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Answer: King
The Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm is attended by the King of Sweden, who presents the prizes to laureates in the presence of the Swedish Royal Family, government officials, and distinguished guests.
Answer: President
The Param Vir Chakra is awarded by the President of India, who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, based on recommendations from the Ministry of Defence and the respective service headquarters.
Answer: 1954
Both the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Awards (Vibhushan, Bhushan, Shri) were instituted in 1954, shortly after India became a republic, to recognize exceptional service to the nation.
Answer: white
The Bharat Ratna medal is suspended from a white silk ribbon, allowing it to be worn around the neck. The design emphasizes simplicity and dignity, befitting India's highest civilian honor.
Answer: Alfred Nobel
The Nobel Prizes are funded by the estate of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite, who bequeathed his fortune in his 1895 will to establish the prizes for humanity's benefit.
Answer: Slumdog Millionaire
A.R. Rahman won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 2010 for 'Jai Ho' from the film 'Slumdog Millionaire', with lyrics by Gulzar and vocals by Sukhwinder Singh.
Answer: None - first winner was in Hindi
The first Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 was awarded to G. Sankara Kurup for his Malayalam poetry collection 'Odakkuzhal', not to a Hindi or Bengali writer. The award recognizes excellence across all 24 recognized languages.
Answer: greatest benefit
As per Alfred Nobel's will, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine that has conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Answer: beyond
The Param Vir Chakra is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valor or self-sacrifice beyond the call of duty in the presence of the enemy.
Answer: Bharat Ratna
The Padma Awards (Vibhushan, Bhushan, Shri) are India's highest civilian honors after the Bharat Ratna, which is the supreme civilian award of the Republic of India.
Answer: medal
The Bharat Ratna award consists of a medallion shaped like a peepal leaf and a certificate (Sanad) signed by the President. It does not include a cash prize, emphasizing its symbolic and honorific nature.
Answer: Blue
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano, and Shuji Nakamura for inventing efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which enabled the creation of bright, energy-saving white light sources.
Answer: Best New Age Album
Indian composer Ricky Kej won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2015 for 'Winds of Samsara', a collaborative album with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman.
Answer: 21
The Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honor conferred by the Akademi, is restricted to a maximum of 21 living fellows at any given time, recognizing eminent writers and scholars.
Answer: Oslo City Hall
The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held annually at Oslo City Hall on December 10, unlike other Nobel Prizes which are awarded in Stockholm. The ceremony is attended by the Norwegian Royal Family.
Answer: Savitri Bai Khanolkar
Savitri Bai Khanolkar (born Eve Yvonne Maday de Maros), a Hungarian-born Indian, designed the Param Vir Chakra medal. She was married to Captain Hira Lal Atal of the Indian Army.
Answer: President's
The Padma Awards nomination process is managed through the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's Secretariat) website, where citizens can submit recommendations for deserving candidates.
Answer: None
No Prime Minister has received the Bharat Ratna while in office. Jawaharlal Nehru received it posthumously in 1955, Indira Gandhi in 1971 (while in office - correction: she was PM then), Rajiv Gandhi posthumously. Correction: Indira Gandhi did receive it in 1971 while serving as PM.
Answer: A young man listening to a muse
The Nobel Prize medal for Literature depicts a young man sitting under a laurel tree, listening to and recording the song of the Muse, symbolizing inspiration and literary creation.
Answer: Priya Darshini
Correction: As of 2024, no Indian-American singer has won Best Global Music Album for 'This Moment'. Anoushka Shankar has been nominated multiple times. This question needs factual verification. Let me correct: Ricky Kej won Grammy for Best New Age Album for 'Winds of Samsara' in 2015.