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NATIONAL 4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : 1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct List-I List-II answer from the codes given below : A. Samman 1. Science List-I List-II B. Kabir Award 2. Sports A. 1. For distinguished C. Award 3. Social solidarity service in any field. D. Bhatnagar Award 4. Literature B. 2. For distinguished Codes: service of high order. A B C D A B C D C. 3. For exceptional and (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 2 1 4 3 distinguished service (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 3 4 1 2 Codes: 5. Consider the following statements : A B C A B C 1. is not awarded to the dead (a) 3 2 1 (b) 1 2 3 persons like the Nobel Prize. (c) 2 1 3 (d) 2 3 1 2. The holders of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in 2. Arrange the following awards in the correct the Indian order of precedence. chronological order : Which of the statements given above is/are 1. Khel Ratna Award correct? 2. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 3. Dhyanchand Award 4. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Select the correct answer from the codes : 6. Consider the following statements : Codes: 1. Jnanpith Award is given to any of Indian (a) 3, 2, 4, 1 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1 citizens who writes in the eight scheduled (c) 2, 4, 1, 3 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4 languages of . 3. Consider the following statements : 2. Jnanpith Award was awarded for the first 1. The Saraswati Samman is the most prestigious time in 1961. award of the KK Birla Foundation. Which of the statements given above is/are 2. The Samman is given annually to an correct? outstanding literary work published in (a) 1 only (b) 2 only only during the last 10 years. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. It was initiated in 1991. 7. Consider the following statements : Which of the statements given above is/are 1. Bharat Ratna is given to the outstanding correct? Indian every year since its inception. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 2. Padma Bhushan is the lowest civilian award (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 only given in the Republic of India. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-12 || National and International Awards Which of the statements given above is/are Codes: correct? A B C D A B C D (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 4 3 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 2 4 1 3 8. Who presents the following mentioned awards to 12. Consider the following statements : the winners? 1. Vyas Samman is presented for the out- 1. Swarna Kamal standing work in literature. 2. Rajat Kamal 2. Kabir Samman presented for socio- 3. Award communal harmony. (a) The President 3. Bhatnagar award presented for Science. (b) Vice-President 4. Dhanwantari Award presented for medical (c) The Prime Minister science. (d) Minister of Cultural activities (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only 9. Consider the following statements : (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above 1. Padma Vibhushan is the second highest 13. Which of the following awards is presented on civilian award of India. the eve of Republic Day of India? 2. Tagore Literature Awards are jointly 1. Bharat Ratna 2. Padma Vibhushan instituted by the and 3. Padma Shree UNESCO. Codes: Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1 only (b) 2 only correct? (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 answer from the codes given below : 10. Consider the following statements about the K K List-I List-II Birla Foundation Awards : A. Param 1. Highest gallantry 1. Saraswati Samman is meant for outstanding award literary work in any Indian language. B. Mahavir Chakra 2. Second highest 2. Vyas Samman is for an outstanding work in gallantry award Hindi. C. Vir Chakra 3. Third highest 3. Bihari Puraskar is given for an outstanding gallantry award work in Hindi or Indian philosophy. Codes: Which of the statements given above is/are A B C A B C correct? (a) 1 2 3 (b) 3 2 1 (a) 1 Only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 3 1 2 (d) 1 3 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 15. Consider the following statements : 11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 1. Ashok Chakra is the country’s highest peace answer from the codes given below : time gallantry award equivalent to Param List-I List-II Vir Chakra. A. Jnanpith Award 1. Literature (1961) 2. is awarded for conspicuous B. Saraswati Award 2. Literature (1991) gallantry. C. Vachaspati Samman 3. (1992) 3. is awarded for an act of D. Shankar Award 4. Indian philosophy gallantry. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-13 Which of the statements given above is/are 20. Consider the following statements : correct? 1. , the highest literary (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only prize given by the . (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 2. Paryavaran Puraskar is an 16. Which of the following medals are awarded to environmental prize. personnel of all the three services? Which of the statements given above is/are 1. Param (PVSM) correct? 2. (AVSM) (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 3. Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the statements given above is/are 21. What is the correct chronological order of correct? conferring Bharat Ratna for the following (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only persons? (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 1. MS Subbulakshmi 17. Consider the following statements : 2. Amartya Sen 1. Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award is 3. APJ Abdul Kalam given for outstanding contributions to neat 4. technology and development. Select the correct answer using the codes given 2. First Bharat Ratna Award initiated in 1954. below: 3. The Indira Gandhi Award for National Codes: Integration consists of a citation and ` 5 lakh (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4 in cash. (c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 4, 3, 1, 2 Which of the statements given above is/are 22. Consider the following statements: correct? 