A. Ela Bhatt
B. Angela Merkel
C. Lydia Davis
D. Christina Legarde
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Angela Merkel is the winner of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2013.
Angela Merkel is the winner of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2013.
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152. Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?
A. Ashaparna Devi
B. M. F. Hussain
C. Raghupathi Sahai
D. V. K. Gokak
✅ The correct answer is option B.
M. F. Hussain is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award.
M. F. Hussain is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award.
153. Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2017?
A. Joachim Frank
B. Jacques Dubochet
C. Richard Henderson
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 is awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryo – electron microscopy, which both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules. This method has moved biochemistry into a new era.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 is awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryo – electron microscopy, which both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules. This method has moved biochemistry into a new era.
154. Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to –
A. classical music
B. education
C. literature
D. fine arts
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.
The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.
155. Which one of the following books won the Man Booker Prize 2014?
A. History of the Rain
B. The Lives of Others
C. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
D. How to be Both
✅ The correct answer is option C.
On 14 October, chair judge A. C. Grayling announced that Australian author Richard Flanagan had won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his book ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’.
On 14 October, chair judge A. C. Grayling announced that Australian author Richard Flanagan had won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his book ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’.
156. Indian first talkie film produced in 1931 was –
A. Shakuntala
B. Indra Sabha
C. Neel Kamal
D. Alam Ara
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Indian first talkie film produced in 1931 was Alam Ara.
Indian first talkie film produced in 1931 was Alam Ara.
157. Which 2016 Hindi film is based on the real life of the famous Phogat wrestling family?
A. Dangal
B. Mangal Pandey : The Rising
C. Bodyguard
D. Sultan
✅ The correct answer is option A.
‘Dangal’ is based on the real life of the famous Phogat wrestling family.
‘Dangal’ is based on the real life of the famous Phogat wrestling family.
158. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Khel Ratna’ award is –
A. Vishwanathan Anand
B. Leander Peas
C. Kapil Dev
D. Limba Ram
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Khel Ratna’ award was Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who was honoured for the performance in the year 1991 – 92.
The first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Khel Ratna’ award was Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who was honoured for the performance in the year 1991 – 92.
159. Which film was awarded as best popular film providing wholesome entertainment in 63rd National Film Awards for the year 2015?
A. Piku
B. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
C. Baji Rao Mastani
D. Bahubali the Beginning
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan was awarded as best popular film providing wholesome entertainment in 63rd National Film Awards for the year 2015.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan was awarded as best popular film providing wholesome entertainment in 63rd National Film Awards for the year 2015.
160. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?
A. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
B. Indian Council for Agricultural Research
C. Indian National Science Academy
D. Indian Space Research Organisation
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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.
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.