For which of the following disciplines is the Nobel Prize awarded?
Answer: D
It is awarded for all of these.
Nobel's will provided for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace; the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in economic sciences was added in 1968. Six prizes are therefore given each year.
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The Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is given in the field of
Answer: D
It is given in all of these.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar, instituted in 1952, honours performing artists in music, dance, theatre, puppetry and the traditional and folk arts. Its highest distinction is the Akademi Ratna, or fellowship, limited to forty living persons.
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Which is the Prize in Mathematics, equivalent to Nobel Prize?
Answer: A
It is the Fields Medal.
Awarded every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians to two to four mathematicians under forty, it was established from a bequest by the Canadian mathematician J.C. Fields. Manjul Bhargava, of Indian origin, won it in 2014.
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Which award is given for excellence in public administration, academics and management?
Answer: B
It is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award.
Given for excellence in public administration, academics and management, it commemorates the second Prime Minister of India, whose own reputation rested on personal integrity and simplicity.
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The Dronacharya Award is given in recognition of excellence in ________.
Answer: B
Correct answer: coaching in sports
The Dronacharya Award honours coaches who have produced outstanding sportspersons, and is named after the teacher of archery in the Mahabharata. The corresponding award for the players themselves is the Arjuna Award.
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Which of the following two Indian won the 57th edition Grammy Awards 2015 ?
Answer: A
Ricky Kej and Neela Vaswani were the two Indians.
At the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 Ricky Kej won Best New Age Album for Winds of Samsara, made with the South African flautist Wouter Kellerman, and Neela Vaswani won Best Children's Album for her narration of Malala Yousafzai's memoir.
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Dada Saheb Phalke award is for the contribution to :
Answer: C
C.K. Nagaraja Rao was the first recipient.
The Moortidevi Award, instituted by the Bharatiya Jnanpith in 1983, honours literary work that reflects Indian philosophy and cultural values, in any of the recognised languages or in English.
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By defeating which of the following team, India clinched the ICC Champions Trophy 2013?
Answer: A
India beat England.
The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final at Edgbaston was reduced by rain to twenty overs a side, and India won by five runs under M.S. Dhoni - making him the only captain to have won all three ICC limited-overs trophies.
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The Bharat Ratna award is given in the field 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 was the only foreigner who was awarded with Padma Vibhusan Award 2015 ?
Answer: C
Prince Karim Al Hussaini, the Aga Khan.
The spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims received the Padma Vibhushan in 2015, the only foreigner in that year's list, in recognition of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's restoration of Humayun's Tomb and other Indian monuments.
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