Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Templeton Award?
Answer: C
Dr S. Radhakrishnan was the first Indian recipient.
He received the Templeton Prize in 1975 for his work on the relation between religion and philosophy, in the year of his death. The prize honours progress towards research or discoveries about spiritual realities.
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Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of
Answer: D
The Tansen Samman was instituted by Madhya Pradesh.
It is conferred at the Tansen Samaroh, held every December at Behat near Gwalior, beside the tomb of Tansen - the singer of Akbar's court, one of the nine jewels, who was born nearby.
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The World Food Prize is given by which of the following Organisations/World bodies
Answer: B
It was instituted by General Foods, later Kraft.
The World Food Prize was founded in 1986 by Norman Borlaug, who proposed a Nobel-equivalent for agriculture, and was endowed by General Foods. M.S. Swaminathan was its first laureate, in 1987.
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Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women
Answer: D
The Moortidevi Award was conferred on her.
It is given by the Bharatiya Jnanpith for writing that reflects Indian philosophy and cultural values. Aruna Asaf Ali is best remembered for hoisting the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank in 1942, and worked afterwards in adult education and women's welfare.
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Who among the following has not received the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer: C
George Orwell never received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He died in 1950 at forty-six, and the prize is not awarded posthumously. Derek Walcott won in 1992, Pablo Neruda in 1971 and Ernest Hemingway in 1954.
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'Goldman Awards' are given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields
Answer: D
The Goldman Prize is for protection of the environment.
Established in 1989 by Richard and Rhoda Goldman of San Francisco, it is given each year to six grassroots environmental activists, one from each inhabited continent, and is often called the green Nobel.
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Who is the first Indian woman to receive in Borlaug award and in which year
Answer: D
Dr Amita Patel, in 1992.
The Borlaug Award, instituted in 1972 and named after Norman Borlaug, is given for outstanding research in agriculture and environment by an Indian scientist working in India.
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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 has been selected for the 2016 National Geoscience Award in the field of geo-environmental studies?
Answer: A
Keshav Krishna was selected.
The National Geoscience Awards are given by the Ministry of Mines for outstanding contribution to the geosciences, in categories that include mineral discovery, mining technology and geo-environmental studies.
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Feroz Gandhi Award is associated with
Answer: B
The Feroze Gandhi Award is associated with journalism.
It commemorates Feroze Gandhi, the parliamentarian and journalist whose exposure of the Mundhra scandal in 1957 brought down a finance minister and established the accountability of ministers to Parliament.
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