Honours and Awards Questions

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Anna Hazare was awarded the Padma Bhushan in recognition for

A) His war against corruption and launching Bharashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan B) His service to the Indian army
C) His remarkable social service in the Adivasi areas of Bihar D) Transfoming a barren-dry village called Ralegan Siddhi in Maharastra's Ahmednagar district into a model village of self sufficiency,ecofriendly and harmony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Transfoming a barren-dry village called Ralegan Siddhi in Maharastra's Ahmednagar district into a model village of self sufficiency,ecofriendly and harmony

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The first Indian to share the Oscar award was

A) Hargobind Khurana B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Bhanu Athaiya D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bhanu Athaiya

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Indian Cricketer who received Padma Shri 2017 Award is

A) Ajinkya Rahane B) Ravichandran Ashwin
C) Dinesh karthik D) Virat Kohli
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Virat Kohli

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Political stalwarts Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi and the late Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal were among the 39 people who conferred this year’s Padma awards.

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Jesse Owens Global award is given in the field of

A) Literature B) Journalism
C) Science D) Sports
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sports

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Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an Outstanding Parliamentarian

A) Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation B) R.D.Birla Samarak Kosh
C) G.B.Pant Memorial Society D) Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) G.B.Pant Memorial Society

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Q:

'Goldman Awards' are given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields

A) Population Control B) Popularization of Science
C) Conservation of Energy D) Protection of environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Protection of environment

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If (a+c+1) = 0, then find the value of a3 + c3 + 1 - 3ac

 

 

A) -1 B) 1
C) 2 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0

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The novelist, poet and critic of which language has been conferred with Jnanpith Award for 2015?

 

A) Bengali B) Telugu
C) Odia D) Gujarati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gujarati

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