize of 7.5 lakh (in 2017). The first recipient of the award was Chess
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who was honoured for the performance in the
year 1991–92. In 2001, sport shooter Abhinav Bindra, then aged 18, became the
youngest recipient of the award.The most recent recipients of the award are Rohit
Sharma (Cricket), Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para Athletics), Manika Batra (Table
Tennis), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling), and Rani Rampal (Hockey).
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Question-16 After whom is the Magsaysay Award named ?

(1) A former President of Indonesia
(2) A former King of Thailand
(3) A former President of Philippines
(4) A former Prime Minister of Australia

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former
Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in government,
courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic
society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia’s Nobel Prize. The
prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers
Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.

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Question-17 In which of the following fields Nobel Prize is not given ?

(1) Physics
(2) Mathematics
(3) Chemistry
(4) Medicine

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Question-18 Which industrialist has been honoured with Bharat Ratna ?

(1) Ghanshyamdas Birla
(2) JRD Tata
(3) Dhirubhai Ambani
(4) Sir Shriram

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(2) Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (29 July, 1904 – 29 November, 1993) was a
French-born Indian aviator and businessman who became India’s first licensed
pilot. In 1954, he was awarded the French Legion of Honour and. JRD Tata
received a number of awards. He received the Padma Vibhushan in 1957 on the
eve of the silver jubilee of Air India. He also received the Guggenheim Medal for
aviation in 1988. In 1992, because of his selfless humanitarian endeavors, JRD
Tata was awarded India’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna.

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Question-19 Which of the following international prizes/awards is given for

outstanding contribution in the field of journalism ?
(1) Booker Prize
(2) Pulitzer Prize
(3) Sakharov Prize
(4) Sullivan Award

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(2) The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online
journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established in 1917 by
provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Pulitzer,
and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded
yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of these, each winner receives a
certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category
of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal.

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105th class of Pulitzer Prize 2021 winners in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music were announced. 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 American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had
made his fortune as a newspaper publisher and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

1. Public service The New York Times

2. Criticism Wesley Morris of The New York Times

3. Editorial writing Robert Greene of the Los Angeles Times

Megha Rajagopalan, Alison Killing and Christo Buschek of Bu

4. International Reporting
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5. Breaking News Reporting Staff of the Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minn.

Question-20 Who among the following former Chiefs of Army Staff had been
awarded the ‘Mahavir Chakra’ twice ?
(1) General K.M. Cariappa
(2) General K.S. Thimmayya
(3) General A.S. Vaidya
(4) General S.H.F.J. Man-ekshaw

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(3) The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military decoration in India
and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy,
whether on land, at sea or in the air. It may be awarded posthumously. Literally
Maha Veer means great warrior. General Arun Shridhar Vaidya was the 13th Chief
of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army. he was awarded MahaVir Chakra
twice.
Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu, who led his troops against the "vicious"
Chinese attack in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in June last year, has been
posthumously named for the second-highest military award, Mahavir Chakra, for
acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy.

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Question-21 Biologist of Indian origin who received the Nobel Prize was
(1) Raja Ramanna
(2) C.V. Raman
(3) Hargovind Khorana
(4) Jagadish Chandra Bose

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) Har Gobind Khorana also known as Hargobind Khorana (January 9, 1922 –
November 9, 2011) was a biochemist who shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for
Physiology or Medicine with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Holley for
research that helped to show how the nucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry the
genetic code of the cell, control the cell’s synthesis of proteins. Khorana and
Nirenberg were also awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia
University in the same year.

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Question-22 Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to
(1) Monetary Economics
(2) Welfare Economics
(3) Econometrics
(4) Development Economics

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(2) Amartya Sen, is an Indian Bengali economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel
Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare
economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of
society’s poorest members. Sen is best known for his work on the causes of
famine, which led to the development of practical solutions for preventing or
limiting the effects of real or perceived shortages of food. He helped to create
the United Nations Human Development Index. In 2012, he became the first non-
American recipient of the National Humanities Medal.

