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Ans: Janet Gayner
Question. Which country awards the Nobel Prize?
Ans: Sweden
Question. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010?
Ans: Liu Xiaobo
Question. Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna?
Ans: Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel
Question. Hari Om Ashram Trust Awards are presented to outstanding
Ans: Scientists
Question. Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize?
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore
Question. The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in
Ans: 1969
Question. Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?
Ans: Nargis Dutt
Question. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magaysay Award?
Ans: Vinoba Bhave
Question. Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature?
Ans: Jnanpith Award
Question. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by
Ans: Walt Disney
Question. Which State Government of India has instituted the Lqbal samman award?
Ans: MP
Question. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of
Ans: Rajiv Gandhi
Question. Shirin Ebadi, who won the nobel peace prize in 2003, is from
Ans: Iran
Question. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?
Ans: 1901
Question. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
Ans: Rene Sully Prudhome
Question. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnager award are given to those who in the field of science and technology. The institution associated with prof. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar is
Ans: CSIR
Question. In the context of the Indian defence, what is Dhruv?
Ans: Advancedlighthelicopter
Question. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?
Ans: JM Coetzee
Question. Where were the principles of Panchsheel regulated ?
Ans: Bandong
Question. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year
Ans: 1961
Question. Which state gives Mewar Award?
Ans: Rajasthan
Question. The first recipient of Human Rights Awards is
Ans: Nelson Mandela
Question. The Journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was
Ans: Arun Shourie
Question. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?
Ans: Mother Terasa
Question. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
Ans: Param Vir Chakra
Question. Who was conferred the title ‘Bharat Ki Suputri’ in 1992?
Ans: Mother Teresa
Question. Nobel prizes are given in how many fields?
Ans: 6
Question. Who is the first non–Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
Ans: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Question. The Chameli Devi Award is given to an outstanding woman who is a
Ans: Journalist
Question. The Nobel Prize is awarded in which city?
Ans: Oslo
Question. Who among the following won a Nobel Prize for literature?
Ans: Samuel Beckett
Question. Tansen Samman has been instituted by the government of
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Question. The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Literature was
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore
Question. Who among the following Nobel Prize winners was not an indian citizenship?
Ans: SubramaniChandrasekar
Question. The first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is
Ans: Toni Morrison
Question. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?
Ans: 1977
Question. Which one of the following is a spacecraft?
Ans: Cassini
Question. In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project being built?
Ans: Southern France
Question. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
Ans: Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
Question. Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after the former President of
Ans: Phillippines
Question. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is
Ans: Limba Ram
Question. Who was the first recipient of the Govind Ballabh Pant Award for the best parliamentarian?
Ans: Indrajit Gupta
Question. Who among the following has been chosen for the first C.K. Nayudu award for life time contribution to Indian Cricket?
Ans: Lala Amarnathn
Question. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of
Ans: Journalism
Question. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
Ans: 1969
Question. The first recipient of Nehru Award was
Ans: U Thant
Question. Oscar Awards are associated with
Ans: Films
Question. Saraswathi Samman is given annually for out standing contribution to
Ans: Literature
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