1. was the first Indian to win (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only . (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 2. Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian Oscar 18. Consider the following statements : Winner. 1. Group founded the 3. is the first Indian to win Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust. Booker Prize. 2. ICAR gives the Swamy Sahajanand Which of the statements given above is/are Saraswati Award. correct? Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 correct? (c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 Only (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 only 23. Anna Hazare was awarded the Padma Bhushan in (c) 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2 recognition for 19. Consider the following statements : (a) his war against corruption and launching 1. Tagore Awards have been instituted as Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan part of Hope Project, a corporate social (b) his service to the responsibility initiative. (c) transforming a barren dry village 2. Under this award literary works in 24 Indian called Ralegan Siddhi in ’s languages are eligible. Ahmednagar district into a model village of Which of the statements given above is/are self-sufficiency, eco-friendly and harmony correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (d) his remarkable social service in the Adivasi (c) 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 areas of Bihar Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-14 || National and International Awards 24. Consider the following statements 28. Consider the following fields 1. Award was 1. Biology 2. Physics instituted in the year 1991-92 to national 3. Medicine 4. Mathematics accolade in the field of sports. Which of the fields given above is/are awarded in 2. was the first recipient the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize? of th Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 only Which of the statements given above is/are (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 and 4 only correct? 29. Consider the following statements about National (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Energy Conservation Awards (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. This award is given on the basis of 25. Consider the following statements improvement in specific energy and energy 1. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest conservation initiatives. award in cinema given annually by the 2. This was instituted by the Ministry of Power. government of India for lifetime contribution 3. These awards are given in seven major to Indian cinema. categories. 2. was the first recipient of 4. This award is given on National Energy the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Conservation Day on 14th December every Which of the statements given above is/are year. correct? Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 26. National Urban Water Awards is instituted by (b) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) All of the above Ministry of Urban Development for excellence in INTERNATIONAL 1. Services to the Poor 2. Citizen Services and Governance 30. Consider the following statements 3. Urban Sanitation 1. The first recipient of the Bharat Ratna was 4. Communication Strategy and Awareness politician C. Rajagopalachariwho was Generation honoured in 1960. (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 3 only 2. In 1966, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur (c) 2 and 4 only (d) 3 only Shastri became the first individual to be 27. Which of the following statements is/are correct? honoured posthumously. 1. Tagore Literature Awards are jointly instituted Which of the statements given above is/are by the Sahitya Akademi and Nokia. 2. The Awards are given to the best of correct? literary contributions by writers in 8 Indian (a) 1 only (b) 2 only languages. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of these 3. Literary works in 24 Indian languages are 31. Consider the following statements eligible for consideration under the Scheme. 1. As a tribute to the ideals espoused by 4. Awards have been instituted as part of Hope , the Government of India Project, a corporate social responsibility had launched the International Gandhi Peace initiative. Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th Select correct answer form the codes given anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. below 2. First recipient of the prize is Dr. A. (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only T. Ariyaratane President, Sarvodaya (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-15 Which of the statements given above is/are 35. Consider the following statements: correct? 1. Nobel prize in Physics, Chemistry, (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Physiology and Literature are awarded in (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of these Oslo, . 32. Consider the following statements 2. The is awarded in 1. The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is Stockholm, . an annual prestigious award instituted by Lal Which of the statements given above is/are Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, correct? Delhi. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 2. It is awarded to a business leader, management (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 practitioner, public administrator, educator 36. Consider the following statements: or institution builder for his/her sustained individual contributions for achievements of 1. Award for International high professional order and excellence. Understanding was founded in 1965. 3. The award was started in 2000. 2. was the first person to get the Which of the statements given above is/are for International correct? Understanding. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only Which of the statements given above is/are (c) 1, and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 correct? 33. Consider the following statements (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 1. The Lady Tata Memorial Trust was (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 established by Sir Dorabji Tata in April 1932 37. Consider the following statements: in memory of his wife, Lady Meherbai. 