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This section includes 145 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The International township built near Pondicherry in India in Collaboration with UNESCO is called |
| A. | Broadway |
| B. | Gayaville |
| C. | Auroville |
| D. | Elbaville |
| Answer» D. Elbaville | |
| 2. |
In which year , the distribution of Bharat Ratna award started? |
| A. | 1954 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» B. 1956 | |
| 3. |
Oscar Awards are conferred annually by |
| A. | Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA |
| B. | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
| C. | Government of United States |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Hollywood Foreign Press Association | |
| 4. |
Durand Cup is associated with the game of |
| A. | Badminton |
| B. | Volleyball |
| C. | Football |
| D. | Hockey |
| Answer» D. Hockey | |
| 5. |
Dronacharya Award Is Given To |
| A. | Sports Editors |
| B. | Umpires |
| C. | Sportsmen |
| D. | Coaches |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
who was the first non-human to win an Oscar? |
| A. | Pussycat |
| B. | Mickey Mouse |
| C. | Ninja |
| D. | Bender |
| Answer» C. Ninja | |
| 7. |
Which Indian film has been selected as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at Oscars 2018 ? |
| A. | Bahubali |
| B. | Bhoomi |
| C. | Newton |
| D. | Daddy |
| Answer» D. Daddy | |
| 8. |
Which one of the following is the Highest Award in India ? |
| A. | Bharat Ratna |
| B. | Padma Bushan |
| C. | Khel Ratna |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Padma Bushan | |
| 9. |
Who has won the Nobel prize in "Physics" for the year 2017 ? |
| A. | Barry Barish |
| B. | Kip Thorne |
| C. | Rainer Weiss |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Who of the following is not a recepient of 2011 Nobel Peace prize |
| A. | Hu Jintao |
| B. | Leymah Gbowee |
| C. | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| D. | Tawakkol Karman |
| Answer» B. Leymah Gbowee | |
| 11. |
Which of the following decade is celebrated as United Nations Decade for Women |
| A. | 1997-2006 |
| B. | 2001-2010 |
| C. | 1976-1985 |
| D. | 2003-2012 |
| Answer» D. 2003-2012 | |
| 12. |
Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Megsaysay award |
| A. | Vinoba bhave |
| B. | Mother teresa |
| C. | R.K.Laxman |
| D. | T.N.Seshan |
| Answer» B. Mother teresa | |
| 13. |
Raman Megassesay award was established in honour of which of the following country's president ? |
| A. | Thailand |
| B. | Vietnam |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Philippines |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in |
| A. | 1976 |
| B. | 1979 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1971 |
| Answer» C. 1969 | |
| 15. |
1993 Nobel prize for literature has gone to the first black american lady, for her work ' Beloved'. The name of the lady is |
| A. | Carla Hill |
| B. | Robin raphel |
| C. | Winnie |
| D. | Toni morrison |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Name the award ehich is declared yearly for films produced in India in the previous Year |
| A. | Jananpeth award |
| B. | Bharat Ratna |
| C. | National Film Award |
| D. | Param Vir Chakra |
| Answer» D. Param Vir Chakra | |
| 17. |
Name the movie that voted 2016’s Best Film by Indian film critics’ poll? |
| A. | Pink |
| B. | Sultan |
| C. | Mohenjadaro |
| D. | Dangal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
.................was honored with the National Nritya Shiromani Award on January 7, 2014 |
| A. | Smt. Geeta |
| B. | Mr. N. Radhakrishnan |
| C. | Ms. Pritika Kalra Gandhi |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 19. |
In which of the following branches of Knowledge outstandin contribution for the benefits of mankind is not recognised with a Nobel Prize |
| A. | Madicine |
| B. | Chemistry |
| C. | Engineering |
| D. | Economics |
| Answer» D. Economics | |
| 20. |
Who will be awarded The Jnanpith Award for the year 2017? |
| A. | Krishna Sobti |
| B. | Vikas Singh |
| C. | Rohim Khan |
| D. | Sunita Verma |
| Answer» B. Vikas Singh | |
| 21. |
Moortidevi Award is presented for contribution to _____ |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Arts |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Peace |
| Answer» B. Arts | |
| 22. |
Which one of the following actors was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award at the 59th National Film Festival |
| A. | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| B. | Ketan Mehta |
| C. | Shekhar Kapoor |
| D. | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Answer» B. Ketan Mehta | |
| 23. |
Since foundation of nobel prize awards has been added to the original five disciplines which were considered for award of Nobel Prize |
| A. | Medicine |
| B. | Peace |
| C. | Literature |
| D. | Economics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
How many Indians have so far been awarded the Nobel Prize |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | More than 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The Nobel Prize for chemistry for the year 2011 has been awarded to |
| A. | Saul Perlmutter,Brain P. Schmid & Adam G. Riess |
| B. | Bruce A.Beutler,Jules A. Hoffmann |
| C. | Christopher A. Sims & Thomas J. Sargent |
| D. | Dan Schechtman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The newly appointed adviser to Odsha government on public health programmes, K. Srinath Reddy is the receiver of which prestigious civilian award ? |
