Question : Which of the following awards is instituted by the UNESCO?
Option 1: Nehru Award for International Understanding
Option 2: Kalinga Prize
Option 3: Arjuna Award
Option 4: Nobel Prize
Correct Answer: Kalinga Prize
Solution : The correct answer is Kalinga Prize.
Kalinga Prize is an award instituted by UNESCO in 1952. It is given to honour the efforts of popularisation of science. It is given to people having exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to common people. It was instituted after the donation made by Biju Patnaik, the founding president of Kalinga Foundation trust of India. Jagjit Singh was the first Indian to be awarded UNESCO's Kalinga Prize in 1963.
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Question : Kalinga Prize is given in which of the following fields?
Option 1: Arts
Option 2: Medicine
Option 3: Creative writing
Option 4: Science
Question : Which atomic number element of the periodic table is named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and the founder of the Nobel Prize?
Option 1: 102
Option 2: 100
Option 3: 105
Option 4: 108
Question : In which year was the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award instituted?
Option 1: 1969
Option 2: 1968
Option 3: 1967
Option 4: 1966
Question : In which city is the presentation ceremony of Nobel Peace Prize held?
Option 1: Stockholm
Option 2: Oslo
Option 3: Geneva
Option 4: The Hague
Question : The Sahitya Akademi Award was instituted in the year_________.
Option 1: 1960
Option 2: 1989
Option 3: 1954
Option 4: 1992
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