Awards (Part-VI)

21. Booker Prize for the year 2003 has been given to : [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Monica Ali
(b) Margaret Atwood
(c) D.B.C. Pierre
(d) Joe Heller

Correct Answer: (c) D.B.C. Pierre

22. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the "Booker Prize", three Indian have been shortlisted for the "Best of the Booker Prize" in February 2008. Name one of the following which is not "shortlisted"? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Kiran Desai
(d) Vikram Seth

Correct Answer: (d) Vikram Seth

23. Who among the following authors won 'The Man Booker Prize' on his first published novel? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Arvind Adiga
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Vidyadhar Suraj Prasad Naipaul
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Arvind Adiga

24. Indira Gandhi Peace, Disarmament and Development Award for the year 2014 was given to which one of the following? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Bhabha Atomic Research Center
(b) Indian Institute of Science
(c) Indian Space Research Organization
(d) Tata Fundamental Research Institute

Correct Answer: (c) Indian Space Research Organization

Solution:Indira Gandhi Peace, Disarmament and Development Award for 2014 was given to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The 2018 award was given to the 'Center for Science and the Environment'. The 2022 award was given to the 'Country's Medical Fraternity' as a whole for their stellar role in taking care of millions who suffered from Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020 and 2021. For 2023, this award was given to Ali Abu Awwad and Daniel Barenboim.

25. Who among the following has been selected for the 2012 Indira Gandhi Peace, Disarmament and Development Award? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]

(a) Lula Da Silva
(b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(c) Sheikh Hasina
(d) Mohammed Al Baraki

Correct Answer: (b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

26. Who has been awarded the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Harmony? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Sandeep Pandey
(b) Dalai Lama
(c) Yoshinori Osumi
(d) Rashid Ali

Correct Answer: (b) Dalai Lama

Solution:Tibet's Religion Guru, Dalai Lama was honoured with Mahatma Gandhi International Peace and Harmony Award of 2011 by Mahatma Gandhi Foundation of South Africa. Dalai Lama was conferred this honour by Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Ila Gandhi on January 4th, 2012, in Bodh Gaya. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2019 and 2020 was given to Qaboos bin Said (Oman) and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangladesh). For 2021, it was presented to 'Gita Press Gorakhpur'.

27. Mahatma Gandhi International Peace and Goodwill Award (2011) has been given to : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Aung San Suu Kyi
(b) Bill Clinton
(c) Dalai Lama
(d) Sheikh Hasina Wajid

Correct Answer: (c) Dalai Lama

28. Nehru Award for International Understanding was first given to : [U.P. Lower (Pre) (Spl.) 2004]

(a) Martin Luther King
(b) Mother Teresa
(c) U Thant
(d) Dr.Jonas Salk

Correct Answer: (c) U Thant

Solution:The Jawahar Lal Nehru Award for International Understanding conferred by the Government of India was conferred to U Thant of Myanmar for the first time in the year 1965. In the year 2009, it was awarded to Angela Merkel of Germany.

29. Who among the following has been selected for 'Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Development and Disarmament 2003: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]

(a) GW Bush
(b) Tony Blair
(c) Kofi Annan
(d) Anna Hazare

Correct Answer: (b) Tony Blair

30. Who has not been awarded the International Gandhi Peace Prize? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

(a) Desmond Tutu
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Aung Suu Kyi
(d) Shabana Azmi

Correct Answer: (c) Aung Suu Kyi