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UPSC 2006 · Q88 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save
For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?
(a) Swimming
(b) Boxing
(c) Long Jump
(d) High Jump
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Answer: (b) Boxing
UPSC 2006 · Q114 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save
Which one among the following was awarded the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 in September 2005 by the Prime Minister of India?
(a) Infosys Technologies Ltd.
(b) Midas Communication Technologies
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Biocon India Ltd.
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Answer: (b) Midas Communication Technologies
UPSC 2006 · Q115 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save
Who among the following directed the film chosen as India’s official entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?
(a) Adoor Gopalakrishnan
(b) Amol Palekar
(c) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
(d) Kunal Kohli
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Answer: (b) Amol Palekar
UPSC 2006 · Q122 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save
In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located?
(a) Norway
(b) Sweden
(c) Finland
(d) Denmark
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Answer: (a) Norway
UPSC 2006 · Q143 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save
Consider the following statements:
- The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December 10 every year.
- The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five areas – Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (a) 1 only