GK - Awards and Honours
26.
Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
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The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, Pakistani Nishan-e-Haider, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross of St. George.
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Option BExplanation :
The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, Pakistani Nishan-e-Haider, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross of St. George.
27.
Which of the following award is associated with agriculture ?
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The Borlaug Award is an award recognition conferred by a fertilizer company, Coromandel International, for outstanding Indian scientists for their research and contributions in the field of agriculture and environment.
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Option AExplanation :
The Borlaug Award is an award recognition conferred by a fertilizer company, Coromandel International, for outstanding Indian scientists for their research and contributions in the field of agriculture and environment.
28.
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations ?
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The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.
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Option AExplanation :
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.
29.
How many times was Mahatma Gandhi nominated for Nobel Peace prize?
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M. Gandhi was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1947. Gandhi Ji became a strong choice for this prize only after India got independence. He was nominated again in 1948 and it was sure that he would get the prize this time. But he was not awarded with this award because he was assassinated in 1948 and Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously.
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Option BExplanation :
M. Gandhi was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1947. Gandhi Ji became a strong choice for this prize only after India got independence. He was nominated again in 1948 and it was sure that he would get the prize this time. But he was not awarded with this award because he was assassinated in 1948 and Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously.
30.
The first recipient of Nehru Award was
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The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an international award presented by the Government of India in honour of Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's first prime minister. It was established in 1965 and is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to people "for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world".
First Jawaharlal Nehru Award to the U.N. Secretary-General, U Thant, for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding and friendship among peoples of the world
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Option DExplanation :
The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an international award presented by the Government of India in honour of Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's first prime minister. It was established in 1965 and is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to people "for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world".
First Jawaharlal Nehru Award to the U.N. Secretary-General, U Thant, for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding and friendship among peoples of the world
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