AWARDS AND HONOURS FOR BANK EXAM

1.Indian-born scientist, Subramaniam Chandrasekhar (who died in 1995) had won the Nobel Prize for his work in the area of

(A)Nuclear Medicine
(B)Biochemistry
(C) Astrophysics
(D)Moleculer Biology
(E) None of these

2.The World Food Prize is given by which of the following organizations/world bodies?
(A) UNICEF
(B) Kraft General Foods
(C) FAO
(D) UNDP
(E) None of these
3.1993 Nobel Prize for Literature has gone to the first black American lady, for her work ‘Beloved’. The name of the lady is

(A) Cara Hill

(B) Robin Raphel
(C)Winnie
(D) Toni Morrison
(E) None of these

4.The 2006 Dadasaheb Phalke Award was given to
(A) G.V.Iyer
(B) B.R. Chopra
(C) Lata Mangeshkar
(D) Bhupan Hazarika
(E) None of these.
5.Who among the following is the recipient of 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature ?
(A) Peter C. Doherty
(B) Wislawa Szymborska
(C) Rolf M.Zinkernagel
(D) Doris Lesing
(E) None of these .
6.Saraswati Samman for the year 2007 was conferred to Naiyyar Masud for his work
(A) NIharikaratnam
(B) Taoos Chaman Ki maina
(C) Sri Ramanuzam
(D) Kuruthipunal
(E) None of these.
7.In which of the following branches of knowledge, outstanding contribution for the benefit of mankind is not recognized with a Nobel Prize?

(A) Medicine
(B) Engineering
(C) Chemistry
(D) Economics
(E) None of these
8.Who amongst the following won a nobel Prize For Literature when he was the head of a Government ?

(A) Shimon Peres
(B) Henry Kissinger
(C) Sir Winston Churchill
(D) James Earl Carter
(E) None of these.
9.Who was the first ‘Bharat Ratna’ awardee to be elected president of india ?

(A) Dr.Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan
(C) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(D) Shri V.V.Giri
(E) None of these.

10.Who has been awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Foundation World Press Freedom Prize?
(A) Ms.Christina Amyanure (Nigeria)
(B) Najam Sethi (Pakistan)
(C)Jesus Blancornelas (Mexico)
(D)Jugnu Mohsin (Pakistan)
(E) None of these.
11. The scientist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son, was:
(A) Henri Antoine Beequerel
(B) Pierre Curie
(C) Louis De Broglie
(D) W.H. Bragg
(E) None of these
12. Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Mother Teresa
(C) R.K. Laxman
(D) T.N. Seshan
(E) None of these

13. Which prize is dubbed the Nobel prize for Musicians?
(A) Oscar

(B) Grammy

(C) polar

(D) Magsaysay

(E) None of these

14. The only couple to win the Nobel prize were the:
(A) Rutherfords
(B) Curies
(C) Davies
(D) Millikans
(E) None of these
15. The only film actor who won Bharat Ratna award was:
(A) Ashok kumar
(B) N.T. Rama Rao
(C) Raj Kapoor
(D) M.G. Ramachandran
(E) None of these
16. The only film maker to get Bharat Ratna was:
(a) Raj Kapoor
(b) G.P.Sippy
(c) satyajit Ray
(d) S.S. Vasan
(e) None of these
17. The lawyer who won the Nobel peace Prize in 2003 was:
(A) Dr. M.S.Swaminathan
(B) Shereen Ebadi (Iran)
(C) Dr. Kurt Waldheim
(D) Dr. James Watson
(E) None of these.
18. Who among the following persons is the last to get the country’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna ,2001?
(A) M.S. Sobbulakshmi

(B) Gulzarilal Nanda

(C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul kalam

(D) Bismilla Khan

(E) None of these
19. Bharat Ratna was awarded in 2001 to:

(A) Dr. Homi bhabha (Posthumous)
(b) Former President R. Venkataraman
(C) Satyajit Ray( Posthumous)
(D) Lata Mangeshkar
(E) None of these
20. Writers in which Indian Language have secured the largest number of Gnanpith Awards?

