Correct Answer : Shri Saiyid Hamid
The Vice President of India, confers the "Sir Ross Masood Lifetime Achievement Award" for exellence in leadership, education, community and public service. The award for 2014 was presented to Shri Saiyid Hamid, Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, for his tremendous contribution to the field of education.
Correct Answer : K.T.M Iqbal
The Cultural Medallion is presented by the President of Republic Of Singapore and administered by the National Arts Council, to encourage continuous artistic pursuits and development for the benefit of the Society. Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer KTM Iqbal received the honour for his contribution to Tamil poetry for 60 years.
Correct Answer : Martin Karplus
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded jointly to Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy by the Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences. Their groundbreaking work brought optical microscopy into the nano-dimension.
Correct Answer : Patrick Modiano
Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to an author from any country whose work over a long time can be cited as being exceptionally great. This Prize for 2014 was awarded to French Novelist Patrick Modiano, widely celebrated in and around France. His works have been translated into more than 30 languages.
Correct Answer : Raghuram Rajan
Euromoney Magzine gives away Best Central Bank Governor of the year annually, considering governors whose key decisions have had a positive impact on the financial performance of their country. The award was conferred upon RBI governor Mr. Raghuram Rajan for combatting a deficit-ridden economy in the recent emerging market crisis.
Correct Answer : Mbaye Diagne
The unarmed UN peacekeeper from Senegal Captain, Mbaye Diagne was voted by UN Security Council voted to name the UN medal for exceptional courage. He lost his life in saving hundreds of Rwandans from death in the 1994 genocide. “the Captain Mbay Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage”, sponsored by Jordan is awarded to UN military, police, civilians and associated personal’s, who showcase extraordinary courage, in times of extreme danger.
Correct Answer : Stockholm
Noble Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm, Sweden every year.
Correct Answer : Anand Mahindra
Anand G Mahindra, the chairmanof Mahindra group became the first Indian to bag the prestigious Harvard Medal. He was awarded for his dedication, generosity and service to the university.
Correct Answer : Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie, an eminent author for his popular novels Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses, has been awarded the Pen Pinter prize. The award was established in 2009 in memory of British writer Harold Pinter by writer’s charity English Pen.
Correct Answer : Save Tree, Save the Future
Famous Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik baggedthe People’s Choice prize at the World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014 in US for his creation ' Save Tree, Save the Future.' This was the first sand art world cup at USA held in 2014. The event witnessed a participation of more than twenty international sand artists.
