Correct Answer : Union Ministry of Women and Child Development
The Prime Minister of India Modi has paid tributes and expressed grief over the demise of respected Bhageerathi Amma. Bhageerathi Amma was an Indian woman living in the Kollam district of Kerala. She came to national attention when she returned to education at the age of 105. She was honoured with the Nari Shakti Puraskar and Narendra Modi singled her out for praise. Nari Shakti Puraskar is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment.
Correct Answer : Tessy Thomas
Tessy Thomas (born April 1963) is an Indian scientist and Director General of Aeronautical Systems and the former Project Director for Agni-IV missile in Defence Research and Development Organisation. She is the first ever woman scientist to head a missile project in India.
Correct Answer : A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Abdul Kalam. (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering.
Correct Answer : ISRO
Correct Answer : Aditi Arya
Correct Answer : MYS Prasad
The director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) and Sriharikota Range (SHAR), MYS Prasad, was honoured with the Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award 2015, by the Indian Science Congress Association for his tremendous contribution to Reasearch & Development in the field of Space Science during his career at ISRO.
Correct Answer : Dilip Vengsarkar
The C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award was instituted by the BCCI for immense contribution to cricket, in memory of Caottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, who was the first Captain of the Indian Cricket Team in Test Matches. This year, the award was presented to former Captain and National Selector, Dilip Vengsarkar.
Correct Answer : Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Correct Answer : Satpal Singh
Correct Answer : Neha Gupta
The International Peace Prize is an initiative of Marc Dullaert, launched in 2005. It is awarded anually to a child who has shown special dedication to children's rights. It was awarded to Neha Gupta (18), who lives in Philadelphia and is of Indian descent. She set up her own foundation "Empower Orphans" at the age of 9 and also inspires children from other countries to start up campaigns.
