160. Which of these awards was conferred on the choir conductor Coomi Nariman Wadia in 2023?
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(A) Padma Vibhushan
(B) Padma Shri
(C) Padma Bhushan
(D) Bharat Ratna
Answer: (B) Padma Shri
Explanation: Coomi Nariman Wadia, associated with Western choral music in India, was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023. Her work extended choral conducting and music education, showing that Padma recognition is not limited to Indian classical forms.
159. In which year was the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna?
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(A) 2018
(B) 2019
(C) 2021
(D) 2023
Answer: (C) 2021
Explanation: The Government of India renamed the highest individual sporting honour in August 2021 after hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. The award recognises outstanding international sporting performance, while the separate Dronacharya Award is for coaches.
158. Who was awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan for the year 2002?
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(A) Ravi Shankar
(B) Lata Mangeshkar
(C) Bhimsen Joshi
(D) Asha Bhosle
Answer: (C) Bhimsen Joshi
Explanation: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, a leading Hindustani vocalist of the Kirana gharana, was a Maharashtra Bhushan recipient for 2002. He later received the Bharat Ratna in 2008, which is a separate national-level decoration.
157. The Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer was established by which state?
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(A) Tripura
(B) Gujarat
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: (C) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh instituted the Nandi Awards to celebrate achievements in Telugu cinema. The Best Male Playback Singer category dates to 1977. These are state film honours, separate from the National Film Awards.
156. Which state honoured Vani Jairam with the M. S. Subbulakshmi Award for 2019?
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(A) Kerala
(B) Telangana
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka
Answer: (C) Tamil Nadu
Explanation: Vani Jairam, a multilingual playback singer, was honoured by Tamil Nadu with an award named after Carnatic legend M. S. Subbulakshmi. Such honours recognise musical contribution but are separate from the national Padma awards.
155. Norman E. Borlaug received which Nobel Prize in 1970 for his agricultural work?
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(A) Nobel Prize in Chemistry
(B) Nobel Prize in Physics
(C) Nobel Peace Prize
(D) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Answer: (C) Nobel Peace Prize
Explanation: Agronomist Norman Borlaug received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for contributions to increasing agricultural productivity and combating hunger. The improved wheat varieties he promoted helped advance the Green Revolution in multiple countries.
154. Which sporting honour, unlike the other listed national sports awards, carried no cash component in the cited scheme?
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(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy
(B) Dronacharya Award
(C) Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
(D) Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
Answer: (C) Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
Explanation: Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar recognises institutions, organisations and companies promoting sport. The question contrasts this recognition with individual and institutional sports honours that carry prescribed cash awards under the respective schemes.
153. Which Indian award honours lifetime contribution by sportspersons, including service after retirement?
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(A) Dronacharya Award
(B) Arjuna Award
(C) Dhyan Chand Award
(D) Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
Answer: (C) Dhyan Chand Award
Explanation: The Dhyan Chand Award was introduced in 2002 to honour lifetime contribution by athletes. Dronacharya primarily recognises coaching, while the Arjuna Award recognises athletic performance and the Khel Ratna outstanding recent sporting achievement.
152. Which politician received the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2023 for public affairs?
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(A) Mulayam Singh Yadav
(B) Balkrishna Doshi
(C) Dilip Mahalanabis
(D) G. M. C. Balayogi
Answer: (A) Mulayam Singh Yadav
Explanation: Mulayam Singh Yadav, a former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was honoured posthumously in Public Affairs. Balkrishna Doshi and Dilip Mahalanabis were also Padma Vibhushan recipients, but associated with different fields.
151. Match Devendra Jhajharia, Sumit Antil, Neeraj Chopra and Shikhar Dhawan with their cited sports or Padma awards. Which sequence is correct?
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(A) Jhajharia–Khel Ratna, Antil–Padma Shri, Chopra–Arjuna, Dhawan–Padma Bhushan
(B) Jhajharia–Padma Shri, Antil–Arjuna, Chopra–Padma Bhushan, Dhawan–Khel Ratna
(C) Jhajharia–Arjuna, Antil–Khel Ratna, Chopra–Padma Shri, Dhawan–Padma Bhushan
(D) Jhajharia–Padma Bhushan; Antil–Padma Shri; Chopra–Khel Ratna; Dhawan–Arjuna
Answer: (D) Jhajharia–Padma Bhushan; Antil–Padma Shri; Chopra–Khel Ratna; Dhawan–Arjuna
Explanation: These four athletes represent para-athletics, javelin and cricket. Devendra Jhajharia received Padma Bhushan in 2022; Sumit Antil received Padma Shri; Neeraj Chopra was among the 2021 Khel Ratna recipients; Shikhar Dhawan received Arjuna Award.
