International Awards


  1. Jawaharlal Nehru award for International understanding was founded in









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    The Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding is an international award presented by the Government of India. It was established in 1965, administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR) . It is given to the people for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world.

    Correct Option: B

    The Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding is an international award presented by the Government of India. It was established in 1965, administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR) . It is given to the people for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world.


  1. India's first nobel prize was given for ?









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    Rabindranath Tagore 1913

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    Only 9 people from india have got nobel prize so far

    1. Kailash Satyarthi, Peace, 2014
    2. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan*, Chemistry, 2009
    3. Amartya Sen, Economic Sciences, 1998
    4. Tenzin Gyatso, born in China, Peace, 1989
    5. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar*, Physics, 1983
    6. Mother Teresa, Peace, 1979
    7. Hargobind Khorana Physiology or Medicine, 1968
    8. C.V. Raman, Physics, 1930
    9. Rabindranath Tagore, Literature, 1913



  1. The Sultan Qaboos prize is given in the field of









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    The Sultan Qaboos prize is a biennial award sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which is given for environmental preservation.

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    The Sultan Qaboos prize is a biennial award sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which is given for environmental preservation.


  1. The Guillermo Cano prize is given in the field of









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    The UNESOCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honors a person,organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution the defense and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger. It was instituted in 1997.

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    The UNESOCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honors a person,organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution the defense and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger. It was instituted in 1997.



  1. The Academy award is also known as









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    The Academy award is also known as the Oscar award which is presented for various categories in the film industry. It was first given in 1929.

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    The Academy award is also known as the Oscar award which is presented for various categories in the film industry. It was first given in 1929.