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1. Who among the following has been facilitated by UK city of coventry?

 [A]Narayana Murthy

[B]Azim Premji

 [C]Ratan Tata

[D]Nandan Nilkeni

Ratan Tata Leading Indian industrialist Ratan Tata has been felicitated by the city of Coventry with its highest award in recognition of his contributions to the West Midlands region of central England. The Tata Group Chairman Emeritus took oath as an Honorary Freeman of the City of Coventry, an award only 13 people have been conferred with since 1914. Tata, was honoured alongside Indian-origin professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, founder of the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), at the University of Warwick in Coventry. 

2. Who was conferred with the Merlin Award by InternationalMagicians Associations?

 [A]O P Sharma

[B]Zenia Bhumgara

 [C]Kuda Bux

 [D]Maneka Sorcar 

Zenia Bhumgara Famous magician Zenia Bhumgara was conferred with the Merlin Award by International Magicians Associations. The Merlin is to magicians what the Oscar is to films. The association selects a handful of people worldwide each year to bestow this honour.

3. Which of the following states has decided to impose droughttax, recently?

 [A]Karnataka

 [B]Andhra Pradesh

[C]Maharashtra

[D]Tamil Nadu 

Maharashtra Maharashtra government has decided to levy a surcharge of Rs 2 on petrol and diesel while VAT on liquor, cigarettes and beverages have also been raised by 5 per cent. The decision aims to raise more funds for tackling drought in the state. The measures will be in force for five months.

4. Who has been awarded the senior citizen award for iconic mother for the year 2015?

[A]Leelaben Chhabildas Gurjar

[B]Sunabeda Singh

 [C]Jayadevi Thayi

 [D]Yashodara Malpade 

Leelaben Chhabildas Gurjar Leelaben Chhabildas Gurjar from Gujarat has been awarded the iconic mother award from President Pranab Mukherjee. Leelaben was chosen for the award for successfully bringing-up her children despite great odds. Leelaben had to face great odds to educate her six children, including two daughters. She worked as ‘safai karamchari’ and in order to supplement the meagre salary from the job she used to work as a manual scavenger. She became mother at the age of 14. Later, five more children were born to her. In spite of adversity, she sent all her children to school and encouraged them to get education. Because of the prevailing practise of untouchability, her children were not allowed to sit along with others or to share the common facility of drinking water. Undeterred by such discrimination, Leelaben continued to give her unstinting support to her children and eventually succeeded in securing higher education for all of them and they achieved respectable positions in their careers and in society.