Sunday 27 December 2015

Progress Competitive Exams ### General Knowledge for all Job exams TEST -4



Standard  G.K.
TEST -4                                                                         Max Marks : 30

 
1)    Consider the following statements                                  (              )
        1. Padma  Vibhushan is the second highest Civilian award of India.
        2. Satyendra Nath Bose was one of the first recipients of the Padma
            Vibhushan Award.
        Which of the statements given above is \ are correct?
        a. Only 1        b. Only 2          c. Both 1 and 2        d. Neither 1 nor 2

2)    Which of the following statements are correct ?               (               ) 
        1.   Tagore Literature Awards are Jointly instituted by the Sahitya  Akademi and Nokia.
        2.   The Awards are given to the best of literary contributions by writers in 8 Indian Languages
        3.   Literary works in 24 Indian Languages are eligible for consideration under the Scheme
        4.   Awards have been instituted as part of Hope Project , a corporate social responsibility initiative.
        Select correct answer from the codes given below                                
        a. 1, 2 and 3       b. 1, 2 and 4       c. 2, 3 and 4         d. 1, 2, 3 and 4

3)    Consider the following statements about Saraswati Samman (         )
        1.   The Saraswati Samman is the most prestigious award of the KK Birla Foundation.
        2.   The samman is given annually to an outstanding literary work published in Hindi only during the last 10 years.
        3.   It was initiated in 1991.
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?                            
        a. 1, 2 and 3       b. 1 and 2           c. 1 and 3             d. Only 2

4)    Consider the following statements                                   (                 )
        1.   Bharat Ratna is not awarded to the dead persons like the Nobel Prize.
        2.   Mahatma Gandhi received the Bharat Ratna Award more than once in the Indian History.
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?                            
        a. Only 1            b. Only 2            c. Both 1 and 2    d. Neither 1 nor 2

5)    Which one of the following publishers founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust to give the Jnanpith award to Indian writers?                                       (             )
        a. The Times of India Group        b. The Hindustan Times Group
        c. The Hindu Group                     d. The Indian Express Group

6)    Consider the following statements                                      (              )
        1.   The holders of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in the Indian order of precedence.
        2.   CV Raman is the first person to receive the Bharat Ratna Award.
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?                            
        a. Only 1            b. Only 2            c. Both 1 and 2    d. Neither 1 nor 2

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7)    Ramnath Goenka Award is conferred in which field?          (             )
        a. Literature                                  b. Scientific Research
        c. Cinematic excellence                 d. Journalism
       
8)    Consider the following statements                                   (            )
        1.   Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development is awarded only to Indian.
        2.   UNICEF is the only agency of the United Nations to get the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?                            
        a. Only 1            b. Only 2            c. Both 1 and 2    d. Neither 1 nor 2

9)    Aryabhatta Award is given in the field of                        (            )
        (a) Mathematics                                (b) Astrology
        (c) Astronautics and space               (d) Planetary motion

10)  Consider the following statements                                   (            )
        1.   Padma Shri is  awarded to citizens of India to recognize their distinguished contribution in the fields of Arts, Education,  Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service and Public Affairs.
        2.   Padma Shri cannot be awarded to distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?                            
        a. Only 1            b. Only 2            c. Both 1 and 2    d. Neither 1 nor 2

11) 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 1961.
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?                            
        a. Only 1            b. Only 2            c. Both 1 and 2    d. Neither 1 nor 2

12) Which one of the following agencies administered the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding?                                           (             )
        a. Indian Council of Historical Society
        b. Indian Council for Cultural Relations
        c. Indian Council of the Scientific and Cultural Relations
        d. None of the above

13)  Consider the following fields                                            (            )
        1.   Biology          2. Physics        3. Medicine      4. Mathematics
        Which of the fields  given above is/are awarded in the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize?                                                                                                             
        a. 1, 2, 3 and 4        b. 1, 2 and 3       c. 2 and 3             d. 3 and 4

14)  Consider the following statements                                   (             )
        1.   Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961.
        2.   G. Sankara Kurup was the first person to receive the Jnanpith Award.
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?                            
        a. Only 1            b. Only 2            c. Both 1 and 2    d. Neither 1 nor 2
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15) Shell Helen Keller Awards, instituted in 1999, was given to (              )
        1.   NTPC                                     2. Tata Tea Limited    
        3. HPCL                                       4. CIL
        Select the correct answer using the codes given below                         
        a. 1 and 2                b. 2, 3 and 4       c. 1, 2 and 3         d. 1, 2 and 4

