Awards (Part-V)

11. In 1990 'Dadasaheb Phalke' award was given to : [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992-93]

(a) Raj Kapoor
(b) Satyajit Ray
(c) Ashok Kumar
(d) A. Nageswara Rao

Correct Answer: (d) A. Nageswara Rao

12. 1998 'Dadasaheb Phalke' award has been given to : [43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

(a) B.R. Chopra
(b) Yash Chopra
(c) R.D. Burman
(d) Amitabh Bachchan

Correct Answer: (a) B.R. Chopra

13. Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2007 has been given to : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008, U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

(a) A.R. Rahman
(b) Asha Bhosle
(c) Manna Dey
(d) Lata Mangeshkar

Correct Answer: (c) Manna Dey

14. Which state's miniature documentary 'Chi Lupo' has won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, 2020? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Solution:In July, 2020, the short documentary 'Chi Lupo' from the state of Arunachal Pradesh won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, 2020.

15. Who has been recently conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2006? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Tapan Sinha
(b) Shyam Benegal
(c) Rishi Kapoor
(d) Manoj Kuma

Correct Answer: (a) Tapan Sinha

16. 'Sanghamitra Kalita' has been conferred with which award recently? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Pulitzer Prize
(b) Bookers Award
(c) Jnanpith Award
(d) The Legion of Honor

Correct Answer: (a) Pulitzer Prize

17. Who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered as the Nobel Prize in Architecture, which was announced in Los Angeles in March 2013? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Razo Piano
(b) Tadao Ando
(c) Toyo Ito
(d) Wang Shu

Correct Answer: (c) Toyo Ito

Solution:The Pritzker Architecture Prize for the year 2013 was announced in March 2013 and at the end of May 2013, the award was presented to the Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Riken Yamamoto was selected for the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

18. Which of the following is equivalent to Nobel Prize in Architecture? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

(a) Abel Prize
(b) Pritzker Prize
(c) Pulitzer Prize
(d) None of these

Correct Answer: (b) Pritzker Prize

Solution:The Pritzker Prize in Architecture is equivalent to the Nobel Prize. The Pulitzer Prize is given in the field of journalism and the Abel Prize in the field of mathematics.

19. Which of the following newspapers has won the 'Pulitzer Prize, 2021' in the prestigious Public Service category? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) The Wall Street Journal
(b) The New York Times
(c) The Washington Post
(d) The New York Post

Correct Answer: (b) The New York Times

Solution:Pulitzer Prize, 2021 was announced on June 11, 2021. This award was given to 'The New York Times' in the Distinguished Public Service category in the field of journalism.

20. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

Award/Person	Field/Reason
(a) Kalinga Award	1. Popularity of Science
(b) Dravid Cohen	2. Literature
(c) Borlaug Award	3. Agriculture
(d) Pulitzer Prize	4. Progress in Religion

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:'Pulitzer Prize' is awarded by Columbia University for significant contribution in various 'fields of journalism'. While 'Templeton Award' is given in field of 'Progress in religion'. In 2023, Edna Adan Ismail was given Templeton Prize.