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Which medal did Ajay Singh win in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships held in July, 2017?1. Silver2. Gold3. No medal4. Bronze

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Bronze

The correct answer isBronze.

  • India’s Ajay Singh wonthe bronze medal in Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships held in July 2017.
  • He won this medalin 77 kgs menjunior category.
  • S. Nirpupama Devi had also won bronze in the 69 kgs women youth category and Konsam Ormila Devi had won gold in the 44kg weight category in the championship.

  • India claimed five silver and six bronze medals at the2020 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent.
  • The silver medals were won by -
    • K.V.L. Pavani Kumari (45kg),Sidhanta Gogoi (61kg),Mukund Aher (49kg), etc.
  • The winners of the bronze medal were -
    • Harshada Goud,Boni Manghkya (55kg), Ch Nirmala Devi (59kg), S. Gurunaidu (49kg), and Golom Tinku (55kg).
2.

Who got Dadasaheb Phalke Award-2015?1. Gulzar2. Amitabh Bachchan3. Shashi Kapoor4. Asha Bhosle

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shashi Kapoor

The correct answer isShashi Kapoor.

  • Shashi Kapoor was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke award in 2015 for the year 2014.
  • Shashi Kapoor, born as Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
  • His Bollywood debut as a lead actor was in the film Dharmputra (1961).
  • His best-known performances as a child artist were in Aag (1948), Awaara (1951), and Sangram (1950).
  • The Govt honored him with aPadma Bhushan for his contributions to art & cinema in 2011.
  • He passed away at the age of 79 after suffering from prolonged illness.

  • Dada Saheb Phalke Award
    • The Dadasaheb Phalke Award isIndia's highest honor in cinema, presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals for the recipient's contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.
    • The award, named afterDhundiraj Govind Phalke, who is revered as the father of Indian cinema, was instituted in 1969.
    • The recipient receives aSwarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.
    • Devika Rani Roerichwas thefirst recipient of the award in 1969.
    • Prithvi Raj Kapooris the only awardee who was conferred with the awardposthumously in 1971.
    • Manoj Kumar was the 47th recipient of the award in 2016.
    • Rajinikanth received the 2020 Dadasaheb Phalke Award on May 3, 2021.