36. The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Literature was

1. 1. Mother Teresa

   
   
   

   2. Rabindranath Tagore

   
   
   

   3. Sarojini Naidu

   
   
   

   4. C.V. Raman

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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37. Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asal Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women ?

1. 1. Kalinga Prize

   
   
   

   2. UNESCO Literacy Award

   
   
   

   3. Tagore Literacy Award

   
   
   

   4. Moorti Devi Award

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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38. 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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39. 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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40. 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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