Honour and Awards

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91 Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?

A
Archarya Tulsi
B
Dr. J. Rengaswamy
C
J. R. D Tata
D
Mother Teresa

92 Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for

A
Cartoon
B
Satire and essay
C
Trade Union Activity
D
Social Service

93 Which of the following is not a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award ?

A
Prithvi Raj Kapoor
B
Mrs. Kanan Devi
C
Gemini Ganesan
D
Mrs. Devika Rani

94 Authors in English from which of the following countries are not eligible to be considered for the Booker Prize?

A
Britain
B
Commonwealth
C
Republic of Ireland
D
USA

95 Who from the following is an awardee of both the Nobel Prize and the Bharat Ratna?

A
Mahatma Gandhi
B
Rabindranath Tagore
C
Mother Teresa
D
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

96 Sir C. V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work on:

A
Light Scattering
B
Radio activity
C
Cryogenics
D
Sonometer

97 Which is the highest gallantry Award in India ?

A
Vir Chakra
B
Param Vishist Seva Medal
C
Kirti Chakra
D
Param Vir Chakra

98 Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of :

A
Rajiv Gandhi
B
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C
Indira Gandhi
D
Acharya

99 What is the prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?

A
Rs. 1.50 lakh
B
Rs. 2 lakhs
C
Rs. 3 lakhs
D
Rs. 5 lakhs

100 Biologist of Indian origin who received the Nobel Prize was :

A
Raja Ramanna
B
C.V. Raman
C
Hargovind Khorana
D
Jagadish Chandra Bose

101 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former Indian President, received the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in the year

A
1992
B
1995
C
1997
D
1998

102 Who of the following pairs of Nobel Laureates in Physics was awarded 2010 Nobel Prize?

A
John C Mather, George F. Smoot
B
Albert Fert, Peter Grunberg
C
David Gross, Frank Wilczek
D
Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov

103 The Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted by which of the following:

A
Alfred Nobel
B
Sweden’s central bank
C
The Nobel Committee
D
World Bank

104 The Magsaysay Award for social service was instituted by which of the following:

A
the Government of India
B
the UNO
C
the ILO
D
Philippines Government

105 'Global 500' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?

A
Campaign against AIDS
B
Population control
C
Protection of environment
D
Elimination of illiteracy