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  1. Who, out of the following, was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna Award ?








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    C.V. Raman: 1954; Gobind Ballabh Pant: 1957; Bidhan Chandra Roy: 1961; and S. Chandrashekhar: he has not won the Award.

    Correct Option: C

    C.V. Raman: 1954; Gobind Ballabh Pant: 1957; Bidhan Chandra Roy: 1961; and S. Chandrashekhar: he has not won the Award.

  1. Who among the following had got the Bharat Ratna Award before becoming the President of India?








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    Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who became the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954.

    Correct Option: C

    Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who became the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954.

  1. Who is the scientist who was associated with food grain revolution and who also won the Nobel Prize for Peace?








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    Norman Ernest Borlaug, “The Man Who Saved A Billion Lives”, was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called “the father of the Green Revolution”. For his contributions to the world food supply, Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. He is one of six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

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    Norman Ernest Borlaug, “The Man Who Saved A Billion Lives”, was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called “the father of the Green Revolution”. For his contributions to the world food supply, Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. He is one of six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

  1. Who received Booker prize for the Book “Half a Life” ?








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    Half a Life is a 2001 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A. Knopf. The novel is set in India, Africa and Europe (London, Berlin and Portugal). Half a Life was long listed for the Man Booker prize (2001). Note : Paul Beatty was awarded the 2016 Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout, receiving 50,000 pounds ($61,000), and becoming the first American author to be awarded the prize.

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    Half a Life is a 2001 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A. Knopf. The novel is set in India, Africa and Europe (London, Berlin and Portugal). Half a Life was long listed for the Man Booker prize (2001). Note : Paul Beatty was awarded the 2016 Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout, receiving 50,000 pounds ($61,000), and becoming the first American author to be awarded the prize.

  1. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of








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    The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award is given for service to children. Under this Scheme, every year the National Selection Committee selects three individuals who are presented the award on August 20 (the birthday of Rajiv Gandhi).

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    The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award is given for service to children. Under this Scheme, every year the National Selection Committee selects three individuals who are presented the award on August 20 (the birthday of Rajiv Gandhi).