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  • Question

  • The journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was


  • Options
  • A. Shekharan Nair
  • B. Khushwant Singh
  • C. Arun Shourie
  • D. Ratan Thiyam

  • Correct Answer
  • Khushwant Singh 

    Explanation

    Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

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    • 1. Orange Prize is given in the field of :

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    • A. Literature
    • B. Sports
    • C. Medicine
    • D. Acting
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    • 2. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of

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    • A. Science and Technology
    • B. Literature and Journalism
    • C. International Understanding
    • D. Environmental Studies
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    • 3. Feroz Gandhi Award is associated with

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    • A. Medical Research
    • B. Journalism
    • C. Preservation of worldlife
    • D. Parlimentory debate
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    • 4. ISRO built India's first satellite known as _____.

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    • A. Aryabhata
    • B. Bhaskara
    • C. Rohini
    • D. Insat 1A
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    • 5. Marble is a metamorphic rock of _______.

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    • A. Sandstone
    • B. Limestone
    • C. Granite
    • D. Clay
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    • 6. Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna

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    • A. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    • B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    • C. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
    • D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
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    • 7. Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

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    • A. Literature
    • B. Education
    • C. Fine arts
    • D. Classical Music
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    • 8. ' Global 500 ' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields

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    • A. Population Control
    • B. campaign against drugs
    • C. Elimination of illiteracy
    • D. Protection of environment
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    • 9. Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for

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    • A. Social Service
    • B. Trade Union activity
    • C. Cartoon
    • D. Satire and essay
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    • 10. The first Indian to share the Oscar award was

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    • A. Hargobind Khurana
    • B. Rabindranath Tagore
    • C. Bhanu Athaiya
    • D. None of these
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