16)  Which one of the following awards of the Indian Government gives the Swarna Kamal and Rajat Kamal to outstanding performance                  (              )
        a. National Film Award            b. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
        c.  Arjuna Award                      d. None of the above

17)  Which among the following is not correct about Borlaug Award? (         )
        a.     It is given for outstanding performance in the field of agriculture and environment.
        b.     It was created in 1974.
        c.     It carries a cash price of Rs.5 laks
        d.     It was named in honour of  Nobel laureate Norman E Borlaug

18)  The International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer prize in 2013 including the award for investigative reporting for stories                     (           )
        a. The Washington post               b. The Telegraph
        c. New York times                       d. The Sun

19)  Consider the following statements regarding Simone de Beauvoir Prize      (             )
        1.   It was instituted  in 2008 by Julia Kristeva.
        2.   This is awarded for women’s freedom, to individuals or groups fighting for gender equality.
        3.   Taslima Nasreen, Ai Xiaoming and Malala Yousafzai are among the winners.
        Select the correct answer using the codes given below                         
        a. 1 and 2           b. Only 2            c. 1 and 3         d. All of the above
                                                                                
20)  Indian Author, Jeet Thayil has won the DSC prize for South Asian literature 2013 for his debut novel ‘Narcopolis’ based on the theme of drug addiction. Narcopolis was also short listed for man booker prize in                                          (              )  
        a. 2009                  b. 2010                c. 2011                   d. 2012

21)  Aditi Mukherji has won the first Norman Borlaug Award for field research and application in                                                                   (              )
        a. Conservation of water               
        b. Ground water resources
        c. Conservation of biodiversity
        d.  None of the above

22)  Dr Madhavan Chavan has been awarded with the WISE prize, which is known as the ‘Nobel prize for Education.’ He was felicitated on November 13, 2012 at the Wise Doha, Qatar. The wise prize was created in                                                   (                  )
        a. 2008                  b. 2007                c. 2006                   d. 2009
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23)  Arab poet Shihab Ghaneur bagged the Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize for his translation of Indian works into both the Arabic and English language. Consider the following statements about this award (                               )
        1.   This is given biennially.
        2.   This is instituted on the 150th birth anniversary of Tagore, for promoting values of universal brotherhood.
        Select the correct answer using the codes given below                         
        a. Only 1            b. Only 2          c.  Both1 and  2           d. Neither 1 nor 2

24)  Which among the following has won the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
                                                                                                 (            )
        a. Kiran Bedi    b. TN Seshan   c.  Kulandei Francis      d. All of these

25)  Consider about BAFTA Awards                                     (            )
        1.     It is the British Counterpart of the Academy Awards (Oscars).
        2.     It was first awarded in 1939.
        3.     It honours the best national and foreign films.
        Select the correct answer using the codes given below
        a. 1 and 2       b. 1 and 4         c. 1 and 3               d. All of the above

26)  Consider the following about Vandana Shiva                  (            )
        1.   She was chosen for 2012 Fukuoka Prize.
        2.   She was the 7th Indian to win this prize.
        3.   Ravi Shanker, Romila Thapar and Ashish Nandy are other winners of this award.
        Select the correct answer using the codes given below                         
        a. 1 and 2           b. Only 2          c. 1 and 3           d. All of the above

27)  Which one among the following statements about Mohammed Nasheed of Maldives is not correct?                                                                     (             )
        a.     He was the first president of Maldives to be elected through Multiparty elections.
        b.     He become the President of Maldives in the year 2008.
        c.     He was a strong advocate of the policies of longtime President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
        d.     He has been advocating and promoting democracy and human rights in Maldives.                                                                                                   

28) Which of the following is correctly matched?                  (            )
        a. MS Swaminathan      :        Nuclear
        b. TN Kaul                    :        Diplomat
        c. Ganga                        :        Dancer
        d. Astral Boo                :        Cartoonist

29) Umayalpuram K Sivaraman is well-known exponent of (              )
        a. Flute             b. Mirdangam    c. Shehnai          d. Violin

30)  Ms Reena Kaushal Dharmashaktu is the first Indian Woman (      )
        a. To reach Antarcatica              b. Pilot inducted in Indian Air Force         c. To ski to the South Pole                 d. To win the Gold Medal in Asian
                                                                Boxing Championship
       

Keys

Standard  G.K. TEST -4 :-

1. c      2. c      3. c      4. d     5. a       6. a    7. d       8. d     9. c      10. a

11. c    12. b   13. a    14. c    15. c    16.c     17. b     18.c     19. d    20. d

21. b  22. d   23. c               24. d  25. c    26. d     27. c    28. b   29. b     30. c













  


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