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Question-23 Grammy Award is given in the field of

(1) Literature
(2) Music
(3) Science
(4) Inventions and Discoveries

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(2) A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) – or Grammy – is an
accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United
States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The annual
presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some
of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised
ceremony. It is the music equivalent to the Emmy Awards for television, the
Tony Awards for stage performances, and the Academy Awards for motion
pictures. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, and it
was set up to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.
Following the 2011 ceremony, NARAS overhauled many Grammy Award
categories for 2012.

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The 63rd edition of the annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. The 2021 Grammy
awards recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, between September 1, 2019, to
August 31, 2020. The award is presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the American music
industry. Beyonce received the most nominations with nine, as well as the most awards with four.

1. Album Of The Year “Folklore” by Taylor Swift

2. Record Of The Year “Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish
3. Best New Artist Megan Thee Stallion
4. Best Rap Album “King’s Disease” by Nas
5. Best R&B Album Winner “Bigger Love” by John Legend
“Savage” by Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brit
6. Best Rap Song
tany
7. Best Country Album “Wildcard” — Miranda Lambert
“I Can’t Breathe” by Dernst Emile II, H.E
8. Song Of The Year
.R. and Tiara Thomas
9. Best Rock Album “The New Abnormal” by The Strokes
“Stay High” by Brittany Howard, songwr
10. Best Rock Song
iter (Brittany Howard)
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Question-24 Who, among the following, is a non-Indian who was conferred “Bharat
Ratna”?
(1) Mother Teresa
(2) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
(3) Nelson Mandela
(4) Lord Mountbatten

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(3) Nelson Mandela, a South African politician who served as President of South
Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative
democratic election, became the second non-citizen and first non-Indian recipient
of the Bharat Ratna in 1990. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the first non-Indian
recipient of this honour in 1987.

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Question-25 Match the following :

I II
A. Arjun award 1. Persons of cineworld
B. Oscar award 2. Journalists
C. Dronacharya 3 Sport person award
D. Pulitzer prize 4. Coaches

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

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

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(2) 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-26 The first Indian to win Nobel Prize was

(1) C.V. Raman
(2) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(3) Hargobind Khurana
(4) Amartya Sen

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(2) Though Ronal Ross (Medicine: 1902) and Rudyard Kipling (1907: Literature)
won the Nobel Prizes, they were both foreign citizens born in India. Rabindranath
Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in
1913.

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Question-27 How many person distinguished in the field of music have so far
been awarded ‘‘Bharat Ratna’’ ?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5

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(4) M. S. Subbulakshmi (1998): Carnatic classical singer; Ravi Shankar (1999): Sitar
player; Lata Mangeshkar (2001): playback singer; Bismillah Khan (2001):
Hindustani classical shehnai player; and Bhimsen Joshi (2008): Hindustani
classical singer.
Note : so far 6 people got Baharat Ratna award in the field of music 6th one was
Pandit bhim sen joshi (2008). Last time Madan Mohan Malaviya and Atal Bihari
Vajpayee got this award in 2015.

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Question-28 Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of

(1) Indira Gandhi
(2) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(3) Rajiv Gandhi
(4) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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(3) The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award is given for service to children. Under this
Scheme, every year the National Selection Committee selects three individuals
who are presented the award on August 20 (the birthday of Rajiv Gandhi).

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Question-29 Who received Booker prize for the Book “Half a Life” ?
(1) Arundhati Roy
(2) Anita Desai
(3) V.S. Naipaul
(4) Kiran Bedi

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(3) Half a Life is a 2001 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A.
Knopf. The novel is set in India, Africa and Europe (London, Berlin and
Portugal). Half a Life was long listed for the Man Booker prize (2001).
Note : Paul Beatty was awarded the 2016 Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout,
receiving 50,000 pounds ($61,000), and becoming the first American
author to be awarded the prize.

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Question-30 Who among the following had got the Bharat Ratna Award before
becoming the President of India ?
(1) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(3) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(4) V.V. Giri

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who became
the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India
from 1962 to 1967. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954.

