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15 questions with worked solutions.
Q1. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
Answer: Medicine
The B. C. Roy Award is associated with excellence in medicine. It is named after Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, a noted physician and former Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Q2. In which year was the Pulitzer Prize established?
Answer: 1917
The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917, following the provisions of Joseph Pulitzer's will. It is one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, literature, and music.
Answer: Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2000 was awarded jointly to Nelson Mandela and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh. Grameen Bank is known for its microcredit work and social impact.
Answer: Government Service
Kiran Bedi received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service. The award recognized her contributions as a police officer and her reforms in public service.
Answer: Anupam Kher
The first Raj Kapoor Award for Excellence in Cinema was awarded to Anupam Kher in February 2018. He is a veteran Indian actor known for his extensive contribution to cinema.
Q6. The Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 winners were Sonam Wangchuk and whom?
Answer: Bharat Vatwani
In 2018, Sonam Wangchuk shared the Ramon Magsaysay Award with Bharat Vatwani. Vatwani was recognized for his humanitarian work with mentally ill homeless people.
Answer: Paolo Borrometi
The Peter Mackler Award honors courageous and ethical journalism. Paolo Borrometi, an Italian journalist known for anti-mafia reporting, won the award.
Q8. Who among the following is one of the Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry 2019? (Oct 2019)
Answer: John B. Goodenough
John B. Goodenough was one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 for the development of lithium-ion batteries. The other winners were M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino.
Answer: Midnight's Children
The Golden Man Booker Prize was awarded in 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Booker Prize. The jury selected one best novel from each decade, and the overall winner was Salman Rushdie's *Midnight's Children*.
Q10. Who among the following received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019?
Answer: James Peebles
James Peebles received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. Frances H. Arnold and Sir Gregory P. Winter were Nobel laureates in Chemistry and Physiology/Medicine respectively, not Physics.
Q11. The Mother Teresa Award, which began in 2004, is a biannual award given by ___.
Answer: Harmony Foundation
The Mother Teresa Award was instituted in 2004 and is given by the Harmony Foundation. It is a biannual award recognizing humanitarian work. Hence, Harmony Foundation is correct.
Q12. Medini Puraskar Yojana awards are given in which language?
Answer: Hindi
Medini Puraskar Yojana is associated with awards in Hindi. It is a language-related award scheme, so the correct answer is Hindi.
Q13. For which novel did Kate Atkinson win that year's prestigious Costa Novel Prize?
Answer: A God in Ruins
Kate Atkinson won the Costa Novel Prize for A God in Ruins. The other options are her earlier or different works, but not the award-winning title asked here. Hence, A God in Ruins is correct.
Q14. Who was the winner of the 55th Jnanpith Award, announced in November 2019?
Answer: Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
The 55th Jnanpith Award, announced in November 2019, was given to Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri. He is a renowned Malayalam poet and literary figure.
Q15. Who was the first Indian scientist to receive the Bharat Ratna award in 1954?
Answer: C. V. Raman
C. V. Raman was the first Indian scientist to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1954. He is best known for the Raman effect, a major discovery in physics.