General knowledge miscellaneous
- In which field is B.C. Roy Award given ?
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B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of medicine. It was instituted in 1976 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India. It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors’ Day.
Correct Option: C
B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of medicine. It was instituted in 1976 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India. It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors’ Day.
- Who among the following film makers has won the Best Documentary Producer award of the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2015?
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Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism, a 2014 documentary by Indian film-maker and conservator Benoy K. Behl, won the Best Documentary Producer Award at the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2015. Bhel shot the documentary for XPD Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, India.
Correct Option: D
Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism, a 2014 documentary by Indian film-maker and conservator Benoy K. Behl, won the Best Documentary Producer Award at the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2015. Bhel shot the documentary for XPD Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, India.
- In which year did the movie ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ won the Oscar awards for the best movie with a clean sweep?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It won all 11 Academy Awards at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on 29 February 2004.
Correct Option: A
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It won all 11 Academy Awards at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on 29 February 2004.
- Who among the following Indians is one who has been selected on July 27, for the Ramon Magsaysay Award, 2016?
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Bezwada Wilson, a renowned campaigner against manual scavenging, and Carnatic singer T.M. Krishna from Chennai were, on 27 July 2016, named for the prestigious Magsaysay Award. Other winners are Conchita Carpio-Morales from Philippines, Dompet Dhuafa from Indonesia, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and Vientiane Rescue from Laos.
Correct Option: A
Bezwada Wilson, a renowned campaigner against manual scavenging, and Carnatic singer T.M. Krishna from Chennai were, on 27 July 2016, named for the prestigious Magsaysay Award. Other winners are Conchita Carpio-Morales from Philippines, Dompet Dhuafa from Indonesia, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and Vientiane Rescue from Laos.
- Who was appointed by the Union Sports Ministry of the Government of India as the head of the selection committee for Arjuna award so as to pick the eminent athletes for year’s award(2015)?
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Two successive years of controversies in the Arjuna award forced the Union sports ministry to appoint V.K. Bali, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, as the head of the selection committee in July 2015. Recommendations made by the earlier panels headed by Michael Ferreira (2013) and Kapil Dev (2014) led to intense lobbying amongst rival athletes.
Correct Option: B
Two successive years of controversies in the Arjuna award forced the Union sports ministry to appoint V.K. Bali, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, as the head of the selection committee in July 2015. Recommendations made by the earlier panels headed by Michael Ferreira (2013) and Kapil Dev (2014) led to intense lobbying amongst rival athletes.
