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Honours and Awards - Section 1

  1. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of

    2. A.
    Science and Technology
    B.
    Environmental Studies
    C.
    Literature and Journalism
    D.
    International Understanding

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  2. Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

    3. A.
    classical music
    B.
    education
    C.
    literature
    D.
    fine arts

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  3. Who among the following has received a Nobel Prize in literature 1953?

    4. A.
    Pablo Neruda
    B.
    Derek Walcott
    C.
    Ernest Hemingway
    D.
    Winston Churchill

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  4. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year

    5. A.
    1965
    B.
    1961
    C.
    1963
    D.
    1957

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  5. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to

    6. A.
    Larry Pressler
    B.
    Amnesty International
    C.
    Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
    D.
    Yasser Arafat

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  6. 'Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for

    7. A.
    acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
    B.
    gallantry by children
    C.
    outstanding contribution to literature
    D.
    the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy

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  7. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in

    8. A.
    1976
    B.
    1958
    C.
    1901
    D.
    1972

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  8. Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?

    9. A.
    Linus Pauling
    B.
    Samuel Beckett
    C.
    Philip Noel - Baker
    D.
    Ralph Bunche

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  9. The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?

    10. A.
    Films
    B.
    Journalism
    C.
    Literature
    D.
    Economics

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  10. The journalist who refused to accept 'Padma Bhushan' was?

    11. A.
    Shekaran Nair
    B.
    Khushwant Singh
    C.
    Ratan Thiyam
    D.
    Arun Shourie

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