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This section includes 272 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Honours and Awards knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
.................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 | |
| 2. |
In which field is the B. C. Roy Award given? |
| A. | Music |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Medicine |
| D. | Environment |
| Answer» D. Environment | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is India's highest peace-time gallantry award? |
| A. | Vir chakra |
| B. | Mahavir chakra |
| C. | Param vir chakra |
| D. | Ashoka chakra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which of the following awards was instituted by Shanti Prasad Jain? |
| A. | Shankar samman |
| B. | Vyas samman |
| C. | Kabir award |
| D. | Jnanpith award |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which of the following is the world's top environmental conservation award? |
| A. | Golden panda award |
| B. | Golden globe award |
| C. | Golden palms award |
| D. | Golden bear award |
| Answer» B. Golden globe award | |
| 6. |
Which film has bagged the Best Feature Film award at the third SAARC Film Festival in Colombo? |
| A. | Argo |
| B. | Vicky donor |
| C. | Paan singh tomar |
| D. | Barfi |
| Answer» D. Barfi | |
| 7. |
Which of the following awards was instituted in 1992 to mark the golden jubilee of the Quit India Movement? |
| A. | Rajiv gandhi excellence award |
| B. | Rajiv gandhi sadbhavana award |
| C. | Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award |
| D. | Rajiv smriti puraskar |
| Answer» C. Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award | |
| 8. |
For outstanding contribution to which one of the following' fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given? |
| A. | Social service |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Performing arts |
| Answer» D. Performing arts | |
| 9. |
FiFi awards are given in_____industry: |
| A. | Automobiles |
| B. | Perfumes |
| C. | Film |
| D. | Home appliances |
| Answer» C. Film | |
| 10. |
Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field : |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Environment |
| C. | Cinema |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» C. Cinema | |
| 11. |
Who was the first person to receive a Jnanpith award for a Telugu work ? |
| A. | C. narayana reddy |
| B. | Viswanatha satyanarayana |
| C. | Ravuri bharadwaja |
| D. | Srirangam srinivasarao |
| Answer» C. Ravuri bharadwaja | |
| 12. |
Who among the following is not a recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award |
| A. | V.shantaram |
| B. | Raj kapoor |
| C. | Ramanand sagar |
| D. | Ashok kumar |
| Answer» D. Ashok kumar | |
| 13. |
Gershwin Prize given in which among the following field? |
| A. | Art |
| B. | Music |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Literature |
| Answer» C. Science | |
| 14. |
Eklavya award is given in the field- |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Films |
| C. | Music |
| D. | Social activities |
| Answer» B. Films | |
| 15. |
Who was crowned Miss Universe 2014 at 63rd edition of Miss Universe held in Us in Jan 2015 ? |
| A. | Diana harkusha |
| B. | Paulina vega |
| C. | Yasmin verheijen |
| D. | Nia sanchez |
| Answer» C. Yasmin verheijen | |
| 16. |
In terms of price money which of the following is the highest award given by the Government of India in any field? |
| A. | Gandhi peace prize |
| B. | Jnanpith award |
| C. | Bharat ratna |
| D. | Arjuna award |
| Answer» B. Jnanpith award | |
| 17. |
Which award is an initiative in India to recognize the best practices in e-Content and Creativity ? |
| A. | The green star award |
| B. | The manthan award |
| C. | The global 500 award |
| D. | The pulitzer prize |
| Answer» C. The global 500 award | |
| 18. |
Men from which nation has won the highest number of Nobel Prizes? |
| A. | America |
| B. | Italy |
| C. | England |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. Italy | |
| 19. |
The Bharat Ratna award is given in the field of |
| A. | Arts |
| B. | Science |
| C. | Literature and public |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
By defeating which of the following team, India clinched the ICC Champions Trophy 2013? |
| A. | England |
| B. | Sri lanka |
| C. | West indies |
| D. | New zealand |
| Answer» B. Sri lanka | |
| 21. |
Dada Saheb Phalke award is for the contribution to : |
| A. | Environment |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Cinema |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» D. Sports | |
| 22. |
U-Tant Award is given for: |
| A. | Journalism |
| B. | Social service |
| C. | Community leadership |
| D. | Contribution to east-west understanding |
| Answer» C. Community leadership | |
| 23. |
.................. for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management. |
| A. | The bihari award |
| B. | The param vir chakra |
| C. | The dhanwantri award |
| D. | The lal bahadur shastri national award |
| Answer» C. The dhanwantri award | |
| 24. |
Which of the following two Indian won the 57th edition Grammy Awards 2015 ? |
| A. | Ricky kej & neela vaswani |
| B. | Ricky kej & o.p jaisha |
| C. | Rickey kej & wouter kellerman |
| D. | Neela vaswani & anouska sharma |
| Answer» B. Ricky kej & o.p jaisha | |
| 25. |
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 | |
| 26. |
Who among the following was the first to receive the Nobel Prize |
