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- Question
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
- Correct Answer
- C.N.R Rao
ExplanationThe 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.
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. Indian Cricketer who received Padma Shri 2017 Award is
Options- A. Ajinkya Rahane
- B. Ravichandran Ashwin
- C. Dinesh karthik
- D. Virat Kohli Discuss
- 5. "Kalinga Prize" associated with which of the following fields ?
Options- A. Sports
- B. Journalism
- C. Science
- D. Literature Discuss
- 6. Who has won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize ?
Options- A. Roy Jacobsen
- B. Amos Oz
- C. David Grossman
- D. Ian Samsom Discuss
- 7. Dronacharya Award Is Given To
Options- A. Sports Editors
- B. Umpires
- C. Sportsmen
- D. Coaches Discuss
- 8. Who has been nominated for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the Sports Ministry for 2017 ?
Options- A. M S Dhoni
- B. P V Sindhu
- C. Hardik Pandya
- D. Virender Sehwag Discuss
- 9. The first Indian to receive the U Thant award for cultural understanding was
Options- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. Indira Gandhi
- C. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
- D. None of these Discuss
- 10. Which Indian personality has been selected for France?s highest civilian award ?Legion of Honour? ?
Options- A. Amitabh Bachchan
- B. Salman Khan
- C. Soumitra Chatterjee
- D. Shahrukh Khan Discuss
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Correct Answer: Newton
Correct Answer: Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Correct Answer: Dr. Amita Patel, 1992
Correct Answer: Virat Kohli
Explanation:
Political 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.
Correct Answer: Science
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.
Correct Answer: Coaches
Explanation:
The Dronacharya Award, formally known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports training honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.
Correct Answer: P V Sindhu
Correct Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Correct Answer: Soumitra Chatterjee
Explanation:
Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been selected for France?s highest civilian award ?Legion of Honour? for his outstanding contribution to cinema and theatre. With this, Chatterjee has become the first Bengali actor to be chosen for the award. The honour comes almost 3 decades after the same recognition was conferred on master director Satyajit Ray in 1987. Chatterjee has acted in several of Ray?s films including ?Apur Sansar?, ?Debi?,? Aranyer Din Ratri?, ?Ghare Bairey? and ?Ganashatru?. Earlier recipients of the Legion of Honour include sitar meastro Pandit Ravi Shankar, Amitabh Bachaan, Shahrukh Khan and Kamal Hasan. Chatterjee was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2012.
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