GK - Awards and Honours
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Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National integration?
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Option A7.
In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?
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It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.
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Option AExplanation :
It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.
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Who among the following got the 'Bharat Ratna' award, before becoming the President of India?
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Dr. Zakir Hussain was the third president of India. Before becoming the President he won the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1963.
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Option BExplanation :
Dr. Zakir Hussain was the third president of India. Before becoming the President he won the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1963.
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Which of the following awards was conferred on Mrs. Kiran Bedi?
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The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.
Kiran Bedi introduced several reforms at Tihar Jail, which gained worldwide acclaim and won her the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994.
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Option CExplanation :
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.
Kiran Bedi introduced several reforms at Tihar Jail, which gained worldwide acclaim and won her the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994.
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The first mother-daughter pair to win the Nobel Prize
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The first woman to win a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with her husband, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel. Curie's daughter, Irene Joliot-Curie, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935, making the two only mother-daughter pair to have won Nobel Prizes.
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Option DExplanation :
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with her husband, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel. Curie's daughter, Irene Joliot-Curie, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935, making the two only mother-daughter pair to have won Nobel Prizes.
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