Top 24 SNAP People and Awards Questions

Question 1

Who is the person shown in the picture below who won the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018?

A

Sonam Wangchuk

B

Tenziz Ragbay

C

Rinzin Wangmo

D

Namgutzbhutia Dorji

Question 2

How many persons were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2018
(Note:- DO NOT include spaces in your answer)

Question 1

One of India's most distinguished constitutional lawyers who had received brickbats for arguing in favor of Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas disaster case is _________

A

Ram Jethmalai

B

Fali Nariman

C

Mukul Rohatgi

D

Pramila Nesargi

Question 2

The Nobel Peace Prize winner who gave up .freedom and a life with her family in Britain, to protest against the military rule at another country, who is also the Chair of the National League for democracy is ___________

A

Angela Merkel

B

Christine Lagarde

C

Brito Polman

D

Aung San Suu Kyi

Question 3

The artist who painted Irises, Sunflowers, Red Poppies, Pink Roses was _________

A

Vincent van Gogh

B

Sandro Botticelli

C

Leonardo da Vinci

D

Michelangelo

Question 4

In 2015 the President of India approved conferment of Padma Awards to all of the following but for _________

A

Kharag Singh Valdiya

B

Mohammad Yusuf Khan

C

Lakshmi Gopala Naidu

D

Saichiro Misumi

Question 5

In Grammy Awards 2015 the best folk album was won by _______

A

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

B

Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy

C

Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread

D

None of the above

Question 1

The India Human Development award in association with UNDP instituted in

A

2010

B

2011

C

2012

D

2013

Question 2

Liberty Medal is annually given to honour men and women of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty to people around the globe. It was established in ?

A

1987, to commemorate the bicentennial of the US Constitution

B

1988, to commemorate the bicentennial of the US Constitution

C

1990, to commemorate the bicentennial of the US Constitution

D

1997, to commemorate the bicentennial of the US Constitution

Question 1

Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna?

A

M.G. Ramachandran

B

B.R. Ambedkar

C

K. Kamraj

D

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Question 2

The award is given in the field of agriculture

A

Bhatnagar Award

B

Bourlog Award

C

Dhanwantari Award

D

Kaling Award

Question 3

Name the Tennis Legend who has been honoured with her name inclusion in Tennis hall of fame

A

Tracy austin

B

Martina Hingis

C

Hana Mandlikova

D

Bjorn Borg

Question 4

The Golden Globe Awards are presented by

A

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

B

Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)

C

American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League

D

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Question 1

'At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.' Who wrote this famous advertising headline?

A

David Ogilvy

B

Walter Thompson

C

Leo Burnett

D

Salman Rushdie

Question 2

His lie's motto was 'simple living and high thinking'. He was one of the greatest intellectuals and activists of the 19th century and one of the pillars of the Bengal Renaissance. He was a polymath. Sanskrit pundit, educator, social reformer writer and philanthropist. Due to his relentless efforts, on 26th July 1856, widow re-marriage was legalized by the then Government of India. Who is this towering personality?

A

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

B

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

C

Rabindranath Tagore

D

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Question 3

Match the following husband-and-wife team with the awards they have received for exemplary work:

A

1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-iv

B

1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii

C

1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i

D

1-ii, 2-iv, 3-iii, 4-iv

Question 1

Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize for the first time in the year 1937 and last time in the year 1948. How many times in between these two years was he nominated?

A

1

B

3

C

2

D

0

Question 2

Which organization instituted the Nobel Prize in Economics?

A

Svenska Handelsbanken

B

International Monetary Fund

C

Economics Department of Oxford University

D

Sveriges Riksbank

Question 3

This distinguished Indian was born on 28th December 1937 in Surat. He has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, USA. He turned down a job offer from IBM to join his family business and today he is one the top business leaders of India. Name the tycoon.

A

Ratan Tata

B

Anil Ambani

C

Azim Premji

D

Anand Mahindra

Question 1

A. M. Turing award is considered as the Nobel Prize in the field of computers, given annually by Association for Computing Machinery co sponsored by Intel and Google. Who was A. M. Turing in whose memory the award was instituted?

A

First Chairman of Intel.

B

A British Mathematician

C

The legendary Dean of Stanford who revolutionized the computer education in the US

D

An US cognitive scientist in the field of artificial Intelligence (AI) and co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AI laboratory.

Question 2

Which of the following pair is not correct?

A

Shahid Parvez: Sitar

B

Rashid Khan: Vocal Music

C

Ayaan Ali Khan: Sarod

D

Romu Muzumdar: Guitar

Question 3

Who of the following is one of the most celebrated Photo Journalists in India?

A

Gautam Rajadhyaksha

B

Raghu Rai

C

Anjii Reddy

D

Sudhir Das

Question 1

Tyeb Mehta, Nand Lal Bose and Majit Bewa are

A

Classical Singers

B

English Poets

C

Photographers

D

Painters

Question 1

The Roman Magsaysay award is named after the former President of ?

A

Thailand

B

Philippines

C

Indonesia

D

None of these

SNAP People and Awards Questions

SNAP People and Awards Questions

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