| A. | Padma Vibushan |
| B. | Padma Shri |
| C. | Padma Bhushan |
| D. | Bharat Ratna |
| Answer» D. Bharat Ratna | |
| 27. |
Who was named as " Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World " for 2016 ? |
| A. | M S Dhoni |
| B. | Musharaf Ali |
| C. | Virat Kohli |
| D. | Ashwin |
| Answer» D. Ashwin | |
| 28. |
Name the India's highest award which is given to a civilian |
| A. | Bharat Ratna |
| B. | Param Vir Chakra |
| C. | National Film Award |
| D. | Jananpeth Award |
| Answer» B. Param Vir Chakra | |
| 29. |
Who amongst the following won a Nobel Prize for literature when he was the head of the Government |
| A. | Shimon peres |
| B. | Henry Kissinger |
| C. | Sir Winston Churchill |
| D. | James earl carter |
| Answer» D. James earl carter | |
| 30. |
Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award |
| A. | Archarya Tulsi |
| B. | J.R.D.Tata |
| C. | Mother Teresa |
| D. | R.A.Mashelkar |
| Answer» D. R.A.Mashelkar | |
| 31. |
Which of the following village has won the 'WATER AWARD' an award instituted by Water Digest ? |
| A. | Govardhan Eco Village |
| B. | Saranagati Eco Village |
| C. | New Gokula |
| D. | New Gokul Farm |
| Answer» B. Saranagati Eco Village | |
| 32. |
The only couple to win the Nobel Prize were the |
| A. | Ruther Fords |
| B. | Curies |
| C. | Davies |
| D. | Millikans |
| Answer» C. Davies | |
| 33. |
U- Tant award is given for |
| A. | Social service |
| B. | Contribution to east-west understanding |
| C. | Community leadership |
| D. | Journalism |
| Answer» B. Contribution to east-west understanding | |
| 34. |
__________________will confer a doctorate on former sprint queen PT Usha, who missed a medal by a whisker at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. |
| A. | IIT, Kanpur |
| B. | IIT, Kharagpur |
| C. | IIT, Delhi |
| D. | IIT, Bombay |
| Answer» B. IIT, Kharagpur | |
| 35. |
Arjuna Award was introduced in _____ ? |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1961 |
| C. | 1951 |
| D. | 1987 |
| Answer» C. 1951 | |
| 36. |
Who among the following has won the Pantaloon's Femina Miss India World, 2012 Awards |
| A. | Prachi Misra |
| B. | Vanya Misra |
| C. | Rochella Maria |
| D. | Sandhya Agarwal |
| Answer» C. Rochella Maria | |
| 37. |
Who was the Indian cricketer honored with CK Naidu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 ? |
| A. | Kapil Dev |
| B. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| C. | Rahul Dravid |
| D. | M S Dhoni |
| Answer» B. Sachin Tendulkar | |
| 38. |
Who won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides ? |
| A. | Shanmuga Sundaram |
| B. | Prashant Ranganathan |
| C. | Suresh Kumar |
| D. | Vijay Ragunathan |
| Answer» C. Suresh Kumar | |
| 39. |
Which badminton player was honored with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2010? |
| A. | Saina Nehwal |
| B. | Jwala Gutta |
| C. | P V Sindhu |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Jwala Gutta | |
| 40. |
Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration |
| A. | M.G.K.Menon |
| B. | V.K.Gokak |
| C. | Raghupati Sahai Firaq |
| D. | M.F.Hussain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Who has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious "Von Hippel Award" ? |
| A. | Charles Lieber |
| B. | Marvin Cohen |
| C. | C.N.R Rao |
| D. | Stuart Parkin |
| Answer» D. Stuart Parkin | |
| 42. |
Name the film which won 11 Oscars at the 76th Annual academy Awards |
| A. | The lord of Rings:The return of the kings |
| B. | Mystic River |
| C. | Cold Mountain |
| D. | Monster |
| Answer» B. Mystic River | |
| 43. |
Who has become the 1st woman player from Jharkhand who has been awarded Dhyan Chand Award 2017 ? |
| A. | Poonam Rani |
| B. | Samurai Tete |
| C. | Monika Malik |
| D. | Navjot Kaur |
| Answer» C. Monika Malik | |
| 44. |
Who was the recepient of the 1991 Nobel prize for peace |
| A. | Mother Teresa |
| B. | Mrs. Aung san suu Kyi |
| C. | Dalai Lama |
| D. | Ms. Rigoberta Menchu |
| Answer» C. Dalai Lama | |
| 45. |
Arrange the following descending chronological order based on the year received the nobel prize |
| A. | Mother Teresa |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Dr. C.V Raman |
| D. | S.Chandrashekhar |
| Answer» B. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 46. |
The Prestigious 'Ramanujan Mathematics Award' at Eighth National Mathematical Convention on January 28, 2014, was awarded to |
| A. | Mr. Sushanta Kumar |
| B. | Mr. Anand Kumar |
| C. | Mr. Vinod Kumar Singh |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Mr. Vinod Kumar Singh | |
| 47. |
Florence Nightingale Medal is given internationally in which of these fields ? |
| A. | Gaana |
| B. | Nursing |
| C. | Architecture |
| D. | Teaching |
| Answer» C. Architecture | |
| 48. |
Who has been nominated for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the Sports Ministry for 2017 ? |
| A. | M S Dhoni |
| B. | P V Sindhu |
| C. | Hardik Pandya |
| D. | Virender Sehwag |
| Answer» C. Hardik Pandya | |
| 49. |
...................was conferred Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry book Khara Zaran |
| A. | Mr. Chinu Modi |
| B. | Robin Sharma |
| C. | Gunvant Shah |
| D. | Narendra kohli |
| Answer» B. Robin Sharma | |
| 50. |
Which pair is not correctly matched |
| A. | Mahadevi Verma - Megsaysay award |
| B. | Indira Gandhi - UN population award |
| C. | Mother Teresa - Magsaysay award |
| D. | S. Chandrashekhar - Nobel Prize |
| Answer» B. Indira Gandhi - UN population award | |