Honours and Awards Questions

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Who won the Economic Time (ET) Lifetime Achievement award in 2017?

A) Lakshmi Mittal B) Y.C. Deveshwar
C) Brijmohan Lall Munjal D) Sunil Mittal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Y.C. Deveshwar

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The Ministry of Labour and Employment, in January 2018, announced how many persons for Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2016?

 

 

A) 16 B) 34
C) 50 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50

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Krishna Sobti is the recipient of the 53rd Jnanpith Award. Which of the following books has not been written by her?

A) Daar Se Bichhudi B) Mitro Marjani
C) Zindaginama D) Vishw Mithok Sarit Sagar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vishw Mithok Sarit Sagar

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Who among the following has been awarded the ‘Children’s Peace Prize-2017’?

A) Malala Yousafzai B) Mohamad Al Baruni
C) Mohamad Al Jounde D) Both A & B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mohamad Al Jounde

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Mohamad Al Jounde (16 years old) from Syria was awarded the ‘Children’s Peace Prize-2017’ for his efforts to ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children. He set up a school with the help of his family in a Lebanese refugee camp which provides education to 200 children.

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Which of the following is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Ashok Chakra B) Dada Saheb Phalke Awards
C) Arjuna Award D) Padma Shri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dada Saheb Phalke Awards

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In which field is Pulitzer Prize awarded for outstanding work ?

A) Environment study B) Science and Technology
C) Literature and Journalism D) International Understanding
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Literature and Journalism

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

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Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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What is the reflection of the point (4, -3) in the line y = -2?

A) (4, 1) B) (-4, 1)
C) (-4, -1) D) (4, -1)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (4, -1)

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