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 is the world’s top environmental conservation award?
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The Gold Panda is the highest conservation award by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the leading global environmental organisation. WWF is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of humanity’s footprint on the environment.
Correct Option: B
The Gold Panda is the highest conservation award by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the leading global environmental organisation. WWF is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of humanity’s footprint on the environment.
- Which Indian author in May 2016 won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her work ‘Codex : The Lost Treasure of the Indus’ ?
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Aditi Krishna kumar, an Indian woman author in Singapore, in fourth week of May 2016 won the ‘Scholastic Asian Book Award’. She was awarded for her 32000-word manuscript “Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus”.
Correct Option: B
Aditi Krishna kumar, an Indian woman author in Singapore, in fourth week of May 2016 won the ‘Scholastic Asian Book Award’. She was awarded for her 32000-word manuscript “Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus”.
- 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.
- The novelist, poet and critic of which language has been conferred with Jnanpith Award for 2015?
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President Pranab Mukherjee, in July 2016, conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned Gujarati writer and litterateur Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari at a function in New Delhi. Chaudhary is the fourth Gujarati litterateur to bag this prestigious award after Uma Shankar Joshi (1967), Pannalal Patel (1985) and Rajendra Shah (2001). Note : The most recent recipient of the award is Bengali poet and critic Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.
Correct Option: D
President Pranab Mukherjee, in July 2016, conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned Gujarati writer and litterateur Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari at a function in New Delhi. Chaudhary is the fourth Gujarati litterateur to bag this prestigious award after Uma Shankar Joshi (1967), Pannalal Patel (1985) and Rajendra Shah (2001). Note : The most recent recipient of the award is Bengali poet and critic Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.