| A. | C.v.raman |
| B. | Hargovind khurana |
| C. | Rabindranath tagore |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 27. |
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 | |
| 28. |
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 | |
| 29. |
The UNESCO literacy prize has been given to India for the third consecutive year in1992.The 1992 prize has been given to |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | West bengal |
| C. | Pondicherry |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» D. Assam | |
| 30. |
Which one of the following has been proclaimed by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritages of humanity |
| A. | Parana |
| B. | Ram lila |
| C. | Geeta |
| D. | Mahabharata |
| Answer» D. Mahabharata | |
| 31. |
Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Fine arts |
| D. | Classical music |
| Answer» B. Education | |
| 32. |
Which district in Andra Pradesh won the MGNREGA annual award for effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ? |
| A. | Vizianagaram |
| B. | Vizag |
| C. | Guntur |
| D. | Srikakulam |
| Answer» B. Vizag | |
| 33. |
The first winner of the UN population award were |
| A. | Ronald reagan and indira gandhi |
| B. | Indira gandhi and qian xangzhong |
| C. | Qian xangzhong and ronald regan |
| D. | Yuri andropov and qian xangzhong |
| Answer» C. Qian xangzhong and ronald regan | |
| 34. |
The first Indian to receive the U Thant award for cultural understanding was |
| A. | Jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | Indira gandhi |
| C. | Acharya vinoba bhave |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 35. |
Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an Outstanding Parliamentarian |
| A. | Jamnalal bajaj foundation |
| B. | R.d.birla samarak kosh |
| C. | G.b.pant memorial society |
| D. | Institute of constitutional and parliamentary studies |
| Answer» D. Institute of constitutional and parliamentary studies | |
| 36. |
Who amongst the following has been chosen for US Presidential Award in March 2015 ? |
| A. | Murty s kambhampati |
| B. | Nitin hasika |
| C. | M .k shinha |
| D. | Rahual richard |
| Answer» B. Nitin hasika | |
| 37. |
The journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was |
| A. | Shekharan nair |
| B. | Khushwant singh |
| C. | Arun shourie |
| D. | Ratan thiyam |
| Answer» C. Arun shourie | |
| 38. |
The recipient of the first ' Moortidevi literacy Award ' is |
| A. | Masud hussain khan |
| B. | Swami siva balayogi |
| C. | C.k nagaraja rao |
| D. | Ramanlal joshi |
| Answer» D. Ramanlal joshi | |
| 39. |
' Global 500 ' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields |
| A. | Population control |
| B. | Campaign against drugs |
| C. | Elimination of illiteracy |
| D. | Protection of environment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Who was awarded the highest honour in Indian Cinema Dada Sahib Phalke Award 2012 ? |
| A. | K. balachander |
| B. | Pran krishan sikand |
| C. | Devika rani |
| D. | Soumitra chatterjee |
| Answer» C. Devika rani | |
| 41. |
Who among the following has been selected for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award for his contribution to society as a Gujarati in March 2015 ? |
| A. | Lord meghnad desai |
| B. | Khusvant singh |
| C. | Kishwar desai |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Khusvant singh | |
| 42. |
Which among the following Indian artists is the winner of the Oscar Award? |
| A. | Shyam benegal |
| B. | Bhanu athaiya |
| C. | Rohini hattangadi |
| D. | Dilip kumar |
| Answer» C. Rohini hattangadi | |
| 43. |
Who among the following is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize |
| A. | Mother teresa |
| B. | Rabindranath tagore |
| C. | C.v.raman |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. C.v.raman | |
| 44. |
Identify the project which received the United Nations Public Service award in 2014? |
| A. | Kisan card scheme |
| B. | Mobile seva project |
| C. | Pds scheme |
| D. | C-dac |
| Answer» C. Pds scheme | |
| 45. |
To encourage increase in the quality, quantity and availability o food in the world, the world food prizes is founded by |
| A. | Prof norman borlaug |
| B. | Prof ms swaminathan |
| C. | Undp |
| D. | Who |
| Answer» B. Prof ms swaminathan | |
| 46. |
Who has been selected for the 2016 National Geoscience Award in the field of geo-environmental studies? |
| A. | Keshav krishna |
| B. | Ashok kumar singhvi |
| C. | P.v. joseph |
| D. | Vishnu deo sai |
| Answer» B. Ashok kumar singhvi | |
| 47. |
Who is the first Indian woman to receive in Borlaug award and in which year |
| A. | Dr. maduri v.patel, 1991 |
| B. | Dr. maduri v.patel, 1992 |
| C. | Dr. amita patel, 1991 |
| D. | Dr. amita patel, 1992 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
'Goldman Awards' are given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields |
| A. | Population control |
| B. | Popularization of science |
| C. | Conservation of energy |
| D. | Protection of environment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Who among the following has not received a Nobel Prize in literature |
| A. | Derek walcott |
| B. | Pablo neruda |
| C. | Churchill |
| D. | Ernest hemingway |
| Answer» D. Ernest hemingway | |
| 50. |
The World Food Prize is given by which of the following Organisations/World bodies |
| A. | Unicef |
| B. | Kraft general foods |
| C. | Fao |
| D. | Undp |
| Answer» C. Fao | |