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- Who crowned Miss World 2014 ?
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Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World 2014 at the final of the beauty pageant held in London. Strauss is a 22 year old fourth year medical student at university of the Free state. India's 21 year old Koyal Rana made it to the top 10 but failed to make it to the top five.
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Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World 2014 at the final of the beauty pageant held in London. Strauss is a 22 year old fourth year medical student at university of the Free state. India's 21 year old Koyal Rana made it to the top 10 but failed to make it to the top five.
- Colonel C.K. Nayudu Lifetime achievement award received by-
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Former Indian Cricket Captain Dilip Vengsarkar received the prestigious BCCI instituted colonel C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. He was conferred with the award for his contribution to Indian cricket. Apart from this, Indian medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar received the Polly Umrigar award.
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Former Indian Cricket Captain Dilip Vengsarkar received the prestigious BCCI instituted colonel C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. He was conferred with the award for his contribution to Indian cricket. Apart from this, Indian medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar received the Polly Umrigar award.
- Who Selected for Saraswati Samman 2014 ?
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Former Union Minister and Senior Congress leader M. Veerappa Moily on 9 March 2015 was selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2014 for his Kannada poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam. In the poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam, Moily tried to explore the Ramarajya or the true principle of the ideal state from a secular and modern point of view in his collection of poems.
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Former Union Minister and Senior Congress leader M. Veerappa Moily on 9 March 2015 was selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2014 for his Kannada poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam. In the poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam, Moily tried to explore the Ramarajya or the true principle of the ideal state from a secular and modern point of view in his collection of poems.
- Who of the following was awarded with Rani Lakshmibai Award ?
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Seema Prakash of Madhya Pradesh won the Rani Lakshmibai Award. She awarded working for the cause of vulnerable and marginalised communities of Madhya Pradesh since 2000 particularly for the Korku tribe of the state.
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Seema Prakash of Madhya Pradesh won the Rani Lakshmibai Award. She awarded working for the cause of vulnerable and marginalised communities of Madhya Pradesh since 2000 particularly for the Korku tribe of the state.
- Who of the following was awarded with Mata Jijabai Award ?
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Chandraprabha Bokey of Maharashtra won the Mata Jijabai award. She is a social worker and is working in rural areas since 1960. He field of work includes empowerment and rehabilitation of destitute, divorced, disabled women and rehabilitation of Orphan children.
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Chandraprabha Bokey of Maharashtra won the Mata Jijabai award. She is a social worker and is working in rural areas since 1960. He field of work includes empowerment and rehabilitation of destitute, divorced, disabled women and rehabilitation of Orphan children.