Awards And Honours - Study Mode

[#96] Who of the following was honoured as 2014 World Food Prize Laureate?
Correct Answer

(B) Sanjaya Rajaram

Explanation

Solution: Sanjaya Rajaram, a wheat breeder who has spent his life developing more than 480 varieties of the staple crop, was awarded The World Food Prize among an international audience at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

[#97] The 28 th Annual lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 was conferred to -
Correct Answer

(C) Hariharan

Explanation

Solution: The Madhya Pradesh government, in May 2013, conferred the 28 th Annual Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 on famous playback singer Hariharan.

[#98] Kailash Satyarthi, a Nobel laureate, was selected for -
Correct Answer

(C) Harvard Humanitarian of the year Award, 2015

Explanation

Solution: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi conferred Harvard University's 2015 Humanitarian of the Year Award. He was awarded for his continuing contribution to the cause of child rights and abolition of child slavery.

[#99] Which homegrown MNC was named the innovator of the year 2017 in the Times India Awards?
Correct Answer

(A) Hindustan Unilever Limited

Explanation

Solution: Mahindra & Mahindra, a homegrown automotive multinational that produces everything from two-wheelers to tractors, was named Innovator for the Year 2017.

[#100] Which city has become the first Indian city to win 'Pierre Lenfant International Planning Excellence Award 2017' instituted by the American Planning Association?
Correct Answer

(A) Bhubaneshwar

Explanation

Solution: Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to win Pierre Lenfant International Planning excellence award 2017 for its town planning process.