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Question-31 Who, out of the following, was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna Award ?
(1) B.C. Roy
(2) S. Chandrasekhar
(3) C.V. Raman
(4) Gobind Ballabh Pant

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(3) C.V. Raman: 1954; Gobind Ballabh Pant: 1957; Bidhan Chandra Roy: 1961; and
S. Chandrashekhar: he has not won the Award.

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Question-32 Nobel Prize in which field is not paid out of the endowment set up by Dr.
Alfred Nobel ?
(1) Peace
(2) Medicine
(3) Economics
(4) Chemistry

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(3) The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is not one of the Nobel Prizes
established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895. The Prize in Economics, as it is
referred to by the Nobel Foundation, was established and endowed by Sweden's
central bank Sveriges Riksbank, in 1968 on the occasion of the bank's 300th
anniversary, in memory of Alfred Nobel.

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Question-33 Who was the first actress to be conferred the honour of Padmashree ?
(1) Kanan Devi
(2) Devika Rani
(3) Sulochana
(4) Nargis Dutt

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(4) Nargis Dutt was the first film actress to conferred by the Government of India
with the Padma Shri title, the fourth highest civilian award in 1958. In early
1970s, she became the first patron of Spastics Society of India, and her subsequent
work with the organization brought her recognition as a social worker, and later a
Rajya Sabha nomination in 1980.

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These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan
usually around March/ April every year. This year the President has approved conferment of 119 Padma Awards including
1 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10
Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards. 29 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from
the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 16 Posthumous awardees and 1 transgender awardee.
Padma Vibhushan:
1. Shri Shinzo Abe Public Affairs Japan
2. Shri S P Balasubramaniam Art Tamil Nadu
(Posthumous)
3. Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde Medicine Karnataka
4. Shri Narinder Singh Kapany Science and United States of
(Posthumous) Engineering America
5. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Others- Spiritualism Delhi
6. Shri B. B. Lal Others- Archaeology Delhi
7. Shri Sudarshan Sahoo Art Odisha
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Question-34 Who was the first lady recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
(1) Nargis Dutt
(2) Uma Devi
(3) Devika Rani
(4) Sulochana

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(3) Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich was an early Indian movie star who won the first
Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969. Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in
1969. In 1958, the President of India honoured Devika Rani with a Padma Shri.
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javedkar
announced that the famous actor Rajnikanth has been honoured with the
Dadasaheb Phalke award 2019. He has been awarded for his timeless and majestic
contribution to Indian cinema as an actor, a producer and a screenwriter.
The Father of Indian Cinema 'Dadasaheb Phalke' was born in Mumbai on 30 April
1870. He made the first Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra in the year 1913.
In his memory, the Government of India introduced the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
in 1969.

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Question-35 Who among the following had got the Bharat Ratna Award before
becoming the President of India?
(1) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(3) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(4) V.V.Giri

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) Sarvepalli Radha krishnan was became the second President of India from 1962 to
1967. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954.

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Question-36 Jnanpith Award is conferred to those in the field of

(1) Literature
(2) History
(3) Drama
(4) Dance

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(1) The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi
Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the
country. The award was instituted in 1961. Any Indian citizen who writes in any
of the official languages of India is eligible for the honour.
Note : The most recent Jnanpith award recipient is Bengali poet and critic
Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.

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Question-37 Who was the first musician to be felicitated with ‘Bharat Ratna’ ?
(1) Lata Mangeshkar
(2) M.S. Subbulakshmi
(3) Pt. Ravi Shankar
(4) Pt. Bhimsem Joshi

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(2) M. S. Subbulakshmi was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician
ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 1998. She is
the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered
Asia‘s Nobel Prize in 1974.

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Question-38 Bharat Ratna is designed like the leaf of

(1) Banyan tree
(2) Peepal tree
(3) Cocount tree
(4) Sandalwood tree

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(2) The actual award is designed in the shape of a peepul leaf and carries with the
words "Bharat Ratna“, inscribed in Devanagari script. The reverse side of
the medal carries the state emblem and motto.

