Awards and honours

21. Consider the following statements about Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development: 1. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was selected for the Prize for the year 2013. 2. The award is accorded annually to individuals only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
both 1 and 2
neither 1 nor 2

Detailed SolutionConsider the following statements about Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development: 1. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was selected for the Prize for the year 2013. 2. The award is accorded annually to individuals only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

22. Kartik Chandran has been awarded

Soil and Water Conservation
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dams and River Flow
Building and Road Science

Detailed SolutionKartik Chandran has been awarded

23. “Bharat Ratna” awardee of foreign nationality who died in December 2013 is :

Nelson Mandela
Ch. Gani Khan
Doris Lesseing
Dalai Lama

Detailed Solution“Bharat Ratna” awardee of foreign nationality who died in December 2013 is :

24. President Pranab Mukherjee on 7 October 2014 presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for excellence in Public Administration. Academics and Management for the year 2014 to –

V. Sampath
Dr. A. S. Pillai
Arvind Mayaram
Ajit Dobhal

Detailed SolutionPresident Pranab Mukherjee on 7 October 2014 presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for excellence in Public Administration. Academics and Management for the year 2014 to –

25. India’s first Nobel Prize was given for –

Physics
Literature
Medicine
Chemistry

Detailed SolutionIndia’s first Nobel Prize was given for –

26. Which of the following is the second highest gallantry award in India?

Vir Chakra
Mahavir Chakra
Ashok Chakra
Shaurya Chakra

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following is the second highest gallantry award in India?

27. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to –

Larry Pressler
Amnesty International
Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
Yasser Arafat

Detailed SolutionThe first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to –

28. The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is –

Dr. J. C. Bose
Dr.
Bose B. Dr. C. V. Raman C. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Dr. H. J. Bhabha

Detailed SolutionThe only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is –

29. Who won the ‘Outstanding Parliamentarian’ Award for 2017 given by the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG)?

Bhartruhari Mahtab
Arun Jaitley
Narendra Modi
Rahul Gandhi

Detailed SolutionWho won the ‘Outstanding Parliamentarian’ Award for 2017 given by the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG)?

30. The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2017 was given to –

Narendra Modi
Suneet Panicker
Bhartruhari Mahtab
Mehtab Hussain

Detailed SolutionThe Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2017 was given to –

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