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- Question
'Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for
Options- A. acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
- B. gallantry by children
- C. outstanding contribution to literature
- D. the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
- Correct Answer
- the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
- 1. The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____
Options- A. Anleshwar, Gujarat
- B. Bombay High, Maharashtra
- C. Nawagam, Gujarat
- D. Digboi, Assam Discuss
- 2. The percentage of India's total population employed in agriculture is nearly
Options- A. 40%
- B. 50%
- C. 60%
- D. 70% Discuss
- 3. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90 per cent of India's annual coal production?
Options- A. Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
- B. Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
- C. Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
- D. West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Discuss
- 4. The refineries are Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
Options- A. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
- B. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
- C. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
- D. Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd. Discuss
- 5. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
Options- A. Guwahati
- B. Jamnagar
- C. Mumbai
- D. Chennai Discuss
- 6. Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?
Options- A. Dalal Street
- B. Business Standard
- C. Euromoney
- D. Money Matters Discuss
- 7. The UNSECO's 'Prix Jules Verne' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan?
Options- A. The World This Week
- B. Surabhi
- C. Eye Witness
- D. Turning Point Discuss
- 8. The first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is
Options- A. Aurthe Ashe
- B. Martin Luther King
- C. Toni Morrison
- D. Nelson Mandela Discuss
- 9. Who among the following has received a Nobel Prize in literature 1953?
Options- A. Pablo Neruda
- B. Derek Walcott
- C. Ernest Hemingway
- D. Winston Churchill Discuss
- 10. Kalinga Award was instituted by
Options- A. UNESCO for exceptional contribution of efforts to popularise science
- B. Indian Military.
- C. Jnanpith, a cultural literacy society for encouraging creative writing in modern languages
- D. Indian Adult Education Association for outstanding contribution of adult literacy in India Discuss
Honours and Awards problems
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Correct Answer: Digboi, Assam
Correct Answer: 70%
Correct Answer: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
Correct Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Correct Answer: Jamnagar
Correct Answer: Euromoney
Correct Answer: Turning Point
Correct Answer: Toni Morrison
Correct Answer: Winston Churchill
Explanation:
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1953/churchill-bio.html
Correct Answer: UNESCO for exceptional contribution of efforts to popularise science
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