The Jnanpith Award is given for excellence in: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The Jnanpith Award is given for excellence in:

A. Cinema

B. Literature

C. Music

D. Dance

Answer: Option B

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Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India, given to Indian authors for their outstanding contribution to literature. It was instituted in 1961.

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The 'Abel Prize' is often considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for which subject?

A. Political Science

B. Computer Science

C. Geography

D. Mathematics

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Correct Answer: Option D

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Because there is no Nobel Prize for mathematics, the Abel Prize is considered the highest honour in the field.

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Who was the first Indian to be awarded a 'Nobel Prize'?

A. None of these

B. C.V. Raman

C. Mother Teresa

D. Rabindranath Tagore

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Correct Answer: Option D

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Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in 1913.

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The 'M. S. Swaminathan Award' is given by which organization?

A. Ministry of Agriculture

B. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Foundation

C. Indian Council of Agricultural Research

D. Indian National Science Academy

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Correct Answer: Option C

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The M. S. Swaminathan Award is given by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for contributions to agriculture.

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