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Honours and Awards - Section 1

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Honours and Awards - Section 1

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Question 41
Who among the following has received a Nobel Prize in literature 1953?

A
Pablo Neruda
B
Derek Walcott
C
Ernest Hemingway
D
Winston Churchill
Correct Answer: Option D

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1953/churchill-bio.html

Question 42
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year

A
1965
B
1961
C
1963
D
1957
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 43
The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to

A
Larry Pressler
B
Amnesty International
C
Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
D
Yasser Arafat
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 44
'Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for

A
acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
B
gallantry by children
C
outstanding contribution to literature
D
the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 45
The Nobel Prize was first awarded in

A
1976
B
1958
C
1901
D
1972
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 46
Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?

A
Linus Pauling
B
Samuel Beckett
C
Philip Noel - Baker
D
Ralph Bunche
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 47
The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?

A
Films
B
Journalism
C
Literature
D
Economics
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 48
The journalist who refused to accept 'Padma Bhushan' was?

A
Shekaran Nair
B
Khushwant Singh
C
Ratan Thiyam
D
Arun Shourie
Correct Answer: Option B

Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

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