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Que (1):Who has been awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for the year 2012?
A. P.R Ramesh
B. Rajdeep Desai
C. Aakar Patel
D. Vijay Sethupati
P. R. Ramesh
P. R. Ramesh National Political Editor, The Economic TimesConsistent and outstanding political commentaries. 2011.
Que (2):
Amarya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for which work?
A. Poverty and famine
B. Unemployment
C. Privect and Public sector
D. Gender roles
Poverty and famines
Amartya Kumar Sen CH is an Indian economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Que (3):
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan distinguished himself in which field?
A. Science
B. Art
C. Litreature
D. Agriculture
Agriculture
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian geneticist and administrator, known for his role in India’s Green Revolution, a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice were planted.
Que (4):
Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to which field?
A. Science
B. IT
C. Computer Programming
D. Literature
Literature
The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after an Indian goddess of knowledge and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India.
Que (5):
Who was the first Indian to be honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar Award?
A. Bhanu Athaiya
B. Satyajit Ray
C. A.R Rahman
D. Gulzar
Satyajit Ray
In total, he won 32 National Awards by the Government of India. Satyajit Ray received an Honorary Academy Award in 1992, becoming the first Indian to receive an Honorary Oscars. He received the Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Que (6):
By whom was Gene first isolated?
A. C.V Raman
B. Satyendra Nath Bose
C. Ramanujan
D. Hargobind Khurana
Hargobind Khurana
Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist. While on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology
Que (7):
Which was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
A. Nahida Manzoor
B. Bachendri Pal
C. Arunima Sinha
D. Junko Tabei
Junko Tabei
Tabei lost consciousness for approximately six minutes until her sherpa guide dug her out. Twelve days after the avalanche, on 16 May 1975, with her sherpa guide, Ang Tsering, Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Everest.
Que (8):
Which Indian origin immigrants became the Governor of Louisiana province of the USA in 2007 ?
A. Girish Chandra
B. Shri Thanedar
C. Bobby Jindal
D. None of them
Bobby Jindal
Piyush “Bobby” Jindal is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. Jindal previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the Republican Governors Association
Que (9):
Meghnad Saha is known for his contribution in which field?
A. Chemistry
B. Biology
C. Math
D. Physics
Physics
Meghnad Saha FRS was an Indian astrophysicist who gained global prominence for his development of the Saha Ionization Equation, used to describe chemical and physical conditions in stars.
Que (10):
Person is called ‘Desert Fox’?
A. Fennec fox
B. Serval
C. Prairie
D. Gen Rommel
Gen Rommel
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel. Nickname(s) “The Desert Fox” Born. 15 November 1891.
Que (11):
After whose name was a women’s division of the Indian National Army named?
A. Rani Padmavati
B. Rani Padmini
C. Ranki Durga
D. Rani Jhasi
Rani Jhansi
Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, was an Indian queen of the Maratha princely state of Jhansi in North India currently present in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Que (12):
Who was the first asian to have received the Nobel Prize?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. CV Raman
C. Ramanujan
D. R.N. Tagore
R. N. Tagore
Asians have been the recipients of all six award categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics. The first Asian recipient, Rabindranath Tagore, was awarded the Literature Prize in 1913.
Que (13):
Who got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award, before becoming the President of India?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
C. Abdul Kalam
D. Dr. Zakir Hussain
Abdul Kalam
Kalam was the third President of India to have been honoured with a Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, before becoming the President.
Que (14):
Who was the first National Security Advisor of India?
A. Ajit Doval
B. Balwant Singh
C. Brajesh Mishra
D. Shv Shankar Menon
Brajesh Mishra
Brajesh Mishra was appointed the first National Security Advisor of India. The post was created on 19 November 1998 by the Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and has become increasingly influential and powerful over the years with the rise of India on the world stage.
Que (15):
Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in which field?
A. Science
B. Sociology
C. Psychology
D. Literature and Journalism
Literature and Journalism
Pulitzer Prize. Pulitzer Prize, any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded.
Que (16):
Which award is associated with Agriculture?
A. Civillian award
B. Military award
C. Padma shri
D. Bourlog Award
Bourlog Award
Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution.
Que (17):
Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha?
A. Asha Parekh
B. Wahida Rehman
C. Nargis Dutt
D. Helen
Nargis Dutt
Nargis Dutt was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha. In early 1970s, Nargis became the first patron
Que (18):
Ban-Ki-Moon the Secretary general of UNO belongs to which country?
A. South Korea
B. North Korea
C. Japan
D. China
South Korea
Ban Ki-Moon. Ban Ki-Moon, (born June 13, 1944, Ŭmsŏng, Japanese-occupied Korea [now in South Korea] ), South Korean diplomat and politician, who served as the eighth secretary-general (2007–16) of the United Nations (UN).
Que (19):
The World Food Prize is given by which organisation/world body?
A. Mapro
B. Nestle
C. Parle agro
D. Kraft General foods
Kraft general foods
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Que (20):
How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded so far to Indian citizens?
A. 3
B. 10
C. 4
D. 5
5
Rabindranath Tagore 1913 (Literature) C.V. Raman 1930 (Physics) Mother Teresa 1979 (Peace) Amartya Sen 1998 (Economic Studies) Kailash Satyarthi 2014 (Peace)
Que (21):
Which Indian was honoured by the World Statesman Award, 2010?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Narasimharao
C. APJ Abdul Kalam
D. Dr. Manmohan singh
Dr. Manmohan Singh
2010 Address by Bill Burns, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in absence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, recipient of the 2010 World Statesman Award.
Que (22):
Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS ?
A. Mahatma gandhi
B. Nehru
C. Bhagat singh
D. Surendranath Banerjee
Satyendranath Banerjee
Satyendranath was selected for the Indian Civil Service in June, 1863. He completed his probationary training and returned to India in November 1864.
Que (23):
Who is the winner of Saraswati Samman 2018?
A. S.L. Bhyrappa
B. A.A Manavalan
C. Govind Mishra
D. K Siva Reddy
K Siva Reddy
Telugu poet K Siva Reddy has been selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2018. He has been awarded for his work Pakkaki Ottigilite which is a collection of poetry.
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