Awards 2016 : Expected Questions - Set 6

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1. Indian author Jerry Pinto has won 2016 Windham ­Campbell Prize for his novel Em and The Big Hoom in fiction category at Yale University (___________) ?
1. China
2. Australia
3. USA
4. UK
5. France
2. An Indian-American bio-technologist has recently received University of Houston's highest teaching award for her contributions to education in USA ?
1. Sujata Mehta
   
2. Nandita Chartterjee
3. Anjuly Chib Duggal
4. Anita Agnihotri
5. Rupa Iyer
3. In 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards, which movie has won the most awards (8) ?
1. Piku
2. PK
3. Bajirao Mastani
4. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
5. None of These
4. Which state's flagship mobile-one governance application has won gold medal at fourth World Government Summit in Dubai (UAE) in m-governance category ?
1. Kerala
2. Manipur
3. Mizoram
4. Karnataka
5. None of These
5. Mumbai Press Club selected ____________ for RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism 2016 ?
1. Barkha Dutt
2. Arnab Goswami
3. Rajat Sharma
4. T N Ninan
5. None of These
6. American publishing company Time announced winners of inaugural TIME India awards - Best in class manufacturing - Tata Steel AND Manufacturing innovator _____________ ?
1. Hero MotoCorp
2. Maruti Suzuki Motors
3. Honda Auto
4. Volkswagen Auto
5. None of These
7. Laureus Sports Awards 2016 - Sportsman of the Year - Novak Djokovic (Serbia), Sportswoman of the Year - Serena Williams (_____________ ) ?
1. USA
2. UK
3. Russia
4. Spain
5. France
8. Easterine Kire from _____________  has won the Hindu Literary Prize 2015 for her novel When the River Sleeps ?
1. Assam
2. Meghalaya
3. Manipur
4. Mizoram
5. Nagaland
9. In 63rd National Film Awards for year 2015, Best film ­ Baahubali : The Beginning, Best Actor _____________  (Piku), Best Actress ­ Kangana Ranaut (Tanu Weds Manu Returns) ?
1. Irrfan Khan
2. Shahrukh Khan
3. Salman Khan
4. Amitabh Bachchan
5. None of These
10. Noted _____________ writer M Sukumaran has been chosen for CV Kunhiraman Literary Prize ?
1. Hindi
2. Tamil
3. Punjabi
4. Malayalam
5. Marathi
11. Indian lawyer and human rights defender _____________  has been selected for 2016 Amnesty International Human Rights Award ?
1. Kailash Satyarthy
2. Henri Tiphagne
3. Anant Pai
4. Subroto Bagchi
5. None of These
12. Hyderabad-based _____________  awarded Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Award in category of Best Environment Friendly Project for its Go Green, Grow Green plantation drive ?
1. Sun Pharma
2. GVK Biosciences
3. Lupin
4. Cipla
5. None of These
13. Indian-American scientist _____________ received Springer Theses Award for his research on developing transgenic mice to study a critical tumor-suppressor A20 ?
1. Bobby Jindal
2. Vivek Murthy
3. Arnab De
4. T. C. A. Anant
5. None of These
14. Tikka Shatrujit Singh is conferred with Knight of the Legion of Honour by _____________ Government ?
1. Israeli
2. Lebonese
3. Polish
4. Spanish
5. French
15. Name the Indian­born researcher, who has won the 2016 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for his contribution to radio waves ?
1. Dinesh Bharadia
2. Vinaya Manchaiah
3. Vivek Murthy
4. Abraham Verghese
5. None of These

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