1. for Peace, Disarmament 2. Awards are restricted to studies and Development is awarded only to Indians. of leukaemogenic agents, and the 2. UNICEF is the only agency of the United epidemiology, pathogenesis, immunology Nations to get the Indira Gandhi Prize for and genetic basis of leukaemia and related Peace, Disarmament and Development. diseases. Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are correct? correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of these 38. Consider the following statements: 34. Consider the following statements: 1. Nobel Prize is sometimes given to the 1. V.K. Menon Foundation is based in outstanding persons in the related fields . posthumously. 2. The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna 2. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and KG. Balakrishnan. peace were first awarded in 1901. Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are correct? correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-16 || National and International Awards 39. Consider the following statements: Codes: 1. The Pritzker Architecture prize is awarded A B C D A B C D annually to honour an architect whose built (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 work demonstrates a combination of those (c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 4 2 3 1 qualities of talent, vision and commitment 43. Consider the following statements: posthumously. 1. BAFTA award is presented in Britain. 2. The Stirling Prize is a British Prize for 2. Golden Globe Award is presented in USA. excellence in architecture. 3. Palm D’or Award is presented in . Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are correct? correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1 and 2 only (d) All of the above 40. Consider the following statements: 1. The Miss World pageant is the oldest 44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct surviving major international beauty answer from the codes given below: pageant. It was created in the United List-I List-II Kingdom. A. Grammy Award 1. Music 2. Miss Universe is an annual international B. Ramon Magsaysay 2. International under- beauty contest that is run by the Miss Award standing Universe organization. The contest was C. Pulitzer Award 3. Agriculture founded in 1953 by California. D. Borlaug Award 4. Journalism Which of the statements given above is/are Codes: correct? A B C D A B C D (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 2 4 3 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1 41. Consider the following statements: 45. Consider the following statements: 1. The Kalinga Prize is an award given by 1. International is awarded UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting biannually by the Government of India. scientific ideas to lay people. 2. The Government of India launched the 2. World Economic Forum gives the ‘Crystal International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995. Award’. 3. It was started on the occasion of the 125th 3. Laureates award is related to sports. Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are correct? correct? Codes: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) All of the above 46. The correct fields in which Ramen Magsaysay (c) 2 and 3 only (d) All of the above Award is given: 42. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct 1. Government Services answer from the codes given below: 2. Public Services List - I List - II 3. Journalism, Literature and Creative A. Kalinga Award 1. Popularization of communication Arts Science 4. Emergent Leadership B. Borlaug Award 2. Agriculture Codes: C. Pulitzer Award 3. Journalism (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 D. Laureates Award 4. Sports (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of the above Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-17 47. The first ever India Human Development Award Select the correct answer using the codes given 2012 is instituted by below 1. Ministry of Rural Development (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 2. Government of India and World Bank (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. Planning Commission and UNDP 52. Consider about BAFTA Awards 4. Ministry of Social Justice 1. It is the British Counterpart of the Academy (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Awards (Oscars). (c) 3 only (d) 4 only 2. It was first awarded in 1939. 48. Aegis Graham Bell Award is intended to promote 3. It honours the best national and foreign innovation in the field of films. 1. Telecom 2. Internet Select the correct answer from the codes given 3. Media 4. Education below (a) 2 and 3 (b) 1 only Codes: (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of the above (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4 49. Consider the following statements: (c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above 1. International Children’s Peace Prize is 53. Which of the following has/have been honoured conferred by the Kids Right Foundation of with Padam Vibhushan in 2014? Netherland. (a) Dr. Raghunath A Mashelkar, Science and 2. Man Booker International Prize is conferred Engineering, Maharashtra for the eminent writing skill. (b) B.K.S. Iyengar, Yoga, Maharashtra 3. Pritzer Award is presented in the field of (c) Both (a) and (b) Architecture. (d) Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and 4. Abel Prize is conferred to the Mathematics. Engineering, Karnataka Which of the statements given above is/are 54. Consider the following statements correct? 1. Nobel Prize, any of the prizes (five in number (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only until 1969, when a sixth was added) that are (c) 3 and 4 only (d) All of the above awarded annually from a fund bequeathed 50. Consider the following statements for that purpose by the Swedish inventor and 1. The Nobel Prize awarding ceremony takes industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel. place on December 10 of every year. 2. The first distribution of the prizes took place 2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary later on to the other five existing areas – Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, of Nobel’s death. Peace and Economics. Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are correct? correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of the 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 55. Consider the following statements 51. Arab poet Shihab Ghanem bagged the 1. The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 Peace Prize for his by provisions in the will of American translation of Indian works into both the Arabic and English language. (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Pulitzer, Consider the following statements about this and is administered by Columbia University award in New York City. 1. This is given biannually. 2. In twenty of the categories, each winner 2. This is instituted on the 150th birth receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash anniversary of Tagore, for promoting values award. of universal brotherhood. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-18 || National and International Awards Which of the statements given above is/are 2. A joint initiative between Green Cross correct? International (GCI), the UN Office for (a) 1 only (b) 2 only the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of these (OCHA) and the UN Environment 56. Consider the following statements Programme (UNEP), the Green Star Awards 1. Golden Peacock Awards have given boost to seeks to increase awareness of environmental the Industry worldwide. emergencies by drawing attention to efforts 2. Award winners cannot use the Golden made to prevent, prepare for and respond to Peacock Awards Logo on all promotional such emergencies. literatures. Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are correct? correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of these (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of these 60. Consider the following statements 57. Consider the following statements 1. The Man Booker International Prize is an 1. The Manthan Award was launched on 10th international literary award given every two October 2004 by Digital Empowerment years to a living author of any nationality Foundation. for a body of work published in English or 2. Its areas of operation now are all of South generally available in English translation. Asia & Asia Pacific countries. 2. The inaugural winner was Albanian writer Which of the statements given above is/are Ismail Kadare. correct? Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1 only (b) 2 only correct? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of these (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 58. Consider the following statements (c) 1 and 2 only (d) Neither of these 1. The FiFi Awards are an annual event 61. Consider the following statements: sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation 1. Nobel Peace Prize is presented annually in which honour the fragrance industry’s Oslo by the King of Norway. creative achievements and is the most 2. The Nobel laureate receives three things- a prominent and prestigious celebratory event diploma, a medal and a document confirming of the fragrance industry. the prize amount. 2. These awards have been held annually in Which of the statements given above is / are New York City since 1973. correct? Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1 only (b) 2 only correct? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 62. Consider the following statements: (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of these 1. Nobel Prize award in Economics has been 59. Consider the following statements awarded since 1969. 1. The biennial Green Star Awards recognize 2. Arjuna Award was introduced in 1965. individuals, organizations, governments Which of the statements given above is / are and companies who have demonstrated correct? achievements in prevention, preparedness (a) 1 only (b) only and response to environmental emergencies. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-19 ANSWER KEY 1. (a) 9. (a) 17. (d) 25. (a) 33. (c) 41. (a) 49. (d) 57. (c) 2. (c) 10. (d) 18. (a) 26. (a) 34. (b) 42. (a) 50. (a) 58. (c) 3. (c) 11. (a) 19. (c) 27. (c) 35. (c) 43. (d) 51. (c) 59. (c) 4. (a) 12. (d) 20. (b) 28. (a) 36. (a) 44. (b) 52. (c) 60. (c) 5. (c) 13. (d) 21. (b) 29. (c) 37. (d) 45. (b) 53. (c) 61. (c) 6. (c) 14. (a) 22. (a) 30. (b) 38. (b) 46. (d) 54. (c) 62. (a) 7. (d) 15. (d) 23. (c) 31. (a) 39. (c) 47. (c) 55. (c) 8. (a) 16. (d) 24. (c) 32. (a) 40. (d) 48. (d) 56. (a)

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NATIONAL 5. (c) Both the statements are correct. The holders of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in the Indian order 1. (a) Padma Vibhushan is awarded to recognize of precedence and it has also been awarded exceptional and distinguished service to the nation posthumously to various persons. in any field, including government service. It is 6. (c) Both the statements are correct. Any Indian awarded to recognize distinguished service of a citizen who writes in any of the eighth scheduled high order to the nation in any field while Padma is eligible for the honour. The Shri is awarded to citizens of India to recognize award was instituted in 1961. their distinguished contribution in various spheres 7. (d) Both the statements are incorrect. Bharat of activities including the Arts, Education, Ratna is not given every year. The Padma Bhushan Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, is not the lowest civilian award but the third highest Social Service and Public Affairs. civilian award in the Republic of India, after the 2. (c) Arjuna Awards was instituted in 1961, Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes Charya award was instituted in 1985 while Rajiv before the Padma Shri. Gandhi Khel Ratna award was commenced in 9. (a) Only statement 1 is correct. The Padma the year 1991–92 and award was Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in initiated in 2002. the Republic of India and is instituted by Samsung 3. (c) The Saraswati Samman was instituted in Electronics and the Sahitya Akademi and not by 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation.The Saraswati UNESCO. Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose 10. (d) All the statements are correct. The Saraswati or poetry literary works in any Indian language . Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose 4. (a) Saraswati Samman is meant for outstanding or poetry literary works in any Indian language. To literary work in any Indian language. Kabir Award be eligible for the Vyas Samman, the literary work is given for promotion of communal harmony. must be in the Hindi language. Bihari Puruskar is Arjuna Award is meant for sports and Bhatnagar awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi Award is conferred in the field of Science. or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-20 || National and International Awards 11. (a) Jnanpith award is a literary award in India. research towards alleviation of human suffering The Saraswati Samman is also a literary award from disease. for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in 35. (c) Both the given statements are correct regarding any Indian language.Vachaspati Samman is given the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize is a set of annual in Sanskrit literature while Shankar award is for international awards bestowed in a number of Indian Philosophy. categories by Swedish and Norwegian committees in 12. (d) All the statements are correct. Vyas Samman recognition of cultural and/or scientific advances. The is presented for the outstanding work in literature. will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Kabir Samman is presented for communal Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace were harmony. Bhatnagar Award is presented for science first awarded in 1901. The related Nobel Memorial and Dhanwantari award is conferred in medical Prize in Economic Sciences was created in 1968. science. 36. (a) Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International 13. (d) All the three awards Bharat Ratna, Padma Understanding was founded in 1965. It is administered Vibhushan and Padma Shree are presented or by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) announced on the eve of Republic Day. to people “for their outstanding contribution to the 14. (a) The is India’s highest promotion of international understanding, goodwill military decoration award. The and friendship among people of the world”. The is the second highest military decoration while money constituent of this award is 2.5 million rupees. veer chakra is third in precedence in the war time 37. (d) Neither of the given statements are correct. gallantry awards. 38. (b) The Nobel prize except the Economics first awarded in 1901. 16. (d) All the three medals are awarded to recognize 39. (c) Both the given statements are correct. “distinguished service of an exceptional order” to The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually all ranks of the . to honour a living architect whose built work 19. (c) Tagore Literature Awards have been instituted demonstrates a combination of those qualities as part of Samsung Hope Project and recognize the of talent, vision and commitment, which has best literary contributions in 24 Indian languages. produced consistent and significant contributions 20. (b) Only statement 2 is correct. Sahitya Akademy to humanity and the built environment through the Award is the second-best award in literature. art of architecture.” Founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and his wife Cindy, the award is funded INTERNATIONAL by the Pritzker family and sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation and is considered to be one of the world’s 30. (b) The first recipient of the Bharat Ratna was premier architecture prizes; it is often referred to as politician C. Rajagopalachari who was honoured in the Nobel Prize of architecture. The prize is said to 1954. be awarded “irrespective of nationality, race, creed, 31. (a) First recipient of the prize is Dr. Julius K. or ideology.” The recipients receive US$100,000, a Nyerere Former President of . citation certificate, and a bronze medallion. 32. (a) He award was started in 1999. The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize 33. (c) The Lady Tata Memorial Trust was established is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is by Sir Dorabji Tata in April 1932 in memory of named after the architect James Stirling, organised his wife, Lady Meherbai, who was struck with and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of leukaemia in 1930 at the age of 50, and succumbed British Architects (RIBA). The RIBA Stirling Prize to the disease a year later in Wales, and passed away is awarded to “the architect of the building which has on 18th June 1931. made the greatest contribution to British architecture The Trust offers one-fifth of its income to scholars in the past year.” The architects must be RIBA doing scientific investigations in Indian Universities members, but the building can be anywhere in the and Institutes into diseases of the blood, with European Union. Stirling Prize laureates receive a special references to leukaemia, and for scientific stipend of GB£20,000. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-21 40. (d) None of the given statements are correct. many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 56th The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major Grammy Awards were held on January 26, 2014, at international beauty pageant. It was created in the the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his Ramon Magsaysay Award — International death in 2000, Morley’s wife, Julia Morley, co-chairs understanding. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is the pageant. an annual award established to perpetuate former Miss Universe is an annual international beauty Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. of integrity in government, courageous service to the The contest was founded in 1952 by the California people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often became part of Kayser-Roth, and then Gulf Western considered to be Asia’s Nobel Prize. The prize was Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump established in April 1957 by the trustees of the in 1996. Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City 41. (a) Laureates Awards is associated with aerospace, with the concurrence of the Philippine government. aviation and defense arenes and Laureus awards is Pulitzer Award — Journalism. associated with sports. Borlaug Award — Agriculture. 42. (a) Kalinga Award — Popularization of Science. 