111. Kailash Vajpeyi, the renowned Hindi Poet , passed away in April 2015. He awarded with Sahitya Akademi award for which work?
112. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to which one of the following ?
- A. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- B. Indian Institute of Science
- C. Indian Space Research Organisation
- D. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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113. The Nobel Prize in Medicine for the year 2012 has been awarded to John B Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for the discovery that
- A. mature specialised cells can bereprogrammed to become immature cells
- B. stem cells can be programmed to develop individual body organs
- C. dendritic cells have a critical role in the development of adaptive immunity
- D. thymus cells have a critical rolein the development of innate immunity
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114. Who among the following has been awarded the UNESCO Guillermo Cono foundation World Press Freedom Prize?
115. Which state is selected for National Award e-Governance 2014-15, due to Best District Level Initiative in the country?
116. Which journalist awarded Yash Bharti Samman 2015 highest civilian award of Uttar Pradesh?
117. Who won the 2014 Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit?
118. To integrate cultural leaders into its meetings which one of the following gives 'Crystal Award'?
- A. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
- B. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- C. World Health Organisation
- D. World Economic Forum
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119. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan was jointly awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the year 2009, for the
- A. theory of electron transfer
- B. studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
- C. palladium catalysed cross couplings in organic synthesis
- D. work in the area of olefin metathesis
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120. The first Black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is
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