71. Which award was given to the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2004?
A. Knight of the Dome
B. Knight of the Legion of the honor
C. Knighthood
D. French Key Holder
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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72. Who among the following is/are the recipient/recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2018?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli
C. Neeraj Chopra
D. Hima Das and Neeraj Chopra
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli are the recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2018.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli are the recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2018.
73. Who is the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2013?
A. Haruki Murakami
B. Eleanor Catton
C. Malala Yousafzai
D. Vikram Seth
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Eleanor Catton has won 2013 Man Booker Prize, Britain’s most prestigious literary award, for her second novel, “The Luminaries.”
Eleanor Catton has won 2013 Man Booker Prize, Britain’s most prestigious literary award, for her second novel, “The Luminaries.”
74. Name the spiritual leader who was honoured with a humanitarian award by a prominent Jewish human rights organisation for promoting human dignity, interfaith relations and tolerance among people.
A. Asharam Bapu
B. Baba Ramdev
C. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
D. Morari Bapu
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was honoured with a humanitarian award by a prominent Jewish human rights organisation for promoting human dignity, interfaith relations and tolerance among people.
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was honoured with a humanitarian award by a prominent Jewish human rights organisation for promoting human dignity, interfaith relations and tolerance among people.
75. Which one among the following films was conferred the ‘Golden Peacock’ award in the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014)?
A. Ek Hazarachi Note
B. A Short Story
C. Leviathan
D. Ajeyo
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Golden Peacock Award in the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014) was conferred on Leviathan. It is a 2014 Russian tragedy film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
The Golden Peacock Award in the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014) was conferred on Leviathan. It is a 2014 Russian tragedy film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
76. Who of the following was honoured as 2014 World Food Prize Laureate?
A. M. S. Swaminathan
B. Sanjaya Rajaram
C. Hari Shankar Gupta
D. C. N. R. Rao
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Sanjaya Rajaram, a wheat breeder who has spent his life developing more than 480 varieties of the staple crop, was awarded The World Food Prize among an international audience at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
Sanjaya Rajaram, a wheat breeder who has spent his life developing more than 480 varieties of the staple crop, was awarded The World Food Prize among an international audience at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
77. ‘Global 500’ awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
A. Campaign against AIDS
B. Population control
C. Protection of environment
D. Elimination of illiteracy
✅ The correct answer is option C.
‘Global 500 Awards’ are given for outstanding achievement in the Protection of environment. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established the Global 500 Roll of Honour.
‘Global 500 Awards’ are given for outstanding achievement in the Protection of environment. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established the Global 500 Roll of Honour.
78. In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for –
A. Chemistry
B. Physics
C. Economics
D. Peace
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for Economics.
In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for Economics.
79. On whom did the U. S. President George W. Bush bestow, in 2002, the U.S.’s highest award for life time achievement in the field of scientific research?
A. Arun Netravalli
B. Dr. Hargovind Khorana
C. Subramania Chandrasekar
D. Professor C. Radhakrishna Rao
✅ The correct answer is option A.
80. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in –
A. 1976
B. 1958
C. 1901
D. 1972
✅ The correct answer is option C.
On 10 December 1901 the first Nobel Prizes were awarded.
On 10 December 1901 the first Nobel Prizes were awarded.