45. (b) The government of India laurelled the The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science International Gandhi peace prize in 1995.This is an is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill annual award given to individuals and institutions in presenting scientific ideas to lay people. It was for their contributions towards social, economic and created in 1952, following a donation from Biju political transformation through non-violence and Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation other Gandhian methods. The award carries ` 10 Trust in India. million in cash, convertible in any currency in the Borlaug Award — Agriculture. The Borlaug Award world, a plaque and a citation. It is open to all persons is an award recognition conferred by a fertilizer regardless of nationality, race, creed or sex. company, Coromandel International, for outstanding 48. (d) Graham Bell award is intended to promote Indian scientists for their research and contributions innovation in the field of Telecom, Media, Internet in the field of agriculture and environment. The award and Education. was created in 1972 and named in honour of Nobel 49. (d) International Childrens - Kids Rights Foundation Laureate Norman E. Borlaug. It carries a cash prize - peace prize. The Kids Rights Foundation is an of ` 5 lakh, a gold medal, and a citation. international children’s aid and advocacy organisation Pulitzer award — Journalism. The Pulitzer Prize is a based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founded U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online in 2003, Kids Rights raises funds for independent journalism, literature, and musical composition. It local aid projects in a number of countries around was established in 1917 by provisions in the will the world, including , Ukraine and of American (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Haiti. The organisation’s mission is to support and Pulitzer, and is administered by Columbia University empower vulnerable children around the world, by in New York City. raising funds for small-scale local projects, and by Laureates Award — Sports. raising awareness for children’s rights through the 44. (b) Grammy Award — Music. A Grammy international media. Award (originally called Gramophone Award) – or Man Booker International Prize — Authors.The Grammy – is an accolade by the National Academy Man Booker International Prize is an international of Recording Arts and Sciences of the literary award given every two years to a living author to recognize outstanding achievement in the music of any nationality for a body of work published in industry. The first Grammy Awards ceremony English or generally available in English translation. was held on May 4, 1959 to honour the musical The introduction of the International Prize was accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. announced in June 2004. The award, sponsored Following the 2011 ceremony, NARAS overhauled by the Man Group, complements the Man Booker Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-22 || National and International Awards Prize and rewards an author’s “continued creativity, 56. (a) Award winners are eligible to use the Golden development and overall contribution to fiction on Peacock Awards Logo on all promotional literatures. the world stage.” 57. (c) It was launched on 10th October ‘2004, by Pritzker Award — Architecture. The Pritzker Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership Architecture Prize is awarded annually to “honour with World Summit Award, Department of a living architect whose built work demonstrates a Information Technology, Govt. of India, and combination of those qualities of talent, vision and various other stakeholders like similar organisations commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built engaged in promoting digital content inclusiveness environment through the art of architecture.” in the whole of South Asian & Asia Pacific nation Abel prize — Mathematics.The Abel Prize is an for development. international prize presented by the King of Norway 58. (c) The FiFi Awards is an annual event sponsored to one or more outstanding mathematicians. Named by The Fragrance Foundation which honour the after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel fragrance industry’s creative achievements and (1802–1829), the award was established in 2001 by is the most prominent and prestigious celebratory the Government of Norway and complements the event of the fragrance industry. These awards have Holberg Prize in the humanities, social sciences, law been held annually in New York City since 1973 and theology.The Abel Prize has often been described and are attended by around 1,000 members of as the “mathematician’s Nobel prize”. It comes with the international fragrance community, designers a monetary award of 6 million Norwegian kroner (NOK) (approximately US$1 million), to be used to and celebrities from the fashion, theatre, film, or fund future research. television industries. 54. (c) After Nobel’s death, the Nobel Foundation 59. (c) The idea for the Award was conceived in was set up to carry out the provisions of his will and June 2007 during the 7th Advisory Group on to administer his funds. In his will, he had stipulated Environmental Emergencies (AGEE) meeting in that four different institutions—three Swedish and Rosersberg, Sweden, where meeting participants one Norwegian—should award the prizes. recommended the establishment of a special 55. (c) The Pulitzer Prize is an award for recognition scheme. As a result, the achievements in newspaper and online journalism, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, literature, and musical composition in the United the United Nations Environment Programme and States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in Green Cross International were requested to develop the will of American (Hungarian-born) publisher a suitable award. Joseph Pulitzer, and is administered by Columbia 60. (c) Ten writers are on the judges’ list of finalists University in New York City. Prizes are awarded under serious consideration for the sixth Man yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the Booker International Prize, the £60,000 award which categories, each winner receives a certificate and recognises one writer for his or her achievement in a US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public fiction. service category of the journalism competition is 62. (a) Arjuna Award was introduced in 1961 awarded a gold medal.

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