The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was instituted in: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was instituted in:
A. 1965
B. 1961
C. 1970
D. 1958
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was instituted in 1958 to commemorate the founder of CSIR. It is given in seven disciplines.

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Question #1
Which Indian received the Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
B. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
C. C. V. Raman
D. Hargobind Khorana

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for the discovery of the Raman Effect. The others are also Nobel laureates but in different fields: Khorana (Medicine), Ramakrishnan (Chemistry), Chandrasekhar (Physics, but he was an Indian-American, and his work was later).

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The Tansen Samman is given by the Government of:
A. Punjab
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: Option B


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Tansen Samman is given by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for contributions to Hindustani classical music.

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Who is the only Indian to have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
A. Amartya Sen
B. Both A and B
C. None of these
D. Abhijit Banerjee

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Both Amartya Sen (1998) and Abhijit Banerjee (2019) have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

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