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Question-39 Who was the first Hindi writer to receive Jnanpith Award?
(1) Mahadevi Verma
(2) Sumitranandan Pant
(3) Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
(4) S.H. Vatsyayan

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(2) In 1968, Sumitranandan Pant received the Jnanpith Award for ‘Chidambara,’
becoming the first Hindi writer to have achieved this award. Pant was
considered one of the major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of Hindi literature.

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Question-40 Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award ?

(1) Dr. K.V. Puttappa
(2) G. Sankara Kurup
(3) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
(4) M.T. Vasudevan Nair

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(2) G. Sankara Kurup was the first winner of the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest
literary award. He won the prize in 1965 for his collection of poems in
Malayalam Odakkuzhal (The bamboo flute, 1950).

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Question-41 Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna ?

(1) B.R. Ambedkar
(2) K. Kamraj
(3) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(4) M.G. Ramachandran

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(3) Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first person to have received the Bharat Ratna
posthumously in 1966. Other posthumous recipients of the Bharat Ratna
include: K. Kamaraj: 1976, M. G. Ramachandran: 1988, and B.R. Ambedkar:
1990.

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Question-42 Who was the first Indian woman winner of ‘Miss Universe’ award?
(1) Reeta Faria
(2) Aishwarya Rai
(3) Lara Datta
(4) Sushmita Sen

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(4) 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.
The current Miss Universe is Andrea Meza of Mexico who was crowned on May
16, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida.

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Question-43 Which of the following awards is instituted by the UNESCO?

(1) Nehru Award for International Understanding
(2) Kalinga Prize
(3) Arjuna Award
(4) Nobel Prize

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(2) The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by
UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people. It was
created in 1952, following a donation from Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the
Kalinga Foundation Trust in India. The Kalinga Prize is awarded during the
Celebration of the World Science Day in odd years (2003, 2005, etc.) and in New
Delhi, India, in even years. Under the terms of the Prize, the recipient receives
twenty thousand dollars (20,000 USD) and a UNESCO Albert Einstein Silver
Medal.

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Question-44 Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature
?
(1) Saraswati Samman
(2) Vyas Samman
(3) Kalidas Samman
(4) Jnanpith Award

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(4) The Jnanpith Award is India’s highest honour in the field of literature. Along with
the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary
honours in the country. The award was instituted in 1961.

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Question-45 Moortidevi Award is given annually in which of the following fields ?

(1) Literature
(2) Films
(3) Journalism
(4) Music

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(1) The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the
Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy
and culture. The prize includes an amount of Rupees Four Lakh, a plaque, a statue
of Saraswati, and a shawl.

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Question-46 The first woman to get the Bharat Ratna Award is

(1) Mother Teresa
(2) Indira Gandhi
(3) Lata Mangeshkar
(4) Sarojini Naidu

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(2) Indira Gandhi became the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1971. She
served as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980
until her assassination in 1984. Instituted in 1954, the Bharat Ratna is the highest
civilian award of India.

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Question-47 The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award was

(1) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(2) Nelson Mandela
(3) Dalai Lama
(4) Annie Besant

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(1) Though usually conferred on Indian citizens, the Bharat Ratna has been awarded
to one naturalised citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians,
Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 and former South African
President Nelson Mandela in 1990.

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Question-48 The award given for outstanding performance in sports is

(1) Dronacharya Award
(2) Bharat Ratna
(3) Padma Shri Award
(4) Arjuna Award

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(4) The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,
government of India, to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports.
Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of Rs. 500,000, a bronze statuette
of Arjuna and a scroll.
Jimmy George receiving the Arjuna Award. At age 21, he was the youngest
volleyball player to win the Arjuna Award

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1st woman recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Karnam Malleshwari
Award
1st recipient of Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement
Aparna Ghosh
Award
1st cricket player to be awarded the Arjuna Award Salim Durrani
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Question-49 In which field is B.C. Roy Award given ?

