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[#366] The first Indian and Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics was
Correct Answer

(A) C.V. Raman

Explanation

Solution: The first Indian and Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics was C.V. Raman. Nobel Prize in Literature: Rabindranath Tagore in 1913. He was also the first. Asian to win the prize. Nobel Prize in Physics: C. V. Raman in 1930.

[#367] The first Dada Saheb Phalke Award, given in 1969, was received by
Correct Answer

(A) Devika Rani

Explanation

Solution: The first Dada Saheb Phalke Award, given in 1969, was received by Devika Rani. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was introduced in 1969 by the government to recognise the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema. The first recipient of this award was Devika Rani.

[#368] The command from a superior officer or a judge to a subordinate right given to a person to act in the name of another, is
Correct Answer

(D) Mandate

Explanation

Solution: The command from a superior officer or a judge to a subordinate right given to a person to act in the name of another, is mandate. Mandamus is a judicial remedy in the form of an order from a court to any government, subordinate court, corporation, or public authority, to do (or forbear from doing) some specific act which that body is obliged under law to do (or refrain from doing), and which is in the nature of public duty, and in certain cases one of a statutory duty.

[#369] The Awards conferred by the Hollywood Foreign press Association which is given annually for creditable efforts in film direction, are
Correct Answer

(D) Golden Globe Award

Explanation

Solution: The Awards conferred by the Hollywood Foreign press Association which is given annually for creditable efforts in film direction, are Golden Globe Award. The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in film, both American and International, and the American television.

[#370] The first lady Prime Minister of a country was
Correct Answer

(A) Srimavo Bhadaranaike (Sri Lanka)

Explanation

Solution: The first lady Prime Minister of a country was Srimavo Bhadaranaike (Sri Lanka). Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, also called Sirimavo R.D. Bandaranaike, (born April 17, 1916, Ratnapura, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died October 10, 2000, Colombo, Sri Lanka), stateswoman who, upon her party’s victory in the 1960 general election in Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), became the world’s first woman prime minister.