GK 26
1. Which Indian American Associate Professor won the MacArthur 'Genius' Grant 2015?
Ans. Kartik Chandran
Remarks: He is an Associate Professor of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia Enginering. He won the fellowship worth $625000 for his work in transforming waste water from a pollutant requiring disposal to a resource for useful products.
2. Which Indian cyclist became the first ever-indian to win five medals at Taiwan Cup 2015?
Ans. Deborah Herold
Remarks: Deborah Herold is 20 year old tribal girl from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. She won one gold, three silver and one bronze medal in the tournament.
3. Who won 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Ans. Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
Remarks: They were jointly awarded by the Nobel Prize and they will share 8 million Swedish kronor equally.
4. Who won the gold medal in women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 8th Asian Air Gun Championship?
Ans. Heena Sidhu
Remarks: Heena Sidhu an Indian Shooter is born in 1989 and belongs to Patiala. She is the first Indian Shooter to be ranked world no.1 by ISSF. She has also won gold medal in 2013 ISSF World Cup Finals-Pistol in 10 metre air pistol event.
5. Who shared 2015 PEN Pinter Prize?
Ans. Raif Badawi and James Fenton
Remaks: PEN Pinter Prize is launched in 2009 by English PEN in honour of late Harold Pinter
Ans. Kartik Chandran
Remarks: He is an Associate Professor of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia Enginering. He won the fellowship worth $625000 for his work in transforming waste water from a pollutant requiring disposal to a resource for useful products.
2. Which Indian cyclist became the first ever-indian to win five medals at Taiwan Cup 2015?
Ans. Deborah Herold
Remarks: Deborah Herold is 20 year old tribal girl from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. She won one gold, three silver and one bronze medal in the tournament.
3. Who won 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Ans. Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
Remarks: They were jointly awarded by the Nobel Prize and they will share 8 million Swedish kronor equally.
4. Who won the gold medal in women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 8th Asian Air Gun Championship?
Ans. Heena Sidhu
Remarks: Heena Sidhu an Indian Shooter is born in 1989 and belongs to Patiala. She is the first Indian Shooter to be ranked world no.1 by ISSF. She has also won gold medal in 2013 ISSF World Cup Finals-Pistol in 10 metre air pistol event.
5. Who shared 2015 PEN Pinter Prize?
Ans. Raif Badawi and James Fenton
Remaks: PEN Pinter Prize is launched in 2009 by English PEN in honour of late Harold Pinter
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