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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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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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If (a+c+1) = 0, then find the value of $(a^{3} + c^{3} + 1 - 3 ac)$

A) -1	B) 1
C) 2	D) 0

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0

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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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Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

Owl : Hoots :: Hen : ?

A) Chirps	B) Clucks
C) Coos	D) Cackles

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Clucks

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Which of the following awards is Sachin Tendulkar NOT awarded with?

A) Bharat Ratna	B) Dhyan Chand Award
C) Padma Vibhushan	D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dhyan Chand Award

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Who among the following writers won the 2017 Sahitya Academy Award for Hindi literature?

A) Niranjan Mishra	B) Ramesh Kuntal Megh
C) Uday Narayana Singh	D) Shrikant Deshmukh

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