Question 1
Who was the first Indian to win the Global Teacher Prize?
XAT People and Awards Questions
XAT People and Awards Questions
Question 1
Name the Russian leader whose name is synonymous with the two reforms of Glasnost and Perestroika.
Question 2
Of the five members listed from the erstwhile royal families of Kerala, one was a nationally known painter and artist. In his name, every year the government of Kerala award people for their excellence in the field of art and culture. Name this painter.
Question 1
Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2017?
Question 2
Name the only Indian (or from Indian origin) to win Abel Prize?
Question 1
Which of the following novelists has won the Booker Prize?
Question 1
Which of the following authors has not been awarded Pulitzer prize?
Question 1
Who among the following was known as the ‘Saint of the Gutters’?
Solution
Mother Teresa was known as the ‘Saint of the Gutters’.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
Question 2
‘Long Walk To Freedom’ is the autobiography of the following Bharat Ratna recipient
Question 1
Given below are some well-known awards and their respective fields. Choose the correct combination:
Solution
Palme d'Or is awarded in the Cannes film festival for films. It is considered the highest prize awarded in the festival.
Grammy award is awarded to acknowledge notable contributions in music.
Cannes lions award is awarded for advertisements.
Emmy awards is awarded for television works.
Booker prize is awarded for literature.
Only option E correctly matches the awards with the fields. Therefore, option E is the right answer.
Question 2
Which of the following combination of scholars have won the Nobel Prize in Economics?
Solution
Amartya Sen was awarded Nobel prize for welfare economics.
Joseph Stiglitz was awarded Nobel prize in economics in 2001 for the analyses of markets with asymmetric information.
Oliver Williamson was awarded the Nobel prize in 2009.
Therefore, option A is the right answer.
Question 3
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