Which film has bagged the Best Feature Film award at the third SAARC Film Festival in Colombo?
Answer: C
Paan Singh Tomar won it.
Tigmanshu Dhulia's film about the steeplechase runner who became a dacoit, with Irrfan Khan in the title role, took the Best Feature Film award at the third SAARC Film Festival at Colombo.
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Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award
Answer: C
Mother Teresa was the first recipient.
The Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award, instituted in 1992 for outstanding contribution to communal harmony and peace, was first conferred on her in 1995.
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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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Bharat Ratna Award was suspended from 13 July _______ to 26 January __________.
Answer: B
From 13 July 1977 to 26 January 1980.
The Janata government suspended all civilian awards, holding that they amounted to titles and so offended Article 18 of the Constitution. They were restored when the Congress returned to office.
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Circular gold medal of Bharat Ratna Award is ________ in diameter.
Answer: B
The medal is 35 mm across.
The Bharat Ratna medallion is a peepal leaf in toned bronze, 59 mm long and 48 mm wide, with a platinum sun of 16 mm; the circular design first approved in 1954 was 35 mm in diameter before the leaf shape was adopted.
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The Golden Pen of Freedom Award, an international journalism award, is presented by
Answer: D
It is presented by the World Association of Newspapers.
The Golden Pen of Freedom, awarded annually since 1961, honours an individual or organisation that has fought notably for press freedom, often at personal risk.
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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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Contribution to which field is honoured by Dhanvantari award?
Answer: B
The Dhanvantari Award honours medicine.
It is named after Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods in Hindu tradition and the figure associated with Ayurveda, and is given for outstanding contribution to medical science.
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Who was non-citizen and non-Indian Bharat Ratna recipient ?
Answer: B
Nelson Mandela.
He received the Bharat Ratna in 1990, the second and last non-Indian to be so honoured. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the first, in 1987, was a Pakistani citizen but had been an Indian nationalist leader.
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Which international Airport Ltd has bagged the National Award for 'Excellence' in Energy Management ?
Answer: C
Hyderabad International Airport won it.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport received the National Award for Excellence in Energy Management. It was the first airport in the world to receive LEED Silver certification at the design stage.
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