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121. Kalinga Award was instituted by –

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A. UNESCO for exceptional contribution of efforts to popularise science
B. Indian Military
C. Jnanpith, a cultural literacy society for encouraging creative writing in modern languages
D. Indian Adult Education Association for outstanding contribution of adult literacy in India
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is UNESCO’s oldest prize, created in 1951 following a donation from Mr Bijoyanand Patnaik, Founder and President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India.

125. Who among the following was chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010?

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A. K. Balachander
B. D. Ramanaidu
C. Adoor Gopalakrishnan
D. V. K. Murthy
✅ The correct answer is option A.
K. Balachander, who brought a whiff of fresh air with daring new style in direction and filmmaking in Tamil cinema in the 1970s, was chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010.

128. Norman Borlaug won Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution in: 1. Development of high-yielding crops. 2. Modernization of irrigation infrastructure. 3. Introduction of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 in recognition of his contributions to world peace through increasing food supply. Later in his life, he helped apply these methods of increasing food production in Asia and Africa.

129. Dr. Bhagwati Lal Vyas was selected for –

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A. Sahitya Akademi Award, 2015
B. Bihari Puraskar, 2015
C. Bihari Asmita Samman, 2015
D. National Education Award, 2015
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Eminent poet Dr. Bhagwati Lal Vyas was chosen for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar for his anthology of Rajasthani poems ‘Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad’.