131. Who amongst the following has won 2012 Sahitya Akademi award for Hindi ?

1. 1. Chankrakant Devtale

   
   
   

   2. Ramji Thakkura

   
   
   

   3. Bal Krishna Barua

   
   
   

   4. Jeet Thayil

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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132. Which of the following statements is true in respect of Nobel prize for economic sciences ?

1. 1. It was established in celebration of 300^th anniversary of the Nobel Prize

   
   
   

   2. It was established in the year 1967 by Riksbank of Sweden

   
   
   

   3. It was awarded for the first time in the year 1969

   
   
   

   4. All the above statements are true

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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133. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

1. 1. Kalinga Award - Popularization of Science

   
   
   

   2. David Cohen Award - Literture

   
   
   

   3. Borlaug Award - Agriculture

   
   
   

   4. Pulitzer Prize - Progress in religion

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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134. Arrange the following descending chronological order based on the year received the nobel prize
     A. Mother Teresa
     B. Rabindranath Tagore
     C. Dr. C.V. Raman
     D. S. Chandrashekhar
     E. Hargobind Khurana

1. 1. B, A, D, C, E

   
   
   

   2. B, C, E, D, A

   
   
   

   3. B, C, E, A, D

   
   
   

   4. B, A, C, E, D

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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135. Which one among the following was the objective of starting the Nirmal Gram Puraskar incentive scheme ?

1. 1. Encourage Panchayati Raj Institutions to take up sanitation promotion for attaining 100% open defecation - free environment

   
   
   

   2. Enable rural schools to provide safe and clean drinking water for children

   
   
   

   3. Provide toilets to all rural households

   
   
   

   4. Provide financial assistance to States to install water purification systems in rural schools

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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