The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
Answer: C
The Nobel Prize was first awarded in 1901.
Alfred Nobel died in 1896, leaving the bulk of his fortune to endow prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The first went to Röntgen for X-rays, van't Hoff in chemistry, von Behring in medicine, Sully Prudhomme in literature, and Dunant and Passy for peace.
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The journalist who refused to accept 'Padma Bhushan' was?
Answer: B
Khushwant Singh returned his Padma Bhushan.
He had received it in 1974 and returned it in 1984 in protest against Operation Blue Star, the army action at the Golden Temple. He was later awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2007.
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Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
Answer: C
It was shared with the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh.
The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2000 went jointly to Nelson Mandela and to the Grameen Bank, which pioneered microcredit to the rural poor, chiefly to women, without requiring collateral.
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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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Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of
Answer: A
It was instituted in memory of Rajiv Gandhi.
The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award is given annually for outstanding service to children, on his birth anniversary.
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Who among the following is not a recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Answer: C
Ramanand Sagar is not a recipient.
He is remembered for the television Ramayan. V. Shantaram received the Phalke Award in 1985, Raj Kapoor in 1987 and Ashok Kumar in 1988.
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Which Indian airport has won the 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector under the Aviation category?
Answer: A
Delhi International Airport Limited won it.
The Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility is given by the Institute of Directors. DIAL operates Indira Gandhi International Airport, the busiest in the country.
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Jesse Owens Global award is given in the field of
Answer: D
The Jesse Owens Global Award is given in sports.
It is named after the American athlete who won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics of 1936, and honours those who use sport to advance international understanding.
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Who was the first person to receive a Jnanpith award for a Telugu work ?
Answer: B
Viswanatha Satyanarayana was the first.
He received the Jnanpith Award in 1970 for Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu, his retelling of the epic in Telugu. C. Narayana Reddy followed in 1988 and Ravuri Bharadwaja in 2012.
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Which of the following authors won the booker prize twice
Answer: C
J.M. Coetzee won the Booker Prize twice.
The South African novelist won for Life & Times of Michael K in 1983 and Disgrace in 1999, and was the first author to do so. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003.
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