(1) Music
(2) Journalism
(3) Medicine
(4) Environment

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(3) B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of medicine. It was instituted in 1976 in
memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India. It is presented by President
of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors’ Day.
Orthopedics Surgeon Dr. Yash Gulati and Dr. Subhash Gupta, Liver Transplant
Surgeon have been honored with Dr. BC Roy National Award 2021 by the
President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
India celebrates National Doctor's Dayon July 1, the birth anniversary of Dr
Bidhan Chandra Roy, an eminent physician, academician, freedom fighter and
politician. Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal
after India gained Independence.

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Question-50 Which is the highest gallantry Award in India ?

(1) Vir Chakra
(2) Param Vishist Seva Medal
(3) Kirti Chakra
(4) Param Vir Chakra

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(4) The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India’s highest gallantry awardthat is awarded for
the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour or self-
sacrifice in the presence of the enemy on land, sea or air. Established on 26
January 1950, it is similar to the Medal of Honor in the United States and the
Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom.

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Question-51 In which field is Pulitzer Prize awarded for outstanding work ?

(1) Environment Study
(2) Science and Technology
(3) Literature and Journalism
(4) International Understanding

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) The Pulitzer Prizeis 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 American (Hungarian-born)
Joseph Pulitzer. The award is administered by Columbia University, New York.

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Question-52 Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?

(1) Vir Chakra
(2) Param Vir Chakra
(3) Ashok Chakra
(4) Mahavir Chakra

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(3) The Ashoka Chakra is India’s highest peacetime military decoration awarded for
valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is
the peace time 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.

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Question-53 The prestigious ‘Jawaharlal NehruAward for International

Understanding’ is instituted by
(1) National Centre for Art and Culture
(2) Department of Youth and Sports
(3) Nehru Memorial Museum
(4) Indian Council for Cultural Relations

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ANSWER EXPLANATION
(4) The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding was established in
1965 and is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). It
is awarded to people for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of
international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world.
It was established in honour of Jawaharlal Nehru.

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Question-54 Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a special Oscar?
(1) Mahesh Bhatt
(2) Satyajit Ray
(3) Mira Nair
(4) G.P.Sippy

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(2) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Satyajit Ray, widely
regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century, an Honorary
Oscar in 1992 for Lifetime Achievement. The Government of India honoured him
with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in the same year.

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Question-55 Which of the following international prizes/awards is given for

outstanding contribution in the field of Journalism?
(1) Oscar Award
(2) Booker Prize
(3) Pulitzer Prize
(4) Sullivan Award

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(3) 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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Question-56 The Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for _______ .

(1) Government service
(2) Literary work
(3) International understanding
(4) Social work

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(3) Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for international understanding. It was
established in 1965 and is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations (ICCR) to people “for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of
international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world.”

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Question-57 Which of the following is the world’s top environmental conservation

award?
(1) Golden Bear Award
(2) Golden Panda Award
(3) Golden Globe Award
(4) Golden Palms Award

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(2) The Gold Panda is the highest conservation award by the World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF), the leading global environmental organisation. WWF is an
international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field
of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of humanity’s footprint on
the environment.

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Question-58 In which field did Amartya Sen win the Nobel Prize ?
(1) Micro Economics
(2) Welfare Economics
(3) Economic Growth Model
(4) Input Output Model

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(2) Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his
contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory and for his interest
in the problems of society’s poorest members. Sen was best known for his work
on the causes of famine, which led to the development of practical solutions for
preventing or limiting the shortages of food.

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Question-59 Who was the first American to win Nobel Peace prize?
(1) Abraham Lincoln
(2) George Bush Sr
(3) Theodore Roosevelt
(4) Franklin Roosevelt

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(3) Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the 26th president of the United States from
1901 to 1909, was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any category.
He received the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for having negotiated peace in the Russo-
Japanese war in 1904-5. He also resolved a dispute with Mexico by resorting to
arbitration as recommended by the peace movement.

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