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Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award

A) Archarya Tulsi	B) J.R.D.Tata
C) Mother Teresa	D) R.A.Mashelkar

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mother Teresa

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Which of the following village has won the 'WATER AWARD' an award instituted by Water Digest ?

A) Govardhan Eco Village	B) Saranagati Eco Village
C) New Gokula	D) New Gokul Farm

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Govardhan Eco Village

Explanation:

The Govardhan Eco Village of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) at Wada taluka, has received an award instituted by Water Digest, a news portal on water management.

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Who was the recepient of the 1991 Nobel prize for peace

A) Mother Teresa	B) Mrs. Aung san suu Kyi
C) Dalai Lama	D) Ms. Rigoberta Menchu

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mrs. Aung san suu Kyi

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Name the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Prize in the world

A) Phil Ersa	B) Shirin Ebadi
C) Lakpa Sherpa	D) Irine Zubeida

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shirin Ebadi

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Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration

A) M.G.K.Menon	B) V.K.Gokak
C) Raghupati Sahai 'Firaq'	D) M.F.Hussain

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) M.F.Hussain

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Who was named as " Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World " for 2016 ?

A) M S Dhoni	B) Musharaf Ali
C) Virat Kohli	D) Ashwin

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Virat Kohli

Explanation:

i. India’s Virat Kohli was named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016.

ii. Kohli had also won the prestigious ‘Polly Umrigar award’ presented to the ‘International Cricketer of the Year’ at the BCCI Annual Awards.

iii. Kohli was additionally declared Wisden India Almanack’s Cricketer of the Year for the second time in its 2017 edition.

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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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U- Tant award is given for

A) Social service	B) Contribution to east-west understanding
C) Community leadership	D) Journalism

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