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Which of the following is not a gallantry awards?

A
Bharat Ratna

B
Kirti Chakra

C
Param Vir Chakra

D
Ashok Chakra

Solution

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order. It is also not mandatory that Bharat Ratna be awarded every year.
Question 2
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World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is celebrated internationally each year. What is the theme of day for 2019?

A
International Standards and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

B
Standards make cities smarter

C
Standards Build Trust

D
Standards, A common language

E
Video standards create a global stage
Question 3
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The International Olympic Association took back the medals of Carlos, Smith and Norman ___________.

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for using drugs

B
they were found guilty of violating the Olympic spirit by making a political statement

C
as they were over age

D
as they refused to come to the stage to collect their medals
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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

Solution

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. It was picked as the 47th greatest film since 2000 in a 2016 critics' poll by BBC.
Question 5
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Who among the following Nobel laureates has recently announced to put his Nobel Medal under auction?

A
Kailash Satyarthi

B
J D Watson

C
Mikhail Gorbachev

D
Jody Wilhams

Solution

James Watson, one of the scientists credited with discovering the structure of DNA, recently became the first ever living Nobel laureate to put his medal for auction. He had won the 1962 Nobel prize in medicine with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. It was sold at a record-breaking price of $4.76million.
Question 6
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Which university recently installed the statues of Smith, Carlos and Norman in its campus?

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The Howard University

B
The Chicago State

C
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

D
San Jose State University
Question 7
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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 the Deep North

D
How to be Both

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Man Booker prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and publishers. It was established in 2005, biannually rewarding an author for a body of work originally written in any language as long as it was widely available in English. From 2016, the prize is awarded annually for a single work of fiction, translated into English and published in the UK.
The Man Booker Prize 2014 was awarded to the book 'The Narrow Road the Deep North'. It is a love story unfolding over half a century between a doctor and his uncle’s wife.
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Consider the following statements :
He was an Indian journalist, editor and author. He was associated with the Statesman, the Guardian, the Times of India etc. lie received the Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. He died in June 2016.
The person referred to above is ______.

A
B K Karanjia

B
K M Mathew

C
Inder Malhotra

D
Nanasaheb Parulekar

Solution

Inder Malhotra received the Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. He was an Indian journalist, editor, and author. He has worked for the Statesman, the Guardian and the Times of India. In 1991, he authored a political and personal biography of Indira Gandhi.
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Which one among the following films was awarded the best motion picture (Drama) in the 72nd Golden Globe Awards?

A
The Theory of Everything

B
Boyhood

C
Still Alice

D
Birdman

Solution

Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Boyhood was awarded the best motion picture (Drama) in the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. The film depicts the childhood and adolescence of Mason Evans Jr. (Coltrane) from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in Texas with divorced parents.
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos received their medals wearing black socks and no shoes _____________.

A
to support civil rights movement

B
to represent black poverty

C
to show black power

D
None of the above

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Question 1

Bharat Ratna

Kirti Chakra

Param Vir Chakra

Ashok Chakra

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Question 2

International Standards and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Standards make cities smarter

Standards Build Trust

Standards, A common language

Video standards create a global stage

Question 3

for using drugs

they were found guilty of violating the Olympic spirit by making a political statement

as they were over age

as they refused to come to the stage to collect their medals

Question 4

Ek Hazarachi Note

A Short Story

Leviathan

Ajeyo

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Question 5

Kailash Satyarthi

J D Watson

Mikhail Gorbachev

Jody Wilhams

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Question 6

The Howard University

The Chicago State

The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

San Jose State University

Question 7

History of the Rain

The Lives of Others

The Narrow Road the Deep North

How to be Both

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Question 8

B K Karanjia

K M Mathew

Inder Malhotra

Nanasaheb Parulekar

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Question 9

The Theory of Everything

Boyhood

Still Alice

Birdman

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Question 10

to support civil rights movement

to represent black poverty

to show black power

None of the above

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