General knowledge miscellaneous
- The Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for _______ .
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Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for international understanding. It was established in 1965 and is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to people “for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world.”
Correct Option: C
Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for international understanding. It was established in 1965 and is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to people “for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world.”
- Which of the following international prizes/awards is given for outstanding contribution in the field of Journalism?
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The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City.
Correct Option: C
The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City.
- Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a special Oscar?
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Satyajit Ray, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century, an Honorary Oscar in 1992 for Lifetime Achievement. The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in the same year.
Correct Option: B
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Satyajit Ray, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century, an Honorary Oscar in 1992 for Lifetime Achievement. The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in the same year.
- Indira Goswami, the famous editor, poet, scholar and writer won the Jnanpith Award in which language?
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Indira Goswamiwas an Assamese editor, poet, professor, scholar and writer. She won the 36th Jnanpith award for the year 2000 for her contribution to Indian literature between 1978 and 1999. She also won the Sahitya Akademi Award (1983).
Correct Option: C
Indira Goswamiwas an Assamese editor, poet, professor, scholar and writer. She won the 36th Jnanpith award for the year 2000 for her contribution to Indian literature between 1978 and 1999. She also won the Sahitya Akademi Award (1983).
- The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win
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Mahashweta Devi was an Indian Bengali fiction writer and social activist who won the Sahitya Akademi Award (Bengali) in 1979 for her novel, titled Aranyer Adhikar. She then won the Jnanpith Award in 1996, Ramon Magsaysay Award (Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts) in 1997 and the Padma Vibhushan for Literature & Educationin 2006.
Correct Option: E
Mahashweta Devi was an Indian Bengali fiction writer and social activist who won the Sahitya Akademi Award (Bengali) in 1979 for her novel, titled Aranyer Adhikar. She then won the Jnanpith Award in 1996, Ramon Magsaysay Award (Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts) in 1997 and the Padma Vibhushan for Literature & Educationin 2006.
