The UNESCO's ' Prix Jules Verne ' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan
Answer: D
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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Who won the fbb Femina Miss India 2015 title on 28 March 2015 ?
Answer: A
Aditi Arya won it.
The Femina Miss India 2015 title went to her in March that year, and she represented India at Miss World 2015 at Sanya.
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Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of
Answer: C
The Pulitzer Prize is for literature and journalism.
It covers reporting, commentary, criticism and photography on the journalism side, and fiction, drama, history, biography, poetry and music on the letters side. Only American work is eligible.
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Which Indian personality has been selected for France’s highest civilian award Legion of Honour ?
Answer: C
Soumitra Chatterjee received it.
The Bengali actor was made a Chevalier and then an Officier of the Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian distinction, for his contribution to cinema. He appeared in fourteen of Satyajit Ray's films.
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Who among the following Nobel laureats has recently announced to put his Nobel medal undr auction?
Answer: B
James D. Watson auctioned his medal.
The co-discoverer of the structure of DNA sold his 1962 Nobel medal in 2014 for $4.1 million, the first living laureate to do so. The Russian businessman who bought it returned it to him.
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Who was honoured with the 2014 Liberty Medal?
Answer: C
Malala Yousafzai received it.
The Liberty Medal, given by the National Constitution Center at Philadelphia, was awarded to her in 2014, the same year she shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Kailash Satyarthi.
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Who has been awarded the first lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema?
Answer: A
Ashok Kumar received it.
The veteran actor, who had begun with Achhut Kanya in 1936 and worked for over sixty years, was honoured for a lifetime's contribution to Indian cinema. He also received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1988.
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Who has won the most Oscar awards in history?
Answer: C
Walt Disney has won the most Oscars.
He received 22 competitive Academy Awards and four honorary ones, from 59 nominations - more than anyone else in the history of the awards. Most were for animated short films.
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Who was the first Indian to be honoured with a lifetime achivement Oscar award
Answer: C
Satyajit Ray was the first.
He received the honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement in 1992, accepting it from his hospital bed in Calcutta weeks before his death. The citation praised his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures.
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The Ashoka Chakra is awarded for
Answer: D
It is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice on land, at sea or in the air, away from the field of battle.
The Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award, the equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, which is given for valour in the presence of the enemy. It was instituted in 1952.
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