'Global 500' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
Answer: C
Global 500 awards are for protection of the environment.
The UNEP Global 500 Roll of Honour, instituted in 1987, recognised outstanding environmental achievement by individuals and organisations. Indian recipients include the Chipko movement and M.C. Mehta.
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On the conferment of the award, the recipient receives a __________ and a Medallion.
Answer: A
A certificate signed by the President and a medallion.
The sanad is the certificate; the medallion is a peepal leaf in bronze, with the sun and the words Bharat Ratna in Devanagari on the front and the state emblem on the back. There is no monetary grant and no title.
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Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for
Answer: B
The Sharad Joshi Samman is for satire and the essay.
Instituted by the Madhya Pradesh government in memory of the Hindi satirist Sharad Joshi, it honours writing in the vyangya tradition - satire directed at social and political life.
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The Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred on Kiran Bedi for her contribution to which of the following fields?
Answer: C
She received it for government service.
Kiran Bedi was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994 for the reforms she introduced as Inspector General of Tihar Jail, turning a notorious prison into a place of education and meditation.
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Which of the following is India's highest honour in the field of literature?
Answer: B
The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary honour.
Instituted in 1961 by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, it is given for an outstanding contribution to Indian literature in any language listed in the Eighth Schedule or in English. G. Sankara Kurup was the first recipient, in 1965.
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The UNSECO's 'Prix Jules Verne' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan?
Answer: A
The prize went to Turning Point.
UNESCO's Kalinga-linked Prix Jules Verne recognised the Doordarshan science series, presented by Yash Pal and Girish Karnad, for popularising science on television.
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Bharat Ratna is awarded for exceptional service towards advancement of -
Answer: D
It is awarded for all of these.
The original criteria were art, literature, science and public service. In 2011 the wording was widened to 'any field of human endeavour', which is what made a sportsperson eligible.
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Who among the following is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize
Answer: B
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian Nobel laureate.
He won the Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali. C.V. Raman, in 1930, was the first Asian to win in a science subject.
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Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna?
Answer: A
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first posthumous recipient.
He received the Bharat Ratna in 1966, the year he died at Tashkent hours after signing the agreement that ended the war with Pakistan. He had given the country the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'.
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Who among the following got the 'Bharat Ratna' award, before becoming the President of India?
Answer: B
Dr Zakir Husain received it before becoming President.
He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1963 while Vice-President, and became President in 1967. Rajendra Prasad received his in 1962, after leaving office, and Radhakrishnan in 1954, eight years before he became President.
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