Awards and honours

11. Who among the following was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015?

Mahesh Bhupati
Sorabjit Sen
Sania Mirza
Leander Paes

Detailed SolutionWho among the following was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015?

12. Who among the following is not a recipient of ‘Dada Saheb Phalke’ Award?

Ramanand Sagar
Raj Kapoor
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
Ashok Kumar

Detailed SolutionWho among the following is not a recipient of ‘Dada Saheb Phalke’ Award?

13. The first prize of the National Human Rights Commission has been awarded recently to which movie?

Pink
Black and White
Red and White
Black

Detailed SolutionThe first prize of the National Human Rights Commission has been awarded recently to which movie?

14. Amongst the following who is the latest recipient of the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award?

Sachin Tendulkar
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Amartya Sen
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Detailed SolutionAmongst the following who is the latest recipient of the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award?

15. Consider the following statement about ‘Param Vir Chakra’: 1. It is the highest peacetime gallantry award. 2. It is the replacement of British Victoria Cross. 3. It can be awarded to civilians. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

Detailed SolutionConsider the following statement about ‘Param Vir Chakra’: 1. It is the highest peacetime gallantry award. 2. It is the replacement of British Victoria Cross. 3. It can be awarded to civilians. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

16. In which of the following fields is the B. C. Roy Award given?

Music
nan
Roy Award given? A. Music B. Journalism C. Environment
Medical

Detailed SolutionIn which of the following fields is the B. C. Roy Award given?

17. Who among the following is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema?

Kunal Nayyar
Vishal Bhardwaj
Om Puri
Zeishan Quadri

Detailed SolutionWho among the following is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema?

18. Who won the Nobel Prize for Peace for the year 2014?

Barack Obama
Ban Ki Moon
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi
European Union

Detailed SolutionWho won the Nobel Prize for Peace for the year 2014?

19. The Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city?

Oslo
Stockholm
Brussels
Geneva

Detailed SolutionThe Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city?

20. Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?

Linus Pauling
Samuel Beckett
Philip Noel - Baker
Ralph Bunche

Detailed SolutionWho among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?

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