Who is the first Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar) in a technical category? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who is the first Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar) in a technical category?
A. Gulzar
B. Bhanu Athaiya
C. A.R. Rahman
D. Resul Pookutty
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar, for Best Costume Design (for the film 'Gandhi', 1982).

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Question #1
The 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' was first awarded to:
A. P. T. Usha
B. Viswanathan Anand
C. Dhyan Chand
D. Sachin Tendulkar

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The first Khel Ratna was awarded to Viswanathan Anand in 1991-92.

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Question #2
Which Indian received the Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. C. V. Raman
B. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
C. Hargobind Khorana
D. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Correct Answer: Option A


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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Question #3
The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony was instituted by the Government of India in:
A. 2016
B. 2014
C. 2010
D. 2012

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony was instituted in 2012 to recognise contributions to cultural harmony. It is awarded on the lines of the Nobel Prize.

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