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- Question
Indian Cricketer who received Padma Shri 2017 Award is
Options- A. Ajinkya Rahane
- B. Ravichandran Ashwin
- C. Dinesh karthik
- D. Virat Kohli
- Correct Answer
- Virat Kohli
ExplanationPolitical stalwarts Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi and the late Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal were among the 39 people who conferred this year?s Padma awards.
- 1. "Kalinga Prize" associated with which of the following fields ?
Options- A. Sports
- B. Journalism
- C. Science
- D. Literature Discuss
- 2. Who will be awarded The Jnanpith Award for the year 2017?
Options- A. Krishna Sobti
- B. Vikas Singh
- C. Rohim Khan
- D. Sunita Verma Discuss
- 3. who was the first non-human to win an Oscar?
Options- A. Pussycat
- B. Mickey Mouse
- C. Ninja
- D. Bender Discuss
- 4. ' Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for
Options- A. Outstanding contribution to literature
- B. Gallantry by children
- C. Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy
- D. The most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice an land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy Discuss
- 5. Anna Hazare was awarded the Padma Bhushan in recognition for:
Options- A. His war against corruption and launching Bhrashtatachar virodhi Jan Andolan
- B. His service to the Indian Army
- C. Transforming a barren-dry village called Ralegan-Siddhi in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district into a model village of self-sufficiency, ecofriendly and harmony
- D. His remarkable social service in the Adivasi areas of Bihar Discuss
- 6. Who is the first Indian woman to receive in Borlaug award and in which year
Options- A. Dr. Maduri V.Patel, 1991
- B. Dr. Maduri V.Patel, 1992
- C. Dr. Amita Patel, 1991
- D. Dr. Amita Patel, 1992 Discuss
- 7. Who was the first person to receive a Jnanpith award for a Telugu work ?
Options- A. C. Narayana reddy
- B. Viswanatha Satyanarayana
- C. Ravuri Bharadwaja
- D. Srirangam Srinivasarao Discuss
- 8. Which Indian film has been selected as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at Oscars 2018 ?
Options- A. Bahubali
- B. Bhoomi
- C. Newton
- D. Daddy Discuss
- 9. Who has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious "Von Hippel Award" ?
Options- A. Charles Lieber
- B. Marvin Cohen
- C. C.N.R Rao
- D. Stuart Parkin Discuss
- 10. Who has won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize ?
Options- A. Roy Jacobsen
- B. Amos Oz
- C. David Grossman
- D. Ian Samsom Discuss
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Correct Answer: Science
Correct Answer: Krishna Sobti
Explanation:
Hindi writer Krishna Sobti has been chosen for this years Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian Literature. This is 53rd Jnanpith Award for India.
Correct Answer: Mickey Mouse
Explanation:
Mickey Mouse was the first non-human to win an Oscar in 1932.
Walt Disney won the first of his many Oscars for the creation of Mickey Mouse.
Correct Answer: The most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice an land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
Correct Answer: Transforming a barren-dry village called Ralegan-Siddhi in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district into a model village of self-sufficiency, ecofriendly and harmony
Correct Answer: Dr. Amita Patel, 1992
Correct Answer: Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Correct Answer: Newton
Correct Answer: C.N.R Rao
Explanation:
The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society's highest honor, recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers?brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. The Von Hippel Award is named after Arthur von Hippel (1898-2003), who was a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, semiconductors, ferromagnetics and ferroelectrics.
Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna Prof C.N.R. Rao was awarded 2017 Von Hippel Award. He is first Indian and first Asian to win this honour. The award will be presented to Prof Rao for his interdisciplinary contributions to development of novel functional materials, including nanomaterials, graphene, superconductivity, 2D materials and colossal magnetoresistance at Boston in November 2017.
Correct Answer: David Grossman
Explanation:
David Grossman has become the first Israeli author to win the 2017 Man Booker International prize for his novel ?A Horse Walks Into a Bar?. The novel was translated by Jessica Cohen and is published in Britain by Jonathan Cape. The book is an ambitious high-wire act of a novel that shines a spotlight on the effects of grief, without any hint of sentimentality. Since 2016, the Man Booker International Prize awards both the winning author and translator £25,000. To be considered for the prize, books had to be translated into English and published in the UK between May 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017.
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