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    World Radio Day (WRD) is observed every year on February 13 to celebrate radio as the medium for entertainment, information and the mode for communication. What was the theme of the 2018 WRD?
    Solution
    • The World Radio Day commemorates the anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Radio, which is the United Nation’s international broadcasting service.
    • The theme for 2018 WRD was Radio and Sports. It meant to promote the inseparable relationship between sports and gender, as well as how improved gender equality in sports broadcasting could lead to greater freedom of expression for all.
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    Which country hosted the united Nations Day of Vesak 2017?
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    The 14th edition of United Nations International Day of Vesak was held at Colombo in Sri Lanka from May 12-14, 2017 under the theme "Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace".
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    World Press Freedom Day is observed on which of the following dates?
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    • Every year, 3rd May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. 
    • World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
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    When was the prestigious award Pulitzer Prize established?
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    A Pulitzer Prize is an American prize awarded to Americans for distinction in the arts. It's named after the Jewish, Hungarian-born, American newspaper publisher, Joseph Pulitzer , who awarded the prizes, home of Columbia University, with two million dollars to help create a journalism school. It was established in 1917.
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    The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated in India in January every other year to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India. In which city was the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated in $$2017$$?
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    The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was celebrated in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The theme of the edition was " Redefining Engagement with the Indian Diaspora".
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    The legendary American author Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Which of these is a famous novel by this eminent writer?
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    The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime.
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    Who has won the 2017 Sahitya Akadami Bal Sahitya Puraskar award (English)?
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    • Paro Anand is a Bal Sahitya Puraskar winner. She has written books for children, young adults and adults. 
    • She also works with children in schools and NGOs, through her program Literature in Action and holds a world record for helping over three thousand children make the world’s longest newspaper.
    • She has been awarded for her contribution to children’s literature by The Russian Centre for Science and Culture.
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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 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
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    Which of the following countries was the host country for 2017 World Environment Day celebrations?
    Solution
    • World Environment Day was inaugurated in 1972 following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden. 
    • The host country for 2017 year’s celebration was Canada. Canada had chosen the theme “Connecting People to Nature” for 2017, which invited people to enjoy the outdoors and to take forward the call to protect the Earth that the people share.
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    Mahatma Gandhi Seva Award was instituted in $$2014$$ by the Karnataka government. Who among the following was the first winner of this award?
    Solution
    S.N. Subba Rao was the first recipient to receive the Mahatama Gandhi Sev Award. He joined the Quit India Movement when he was 13 and went on to dedicate his life to Gandhian principles. He is credited with reforming 654 dacoits.
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