(A) Germany
(B) Sweden
(C) Kannada
(D) Bengali
(E) None of these
21. Polar music award is given by the government of:
(A) Germany
(B) Sweden
(C) USA
(D) Philippines
(E) None of these
22. Dhanwantari Award is given in which of the following areas?
(A) Literature
(B) Sports
(C) Medicine
(D) Dance
(E) None of these
23. who amongst the following was conferred with Pakistan’s highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan?
(A) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmand
(B) Khan Adbul Gaffar Khan
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Morarji Desai
(E) None of these
24. The 2007 Jamnalal Bajaj award for constructive social working has been given to:
(A) Yashpal Mittal
(B) Mahaveer
(C) Revdev Kin-Sun-Tai
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these
25. Name the person who has been awarded the 2007 Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism & literature:

(A) P.Sainath
(B) Tasneem Ahmed Siddiqui
(C) Antonio melota
(D) Lin Hwai-Min
(E) None of these
ANSWER—1.(C) 2.(B) 3.(D) 4.(B) 5.(D) 6.(B) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(B) 10.(B) 11.(D) 12.(A) 13.(C) 14.(B) 15.(D)16.(C) 17.(B) 18.(D) 19.(D) 20.(C) 21.(B) 22.(C) 23.(D) 24.(A) 25.(A).

What to make of your test results

1.Intelligence Type-----Logical - mathematical Ability

Description of intelligence----You have a strong logical thinking ability which helps you relate to causes and effects, mathematical deductions,Problem solving etc.

Career Roles----scientists, engineers, computer experts, accountants, statisticians, bankers bookmakers, insurance brokers,

Recommended Learning style---Analyse a topic, look for the whys and hows of the topic, relate it to daily life. Try to reason out its effects and causes.

2.Intelligence Type----Linguistic Ability

Description of intelligence----Your main strength are words and language, both written and spoken.

Career Roles----Journalists, Editors, writers, trainers, PR and media roles, VJs and RJs.

Recommended Learning style---Write on the subject, make and deliver a talk on it .

3.Intelligence Type----Intrapersonal Ability.

Description of intelligence----You have a mature outlook and are aware of self and understand your role in the society. You have a purpose for life and the desire to fulfill it.

Career Roles----Entrepreneur, Reformists, NGO, Spiritual leader.

Recommended Learning style---Try to relate the principles you learn to yourself and your interaction with surroundings.

4.Intelligence Type----Spatial and Visual ability.

Description of intelligence----You have a strong pictorial imagination and expression, you are good at interpreting the meaning of images and creating them.

Career Roles----artists, designers, cartoonists, architects, photographers, sculptors, engineers, cosmetics and aesthetic consultants.

Recommended Learning style---Make visual representations of the topic, draw the diagram depicting the scene to be learned, draw flow charts for process, draw mind maps to understand complex phenomenon.

5.Intelligence Type----Interpersonal Ability.

Description of intelligence----You have an ability to relate to others and you have a strong ability to interact with others. You are good at maintaining a cooperative atmosphere.

Career Roles----Therapists, HR professionals, leaders, counselors, educators, sales-people, psychologists, advertising professional.

Recommended Learning style---Study and work in team, find somebody whom you can teach after learning.

6.Intelligence Type----Kinesthetic Ability.

Description of intelligence----You have a good coordination between your sensory organs, brain and body. You are a person of action.

Career Roles----dancers, actors, athletes, soldiers, ergonomists, osteopaths, adventurers.

Recommended Learning style---Try to work out the problem, try to set up a demonstration and see how it works out. Try to find out reasons why it worked or it didn’t.

7.Intelligence Type----Musical Ability.

Description of intelligence----You are someone who can identify rhythms and patterns in sound and can relate it to human feelings.

Career Roles----musicians, singers, composers, DJ's, music producers, acoustic engineers, voice coaches.

Recommended Learning style---Make mnemonics, find a rhyme and rhythm, make a song on the topic.

Who's Who (INDIA)

S.No. Present Position Name
1. Chief of the Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor
2. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta
3. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Fali H. Major
4. Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan
5. Attorney General of India Milon Kumar Banerjee
6. President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil
7. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari
8. Speaker, Lok Sabha Somnath Chatterjee
9. Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha Charanjit Singh Atwal
10. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Mohammad Hamid Ansari
11. Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha K. Rahman Khan
12. Chairman, Planning Commission Dr. Manmohan Singh
13. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia
14. Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha L. K. Advani
15. Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh
16. Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswamy
17. Home Minister Shivraj Patil
18. Defence Minister A.K. Antony
19. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee
20. Human Resource Development (HRD) Minster Arjun Singh
21. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram
22. Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav
23. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar
24. Chemicals & Fertilizers Ram Vilas Paswan
25. Commerce & Industry Kamal Nath
26. Law & Justice H. R. Bhardwaj
27. Information & Broadcasting Priyaranjan Dasmunsi
28. Science & Technology Kapil Sibal
29. Communications & Information Technology A. Raja
30. Tourism & Culture Ambika Soni

Importance of Mental Ability and Quantitative Aptitude Tests

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