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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.
| 101. |
Bharat Ratna Award was instituted in the year _________. |
| A. | 1922 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1954 |
| D. | 1968 |
| Answer» D. 1968 | |
| 102. |
Prime Minister of India who receive Bharat Ratna Award Posthumously ? |
| A. | Morarji desai |
| B. | Indira gandhi |
| C. | Gulzarilal nanda |
| D. | Rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
Who won Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 on 27 March 2015? |
| A. | Isro |
| B. | Nasa |
| C. | Esa |
| D. | Rfsa |
| Answer» B. Nasa | |
| 104. |
Who among the following Nobel laureats has recently announced to put his Nobel medal undr auction? |
| A. | Kailash satyarthi |
| B. | J d watson |
| C. | Mikhail gorbachev |
| D. | Jody williams |
| Answer» C. Mikhail gorbachev | |
| 105. |
Who was first lady to be awarded with Bharat Ratna ? |
| A. | M. s. subbulakshmi |
| B. | Indira gandhi |
| C. | Mother teresa |
| D. | Lata mangeshkar |
| Answer» C. Mother teresa | |
| 106. |
Which Former Prime Minister of India was presented with Bharat Ratna Award on 27 March 2015? |
| A. | Manmohan singh |
| B. | Atal bihari vajpayee |
| C. | H.d. deve gowda |
| D. | I.k. gujral |
| Answer» C. H.d. deve gowda | |
| 107. |
Which of the following personality has been awarded with Bharat Ratna and later award being withdrawn ? |
| A. | Rajiv gandhi |
| B. | Jagadish chandra bose |
| C. | Aruna asaf ali |
| D. | Netaji subhas chandra bose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
Which of the following Symbol or Element is not present on the Bharat Ratna Award ? |
| A. | Devanagari script |
| B. | Peepal leaf |
| C. | Tiranga |
| D. | Sun |
| Answer» D. Sun | |
| 109. |
Bharat Ratna Award was suspended from 13 July _______ to 26 January __________. |
| A. | 1976, 1980 |
| B. | 1977, 1980 |
| C. | 1974, 1980 |
| D. | 1978, 1980 |
| Answer» C. 1974, 1980 | |
| 110. |
In ________, the Government of India modified the eligibility criteria to allow sports persons to receive the award. |
| A. | 2008 |
| B. | 2009 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2011 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
In which year "Bharat Ratna", India's highest civilian award was established and how many persons have been honoured with this award so far? |
| A. | 1952, 67 |
| B. | 1954, 41 |
| C. | 1969, 45 |
| D. | 1972, 71 |
| Answer» C. 1969, 45 | |
| 112. |
Who won the Nobel Prize for Peace for the year 2014 |
| A. | Barak obama |
| B. | Ban ki moon |
| C. | Malala yusufzai and kailash satyarthi |
| D. | European union |
| Answer» D. European union | |
| 113. |
The Bharat Ratna Award award was established by the first President of India, ____________. |
| A. | Lokmanya tilak |
| B. | Rajendra prasad |
| C. | Dr. sarvepalli radhakrishnan |
| D. | Chandrasekhara venkata raman |
| Answer» C. Dr. sarvepalli radhakrishnan | |
| 114. |
The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the ________ to the _________. |
| A. | Prime minister, president |
| B. | Vice president, president |
| C. | President, loksabha |
| D. | President , prime minister |
| Answer» B. Vice president, president | |
| 115. |
Which one of the following is not an award given on the National Awards Day? |
| A. | Rajiv khel ratna |
| B. | Arjun award |
| C. | Dhyanchand award |
| D. | Vishwamitra award |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
Governor-General who has been awarded with Bharat Ratna award ? |
| A. | Sir c. v. raman |
| B. | Bhagwan das |
| C. | Mokshagundam visvesvarayya |
| D. | Chakravarti rajgopalachari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
Who won the fbb Femina Miss India 2015 title on 28 March 2015 ? |
| A. | Aditi arya |
| B. | Vartika singh |
| C. | Aafreen rachel vaz |
| D. | Pranati prakash |
| Answer» B. Vartika singh | |
| 118. |
Who among the following is the winner of the World Food Prize (year 2015)? |
| A. | Sanjaya rajaram |
| B. | Baldev singh dhillon |
| C. | Sir fazle hasan abed |
| D. | Rajendra singh paroda |
| Answer» C. Sir fazle hasan abed | |
| 119. |
Who received Bharat Ratna Award for the year 2013? |
| A. | S.r. tendulkar & p.v. narshima rao |
| B. | S.r. tendulkar & n.t. rama rao |
| C. | S.r. tendulkar & prof. c.n.r. rao |
| D. | S.r. tendulkar & nageshwar rao |
| Answer» D. S.r. tendulkar & nageshwar rao | |
| 120. |
Which senior BJP Leader was conferred with Padma Vibhusan Award by Pranab Mukherjee on 30 Mar2015? |
| A. | Amit shah |
| B. | Subramanian swamy |
| C. | Lal krishna advani |
| D. | Atal bihari vajpayee |
| Answer» D. Atal bihari vajpayee | |
| 121. |
Who has been awarded the first lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema? |
| A. | Ashok kumar |
| B. | Hou hsio-hsein |
| C. | Akiro burosova |
| D. | Bernardo burtolucci |
| Answer» B. Hou hsio-hsein | |
| 122. |
Who was awarded the first Rajiv Ghandhi National Sadbhavana Award? |
| A. | J.r.d. tata |
| B. | Lata mangeskhar |
| C. | Morarji desai |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
Grammy Award is given in the field of |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Music |
