Awards and Prizes of India and World Test 39

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Awards and Prizes of India and World Test 39

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Question 1
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For his scientific work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in $$1954$$. In $$1962$$, for his peace activism, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This makes him the only person to be awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes. Who is this incredible gentleman?

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Linus Pauling

B
Frederic Joliot

C
Richard Feynman

D
Aage Bohr

Solution

Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, educator, and husband of American human rights activist Ava Helen Pauling. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics For his scientific work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954
Question 2
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He was awarded with Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 2001 for his extensive work on water conservation in drought prone Eastern Rajasthan by building water harvesting structures. Who is he?

A
Dr. Rajendra Singh

B
Fateh Singh Rathore

C
Valmik Thapar

D
Chewang Norphel
Solution
- Rajendra Singh, popularly known as “Jal Purush” or “Waterman of India” is an inspirational icon, has changed the life of people in over 1000 villages of Aravalli Hills.
- He organises Pani Pachayat or Water Parliament in remote villages of Rajasthan. Rajendra Singh’s efforts to educate people about the importance of conservation of water eradicated the scarcity of water in the rural areas of Rajasthan.
- He also won the Stockholm Water Prize, an award known as “the Nobel Prize for water”.
Question 3
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The Golden Bear is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. Which film has won the Golden Bear Award at the $$67^{th}$$ Berlin International Film Festival $$2017$$?

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The Other Side of Hope

B
On Body and Soul

C
Close-Knit

D
None of these

Solution

The Golden Bear Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, 2017 was won by the Hungarian drama film "On Body and Soul". It also won the International Federation of Film Critics Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. The film was directed by Ildiko Enyedi.
Question 4
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Who has won the $$2017$$ Pulitzer Prize in fiction?

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Colson Whitehead

B
Lynn Nottage

C
Hisham Matar

D
None of these

Solution

The 2017 Pulitzer Prize in fiction was won by Colson Whitehead for his novel " The Underground Railroad". The same novel also received the 2016 National Book Award of the US. The novel portrays the life of a young woman that runs away from slavery via a fantastical train system
Question 5
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The $$89^{th}$$ Academy Awards commonly referred to as Oscars honoured the best films of 2016. It took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Who hosted the Academy Awards Ceremony?

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B

C

D

Solution

Comedian Jimmy Christian Kimmel hosted the 89th Academy Award ceremony for the first time. He is the most and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, it is a late-night talk show.
Question 6
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Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of British boys stuck on an Uninhabited island, who try to govern themselves with disastrous result. It was the Noble Prize winning author's first book and is considered one of the top 100 books of the twentieth century. Who wrote this novel?

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B

C

D
Solution
- British novelist William Golding wrote the critically acclaimed classic Lord of the Flies, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
- Though he is best known for his novel Lord of the Flies (1954), he first published poetry before turning to novels and plays.
- He was awarded the Booker Prize in 1980.
Question 7
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The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK. Many Indians have won this prestigious award. Which Indian writer won it for her book entitled 'The God of Small Things'?

A
Kiran Desai

B
Anita Brookner

C
Arundhati Roy

D
Anita Desai
Question 8
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At the $$2018$$, Grammy Awards, an extraordinary event happened : Reading of a popular book by Cher, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, John Legend, DJ Khaled and Hillary Clinton. Which book is this?

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Artemis

B
Fire and Fury

C
Thanks, Obama

D
Forest Dark

Solution

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House is a book written by Michael Wolff in 2018. The book which highlights Trump's behavior, chaotic interaction among senior White House Staff. At the Grammy Awards, 2018, this book was read by Cher, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, John Legend, DJ Khalid and Hillary Clinton.
Question 9
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, $$2015$$ was awarded to __________ for "mechanistic studies of DNA repair".

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Tomas Lindahl

B
Paul L. Modrich

C
Aziz Sancer

D
All of these
Solution
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 was awarded jointly to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar "for mechanistic studies of DNA repair".
- Their work provided fundamental knowledge of how living cell functions and how it can be used for the development of new cancer treatments.
Question 10
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a historic railway station in Mumbai, which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. In which style form was it built?

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Corinthian

B
Classical Greece-Roman

C
Victorian Gothic Revival

D
Dorian