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    Consider the following: 
    1. Martyr's Day is celebrated on $$30$$th January.
    2. Martyrdom Day celebrated on $$23$$rd  March.
    Which of the above statements is right?
    Solution
    Martyr's day in India is celebrated to pay homage to the victims who fought for the freedom, welfare and progress of India and sacrificed their lives. It is celebrated every year all over the country on 30th of January. 23rd of March is also declared as the Martyrdom Day in India to remember the sacrifice and pay homage to the Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar.
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    Which one of the following agencies administered the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding?
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    The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s first Education Minister. Its objectives are to actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes pertaining to India’s external cultural relations; to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries; to promote cultural exchanges with other countries and people; and to develop relations with nations.  As a tribute to the memory of the late Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru and to his life-long dedication to the cause of world peace and international understanding, the Government of India instituted the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1965.
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    Who won the Jnanpith Award for $$2011$$?
    Solution
    A professor by profession and a writer by choice, Pratibha Ray undoubtedly is a household name in Odisha and in most parts of India through her translated works. She is one of the leading fiction writers in India today. She was the first woman to receive the coveted National Moorti Devi Award by Bharatiya Jnanpith for the year 1991 for her widely acclaimed novel Jajnaseni. In 2011, she the won Jnanpith Award, the highest award of the country for literature.
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    Which of the following literary award is only for Rajasthani writers?
    Solution
    Bihari Puraskar was instituted in 1991 by the K K Foundation. It is named after famous Hindi poet Bihari. It carries a cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs, besides a citation and a plaque. It recognises outstanding work in Hindi or Rajasthani, published during the last ten years by a Rajasthani writer.
  • Question 5
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    Ramnath Goenka Award is conferred in which field?
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    As part of centenary year celebrations of its founder, Ramnath Goenka, The Express Group instituted the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards. The Awards aim to celebrate excellence in journalism, recognize courage and commitment and showcase outstanding contributions and individuals every year.
  • Question 6
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    The Oscar Award was won $$36$$ times by __________.
    Solution
    Walt Disney was an American motion-picture and television producer and showman, famous as a pioneer of cartoon films and as the creator of Disneyland. Disney was an innovative animator and created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse.
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    Orange Prize is given in the field of ____________.
    Solution
    The Women's Prize for Fiction earlier known as the Orange Prize is the UK's most prestigious annual book award for fiction written by a woman. Founded in 1996, the Prize was set up to celebrate excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women throughout the world.
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    Waksman got the Nobel Prize for the discovery of ___________.
    Solution
    The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1952 was awarded to Selman A. Waksman "for his discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis". This distinction earned him the title of “Father of Antibiotics” and gained him well deserved recognition for his philanthropy and contributions to science and medicine.
  • Question 9
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    Consider the following statements.
    $$1$$. Jnanpith Award is given to any of Indian citizens who writes in the Eighth scheduled languages of India.
    $$2$$. Jnanpith Award was awarded for the first time in $$1965$$.
    Which of the statements given is/are correct?
    Solution
    Jnanpith Award is India’s highest literary honour. Its name has been taken from Sanskrit words Jnana and Pitha which means knowledge-seat. It was instituted in 1961 by Bharatiya Jnanpith trust founded by the Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain family that owns the Times of India newspaper group.
  • Question 10
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    Which one of the following publishers founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust to give the Jnanpith award to Indian writers?
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