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  1. The book ‘The Audacity of Hope’ has been written by








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    The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by Barack Obama. In the book, Obama expounds on many of the subjects that became part of his 2008 campaign for the presidency.

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    The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by Barack Obama. In the book, Obama expounds on many of the subjects that became part of his 2008 campaign for the presidency.

  1. Bharat Ratna is designed like the leaf of








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    The actual award is designed in the shape of a peepul leaf and carries with the words "Bharat Ratna", inscribed in Devanagari script. The reverse side of the medal carries the state emblem and motto.

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    The actual award is designed in the shape of a peepul leaf and carries with the words "Bharat Ratna", inscribed in Devanagari script. The reverse side of the medal carries the state emblem and motto.

  1. Who was the first musician to be felicitated with ‘Bharat Ratna’ ?








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    M. S. Subbulakshmi was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 1998. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize in 1974.

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    M. S. Subbulakshmi was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 1998. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize in 1974.

  1. The Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted by








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    The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established and endowed by Sweden's central bank Sveriges Riksbank, in 1968 on the occasion of the bank's 300th anniversary, in memory of Alfred Nobel.

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    The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established and endowed by Sweden's central bank Sveriges Riksbank, in 1968 on the occasion of the bank's 300th anniversary, in memory of Alfred Nobel.

  1. Who of the following is not a recipient of ‘Bharat Ratna’?








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    Independence activist and the fourth Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai won the Bharat Ratna in 1991; Gulzarilal Nanda (Independence activist and interim Prime Minister) in 1997; and Rajiv Gandhi (Sixth Prime Minister) was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1991.

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    Independence activist and the fourth Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai won the Bharat Ratna in 1991; Gulzarilal Nanda (Independence activist and interim Prime Minister) in 1997; and Rajiv Gandhi (Sixth Prime Minister) was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1991.