| C. | Singing |
| D. | Boxing |
| Answer» C. Singing | |
| 124. |
Dronacharya Award is given in |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Peace |
| C. | Sports coaching |
| D. | Bravery |
| Answer» D. Bravery | |
| 125. |
Which country awards Nobel Prizes? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Sweden |
| C. | Switzerland |
| D. | U.s.a |
| Answer» C. Switzerland | |
| 126. |
Who among the following is the recipient of the first Dayawati Modi Award for art, culture and education? |
| A. | Dharmavir bharti |
| B. | Amitabh bachchaan |
| C. | B. v. karanth |
| D. | Ashok vajpeyi |
| Answer» C. B. v. karanth | |
| 127. |
Who was first prime minister of India awarded with Bharat Ratna ? |
| A. | Jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | Lal bahadur shastri |
| C. | Rajiv gandh |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Lal bahadur shastri | |
| 128. |
Nobel Prizes are distributed annually at |
| A. | Manila |
| B. | Stockholm |
| C. | Geneva |
| D. | New york |
| Answer» C. Geneva | |
| 129. |
Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna? |
| A. | Lal bahadur shastri |
| B. | M.g. ramachandran |
| C. | B.r. ambedkar |
| D. | K. kamraj |
| Answer» B. M.g. ramachandran | |
| 130. |
Miss World 2015 competition held in china was won by Lalaguna. She belongs to: |
| A. | South africa |
| B. | China |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | United kingdom |
| Answer» D. United kingdom | |
| 131. |
The first sport person to have honour of "Bharat Ratna" is: |
| A. | Milkha singh |
| B. | Sunil gavaskar |
| C. | Dara singh |
| D. | Sachin tendulkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
Kalidas Samman Award has been instituted by |
| A. | Govt. of punjab |
| B. | Govt. of uttar pradesh |
| C. | Govt. of madhya pradesh |
| D. | Govt. of chhattisgarh |
| Answer» D. Govt. of chhattisgarh | |
| 133. |
The first woman to get the Bharat Ratna Award is |
| A. | Mother teresa |
| B. | Indira ghandhi |
| C. | Lata mangeshkar |
| D. | Sarojni naidu |
| Answer» C. Lata mangeshkar | |
| 134. |
With reference to Stree Shakti Puraskar, for which of the following is "Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award" given? |
| A. | Achievements in scientific research |
| B. | Courage and valour |
| C. | Administrative skills |
| D. | Achievements in sports and games |
| Answer» D. Achievements in sports and games | |
| 135. |
Moortidevi Award is presented for contribution to _____ |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Arts |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Peace |
| Answer» B. Arts | |
| 136. |
Dronacharya Award Is Given To |
| A. | Sports editors |
| B. | Umpires |
| C. | Sportsmen |
| D. | Coaches |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
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 | |
| 138. |
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 | |
| 139. |
Arjuna Award was introduced in _____ ? |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1961 |
| C. | 1951 |
| D. | 1987 |
| Answer» C. 1951 | |
| 140. |
"Kalinga Prize" associated with which of the following fields ? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Literature |
| Answer» D. Literature | |
| 141. |
__________________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 | |
| 142. |
who was the first non-human to win an Oscar? |
| A. | Pussycat |
| B. | Mickey mouse |
| C. | Ninja |
| D. | Bender |
| Answer» C. Ninja | |
| 143. |
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. | |
| 144. |
Who is first vice president of india to won Bharat Ratna Award ? |
| A. | Rajendra prasad |
| B. | Sarvepalli radhakrishnan |
| C. | A. p. j. abdul kalam |
| D. | Vallabhbhai patel |
| Answer» C. A. p. j. abdul kalam | |
| 145. |
On the conferment of the award, the recipient receives a __________ and a Medallion. |
| A. | Certificate signed by the president |
| B. | Certificate signed by the prime minister |
| C. | Certificate signed by the supreme court judge |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Certificate signed by the prime minister | |
| 146. |
Which former Asian Games Gold-Medal Winning wrestler was honoured with Padma Bhushan on 30 Mar 2015? |
| A. | Rajendra singh |
| B. | Amar singh |
| C. | Satpal singh |
| D. | Arvinder singh |
| Answer» D. Arvinder singh | |
| 147. |
Which noted Film maker received Padma Shree Award on 30 March 2015? |
| A. | Prakash jha |
| B. | Anurag kashyap |
| C. | Sanjay leela bhansali |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 148. |
The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of _______ in a particular year. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 149. |
Satya Nadella, the latest receiver of the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman, is the CEO of which of the following Companies? |
| A. | Microsoft |
| B. | Oracle |
| C. | Ibm |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Oracle | |
| 150. |
Diwan of Mysore who received Bharat Ratna Award - |
| A. | Dhondo keshav karve |
| B. | Mokshagundam visvesvarayya |
| C. | Zakir hussain |
| D. | V. v. giri |
| Answer» C. Zakir hussain | |