1. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of -
a) Music
b) Journalism
c) Medicine
d) Environment
Explanation: B. C. Roy National Award Fund registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860, has decided to give award in recognition of the outstanding service in the field of Socio - Medical Relief and in the establishment of the Medical organisations and Medical institutions.
2. In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?
a) 1917
b) 1918
c) 1922
d) 1928
Explanation: Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American publisher Joseph Pulitzer, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty - one categories
3. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
a) Sathish Dawan
b) C. Subramanian
c) Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
d) World Health Organisation
Explanation: The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was split between the South African President and peace representative Nelson Mandela and the microfinance organisation and community development bank Grameen Bank.
4. Who has been awarded the first lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema?
a) Ashok Kumar
b) Hou Hsiao-Hsien
c) Akiro Burosova
d) Bernardo Burtolucci
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
5. The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
a) Literature
b) Community Welfare
c) Government Service
d) Journalism
Explanation: The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to government service.
6. On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinema given?
a) Raj Kapoor
b) Dada Saheb
c) Meena Kumari
d) Amitabh Bachchan
Explanation: Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is given for the "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.”
7. Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?
a) Dalal Street
b) Business Standard
c) Euromoney
d) Money Matters
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
8. Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: Instituted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1980, Tansen award is presented every year for excellence in Hindustani classical music. It is presented during the Tansen Samaroh at Gwalior
9. On whom did the U. S. President George W. Bush bestow, in 2002, the U.S.'s highest award for life time achievement in the field of scientific research?
a) Arun Netravalli
b) Dr. Hargovind Khorana
c) Subramania Chandrasekar
d) Professor C. Radhakrishna Rao
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
10. The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is -
a) Dr. J. C. Bose
b) Dr. C. V. Raman
c) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
d) Dr. H. J. Bhabha
Explanation: Dr. C. V. Raman is India's first and only physicist to win a Nobel Physics Prize in 1930 "for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him.