Q11. ‘Golden Prize’ is awarded for excellent contribution in the field of:
(a) Population control
(b) Popularising science
(c) Energy conservation
(d) Environment protection
(b) Popularising science
Q12. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award is conferred for remarkable work in the field of:
(a) Social work
(b) Science and Technology
(c) Environment Protection
(d) Community leadership
(b) Science and Technology
Q13. Who among these is an Olympic Silver medalist?
(a) Sania Nehwal
(b) Susheel Kumar
(c) Mary Kom
(d) both (a) and (b)
(d) both (a) and (b)
Q14. The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna Award was-
(a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Q15. Who among the following had received the Bharat Ratna award before becoming President?
(a) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Dr. V.V. Giri
(d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Q16. The first foreign citizen to receive ‘Bharat Ratna’ Award was-
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Angela Market
(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(d) Sheikh Mujiburrahman
(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Q17. The Nobe Prize is given away in a formal ceremony on 10 December every year. This is the day Alfred Nobel-
(a) was born
(b) passed away
(c) had discovered gun powder
(d) had expressed reject for discovering gunpowder
(b) passed away
Q18. Who is/ was the first woman to receive the Dada Saheb Phalke award?
(a) Nargis Dutt
(b) Uma Devi
(c) Devika Rani Rorik
(d) Sulochana
(c) Devika Rani Rorik
Q19. Who among the following has not received the Bharat Ratna Posthumously?
(a) Lalbahadur Shastri
(b) K. Kamraj
(c) Dr. D.K. Karve
(d) M.G. Ramachandran
(c) Dr. D.K. Karve
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