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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.
| 51. |
Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Templeton Award? |
| A. | Baba amte |
| B. | Mother teresa |
| C. | Dr. s. radhakrishnan |
| D. | Vinoba bhave |
| Answer» D. Vinoba bhave | |
| 52. |
Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women |
| A. | Kalinga prize |
| B. | Unesco literacy award |
| C. | Tagore literacy award |
| D. | Moorti devi award |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of |
| A. | Uttar pradesh |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Madhya pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Indian Cricketer who received Padma Shri 2017 Award is |
| A. | Ajinkya rahane |
| B. | Ravichandran ashwin |
| C. | Dinesh karthik |
| D. | Virat kohli |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
The first Indian to share the Oscar award was |
| A. | Hargobind khurana |
| B. | Rabindranath tagore |
| C. | Bhanu athaiya |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 56. |
In which city is the Citizen Foundation located, selected for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award in 2014 ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Norway |
| Answer» D. Norway | |
| 57. |
Which State has bagged National e-governance Gold Award for 2012-13, for its 'Sparsh Abhiyan'? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Madhya pradesh |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» D. Mizoram | |
| 58. |
Winner of Ranji Trophy-2015 is - |
| A. | Tamil nadu |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Andhra pradesh |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna |
| A. | Dr. s. radhakrishnan |
| B. | Sardar vallabhbhai patel |
| C. | Mrs. indira gandhi |
| D. | Lal bahadur shastri |
| Answer» C. Mrs. indira gandhi | |
| 60. |
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 | |
| 61. |
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 | |
| 62. |
Dilip Sardesai Award is awarded to the following cricketer |
| A. | Zaheer khan |
| B. | Virat kohli |
| C. | Yuvaraj singh |
| D. | Rohit sharma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
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 | |
| 64. |
Who has won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize ? |
| A. | Roy jacobsen |
| B. | Amos oz |
| C. | David grossman |
| D. | Ian samsom |
| Answer» D. Ian samsom | |
| 65. |
Name the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Prize in the world |
| A. | Phil ersa |
| B. | Shirin ebadi |
| C. | Lakpa sherpa |
| D. | Irine zubeida |
| Answer» C. Lakpa sherpa | |
| 66. |
Florence Nightingale Medal is given internationally in which of these fields ? |
| A. | Gaana |
| B. | Nursing |
| C. | Architecture |
| D. | Teaching |
| Answer» C. Architecture | |
| 67. |
How many Indians have so far been awarded the Nobel Prize |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | More than 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
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. | |
| 69. |
Ravi Dhariwal, the winner of 2014 INMA's Silver Shovel award is CEO of which publication? |
| A. | Times group |
| B. | Hindustan times |
| C. | The indian express |
| D. | The hindu |
| Answer» B. Hindustan times | |
| 70. |
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 | |
| 71. |
In which city is the Noble Prize awarded except Peace Prize ? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Stockholm |
| C. | New york |
| D. | Oslo |
| Answer» C. New york | |
| 72. |
Who was chosen for the honour " Legion of France"? |
| A. | Salman khan |
| B. | Shah rukh khan |
| C. | Ranbeer kapoor |
| D. | Amir khan |
| Answer» C. Ranbeer kapoor | |
| 73. |
Arrange the following descending chronological order based on the year received the nobel prize |
| A. | B,a,d,c,e |
| B. | B,c,e,d,a |
| C. | B,c,e,a,d |
| D. | B,a,c,e,d |
| Answer» B. B,c,e,d,a | |
| 74. |
' Ashoka Chakra ' is awarded for |
| A. | Outstanding contribution to literature |
| B. | Gallantry by children |
| C. | Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy |
| D. | Acts most conspicuous bravery of self saccrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
' Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for |
| A. | Outstanding contribution to literature |
| B. | Gallantry by children |
| C. | Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy |
| D. | The most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice an land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
Which of the following personality related to Sitar has been awarded with Bharat Ratna ? |
| A. | Lata mangeshkar |
| B. | Ravi shankar |
| C. | Bismillah khan |
| D. | Bhimsen joshi |
| Answer» C. Bismillah khan | |
| 77. |
Who was honoured with the 2014 Liberty Medal? |
| A. | Tawakkol karman |
| B. | Barack obama |
| C. | Malala yousafzai |
| D. | Ban-ki-moon |
| Answer» D. Ban-ki-moon | |
| 78. |
Who among the following won the Nobel Prize for Physics 2014? |
| A. | Hiroshi amano |
| B. | Isamu akasaki |
| C. | Both (a) & (b) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 79. |
?Ashoka Chakra? is awarded for |
| A. | Gallantry by children |
| B. | Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy |
| C. | Outstanding contribution to literature |
| D. | The most conspicuous bravery of self sacrifire on land, air or sea but not in presence of enemy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
Who was first film maker to receive Bharat Ratna Award ? |
| A. | K c bokadia |
| B. | Yash chopra |
| C. | Satyajit ray |
| D. | Ramesh sippy |
| Answer» D. Ramesh sippy | |
| 81. |
Which of the following is India's highest honour in the field of literature? |
| A. | Vyas samman |
| B. | Jnanpith award |
| C. | Kalidas samman |
| D. | Saraswathi samman |
| Answer» C. Kalidas samman | |
| 82. |
Which Indian Anti Hunger activist will be honoured with the 2017 Queens Young Leaders award ? |
| A. | Sachin bansal |
| B. | Anil agarwal |
| C. | Ankit kawatra |
| D. | Kunal bahl |
| Answer» D. Kunal bahl | |
| 83. |
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 | |
| 84. |
Who of the following was awarded ' Bharat Ratna ' posthumously |
| A. | Dr.s.radhakrishnan |
| B. | Mother teresa |
| C. | Jayaprakash narayan |
| D. | Khan abdul ghaffar khan |
| Answer» D. Khan abdul ghaffar khan | |
| 85. |
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 | |
| 86. |
Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the templeton Award |
| A. | Baba amte |
| B. | Mother teresa |
| C. | Dr.s.radhakrishnan |
| D. | Vinoba bhave |
| Answer» D. Vinoba bhave | |
| 87. |
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 | |
| 88. |
'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. | Protectio of environment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
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. | |
| 90. |
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 | |
| 91. |
Saraswati Saman is given annually for outstanding contribution to |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Fine arts |
| D. | Classical dance |
| Answer» B. Education | |
| 92. |
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. | |
| 93. |
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 | |
| 94. |
Who among the following has been felicitated with the esteemed Yash Chopra Memorial Award? |
| A. | Salman khan |
| B. | Sharukh khan |
| C. | Amir khan |
| D. | Amitabh buchchan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
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 | |
| 96. |
Bharat Ratna is awarded for exceptional service towards advancement of - |
| A. | Literature and science |
| B. | Public service of the highest order |
| C. | Art |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
Bharat Ratna Award is awarded by __________ of India. |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | Chief justice |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Prime minister | |
| 98. |
____________ is the highest civilian award of India. |
| A. | Veer chakra |
| B. | Bharat ratna |
| C. | Padamshree |
| D. | Bharat bhushan |
| Answer» C. Padamshree | |
| 99. |
The 'Arjuna' and the 'Dronacharya' awards are associated with the field of |
| A. | Music and dance |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Sports and games |
| D. | Art and culture |
| Answer» D. Art and culture | |
| 100. |
First Bharat Ratna Award was distributed on ______________. |
| A. | 14 november 1954 |
| B. | 26 january 1954 |
| C. | 2 january 1954 |
| D. | 15 august 1954 |
| Answer» D. 15 august 1954 | |