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    Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in which of the following Indian languages?
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    The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after an Indian goddess of learning and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India. The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It consists of Rs 15 lakh, a citation and a plaque. Candidates are selected from literary works published in the previous ten years by a panel that included scholars and former award winners. 

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    The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology is awarded annually by the _______.
    Solution
    Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes are awarded annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding work in the field of Science. The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), known for its cutting-edge R&D knowledgebase in diverse S&T areas, is a contemporary R&D organization. It covers a wide spectrum of science and technology – from radio and space physics, oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology to mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineering and information technology.
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    Confucius Peace Prize is a prize established in $$2010$$. It is given by which of the following countries?
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    The Confucius Peace Prize was established in 2010 by China’s Communist Government after it was angered by Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. It is bestowed for the promotion of world peace from the 21st-century interpretation of Confucianism i.e. universal harmony in the world.
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    Vyas Samman is a literary award in India awarded annually by _________.
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    The KK Birla Foundation instituted the Vyas Samman award in 1991. It is given annually to an outstanding work of Hindi literature by an Indian citizen published in the last 10 years. The award includes a cash prize of Rs 3.50 lakh.
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    Who is the first woman to win Millennium Technology Prize?
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    The Millennium Technology Prize is Finland's tribute to innovations for a better life. The prize is worth one million Euros and it is awarded every second year. The prize also highlights the Finnish practical and solution-focused mindset, one of the greatest strengths of Finland to the whole world. Biochemical engineer Frances Arnold received the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize for her discoveries that launched the field of ‘directed evolution’, which mimics natural evolution to create new and better proteins in the laboratory.
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    National Film Awards were initiated in $$1953$$. The first film that received award for the best film was __________.
    Solution
    The National Awards for films, which were started in 1953 as an annual incentive by the Government of India , for the making of artistic, competent and meaningful films have come a long way, to cover the entire national spectrum of Indian Cinema, to judge merit by the highest possible yardstick and to become the most coveted and prestigious awards in the country. Shyamchi Aai, a Marathi film, won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Film at the National Film Awards in 1954.
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    Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar is given by which of the following Ministry?
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    The main responsibility of the Ministry of Labour is to protect and safeguard the interests of workers in general and those who constitute the poor, deprived and disadvantaged sections of the society, in particular, with due regard to creating a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment services.The Government of India, Ministry of Labour & Employment has instituted Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar Scheme (previously known as Shram Vir National Awards) in the year 1965 for rewarding and recognising the efforts of workers from the industrial undertakings at the national level.
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    'International Literacy Day', celebrated on September 8th, was proclaimed by ___________.
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    The International Literacy Day (ILD) is celebrated on 8th September every year throughout the world. On this day, in the year 1965, the World Congress of Ministers of Education met in Tehran for the first time to discuss the programme of education at the international level. The UNESCO in its 14th Session in November 1966, declared 8th September as the International Literacy Day. Since then, ILD is celebrated on 8th September every year by most of the member countries. The key aspect of the observance of ILD is to mobilize public opinion in favour of struggle against illiteracy. ILD is a forum to disseminate information on literacy and raise the public awareness and the significance of literacy for individual and national development.
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    Which of the following statements is/are correct?
    $$1$$. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
    $$2$$. Gitanjali $$(1912)$$ which Rabindranath Tagore translated from Bengali into English won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
    Choose the correct code.
    Solution
    The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden. Rabindranath Tagore is India’s popular poet and writer. He was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his “Geetanjali” a collection of his poems.
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    The first film personality to receive Bharat Ratna Award is ___________.
    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. Satyajit Ray, an Indian filmmaker and among the dozen or so great masters of world cinema, is known for his humanistic approach to cinema. He made his films in Bengali, a language spoken in the eastern state of India - West Bengal. And yet, his films are of universal interest. They are about things that make up the human race - relationships, emotions, struggle, conflicts, joys and sorrows. 
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