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Honours and Awards - Section 1

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Honours and Awards - Section 1

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Question 11
In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for

A
Chemistry
B
Physics
C
Economics
D
Peace
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 12
The highest civilian award of India 'Bharat Ratna' has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is

A
Abdul Ghaffar khan
B
Mikhail Gorbachev
C
Marshal Tito
D
Abdul Wali Khan
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 13
The first recipient of Nehru Award was

A
Martin Luther King
B
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C
Mother Teresa
D
U Thant
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 14
Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of?

A
Gujarat
B
Maharashtra
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 15
On whom did the U. S. President George W. Bush bestow, in 2002, the U.S.'s highest award for life time achievement in the field of scientific research?

A
Arun Netravalli
B
Dr.Hargoving Kohrana
C
Subramania Chandrasekar
D
Professor C. Radhakrishna Rao
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 16
The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is

A
Dr. J.C. Bose
B
Dr. C. V. Raman
C
Dr. Vickram Sarabhai
D
Dr. H. J. Bhabha
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 17
Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National integration?

A
Aruna Asaf Ali
B
Ashok Kumar
C
Sundarlal Bahuguna
D
M. G. K. Menon
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 18
The first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is

A
Aurthe Ashe
B
Martin Luther King
C
Toni Morrison
D
Nelson Mandela
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 19
Who among the following got the 'Bharat Ratna' award, before becoming the President of India?

A
R. Venkatramanan
B
Dr. Zakir Hussain
C
V. V. Giri
D
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 20
Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of

A
Rajiv Gandhi
B
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C
Indira Gandhi
D
Acharya
Correct Answer: Option A

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