GK - Awards and Honours
31.
Nobel Prize in which discipline has been awarded three times to the same person/organization ?
Answer
Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is the only 3-time recipient of the Nobel Prize, being conferred with Peace Prize in 1917, 1944, and 1963.
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Option DExplanation :
Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is the only 3-time recipient of the Nobel Prize, being conferred with Peace Prize in 1917, 1944, and 1963.
32.
The Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city?
Answer
Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
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Option AExplanation :
Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
33.
Who was the first person to receive Jnanpith award for a Telugu work ?
Answer
The Jnanpith award is the highest literary honour conferred in India. It was founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publisher of the 'Times of India'.
Viswanatha Satyanarayana received this award for 'Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu (A resourceful tree:Ramayana)' in Telugu language.
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Option BExplanation :
The Jnanpith award is the highest literary honour conferred in India. It was founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publisher of the 'Times of India'.
Viswanatha Satyanarayana received this award for 'Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu (A resourceful tree:Ramayana)' in Telugu language.
34.
First Indian person who promptly decline Bharat Ratna Award was
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Prominent independence movement leader and India's first Minister of Education Maulana Abul Kalam Azad declined the honour, arguing that those who were on selection committees for national honours should not themselves receive them. He received a posthumous Bharat Ratna in 1992.
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Option AExplanation :
Prominent independence movement leader and India's first Minister of Education Maulana Abul Kalam Azad declined the honour, arguing that those who were on selection committees for national honours should not themselves receive them. He received a posthumous Bharat Ratna in 1992.
35.
Who was the First Woman to receive Jnanpith Award ?
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The first women to receive this prestigious award was the Bengali writer Ashapoorna Devi who was awarded in 1976.
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Option AExplanation :
The first women to receive this prestigious award was the Bengali writer Ashapoorna Devi who was awarded in 1976.
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