Answer-(A) Kazuo IshiguroExplanation:
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2017 has been awarded to British novelist and screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro, “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”.
Born in 1954 in Nagasaki, Japan, Ishiguro’s family moved to surrey, U.K, when he was five.
Notable Works:
An Artist of the floating World
The Remains of the Day
When We Were Orphans
Never Let Me Go
Buried Giant
2) Who named for Anna Politkovskaya Award?
(A) Amith Shah
(B) M. M. Kalburgi
(C) Gauri Lankesh
(D) Banwarilal Purohit
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Answer-(C) Gauri LankeshExplanation:
Politkovskaya Award instituted by Reach All Women (RAW) in War.
RAW is a platform that bring together international women of courage who stand for human rights and justice in war and conflict zones around the world.
Gauri’s family will receive the award on March 2018 at the Women of the World Festival to be held in London.
Gauri Lankesh shares the award with Pakistani activist Gulalai Ismai, who is fighting against Islamic extremism in her country.
Gauri was awarded the Periyar Award, posthumously, by the Thinkers Forum on September 17 in Bengaluru.
Anna Politkovskaya Award is instituted in the name of the well-known Russian journalist who was killed in 2006 in Moscow for her courage to speak out on behalf of the suffering of the civilians in the war in Chechnya.
3) The Ministry of Minority Affairs has implement a scheme “Nai Roshni” for _____________.
(A) Leadership Development of Minority Women
(B) Long term loans to Minority Entrepreneurs
(C) Developing Minority Institutions
(D) A Self Help Programme for Minority Women
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Answer-(A) Leadership Development of Minority WomenExplanation:
The scheme aims to empower and instil confidence among minority women by providing knowledge, tools and techniques for interacting with Government systems, Banks and other institutions at all levels.
The scheme is implemented through Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
4) Who was the founder of Suddha Sanmarga Sangam?
(A) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
(B) Thayumanavar
(C) Arutprakasa Vallalar
(D) Veeramamunivar
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Answer-(C) Arutprakasa VallalarExplanation:
He was born on October 5, 1823 at Marudhur, Chidambaram.
This year marks 195th birth anniversary of Ramalinga Swamigal (Other name - Arutprakasa Vallalar)
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