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This section includes 208 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Who among the following received the Nobel Prize twice in different subjects ? |
| A. | Madam Curie |
| B. | Frederic Sanger |
| C. | Pierre Curie |
| D. | John Bardeen |
| Answer» B. Frederic Sanger | |
| 152. |
Which of the following was adjudged "Best Actor" in 19th Colors Screen Awards given away in January 2013 ? |
| A. | Abhishek Bachchan |
| B. | Shahrukh Khan |
| C. | Aamir Khan |
| D. | Ranbir Kapoor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 153. |
Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award ? |
| A. | Mahadevi Verma |
| B. | Amrita Pritam |
| C. | Mahashweta Devi |
| D. | Ashapurna Devi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
Who amongst the following won a Nabel 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 | |
| 155. |
Dr. Hargobing khurana received the nobel prize for |
| A. | Medicine |
| B. | Physics |
| C. | Peace |
| D. | Chemistry |
| Answer» B. Physics | |
| 156. |
Who was the recepient of the 2012 Prize for Physics ? |
| A. | Serge Haroche |
| B. | David J. Wineland |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 157. |
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. | |
| 158. |
Which of the following country has won the UNESCO Literacy Award for 2012 ? |
| A. | Bhhta |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | Rwanda |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 159. |
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. | |
| 160. |
The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which of the following fields ? |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Films |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Economics |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 161. |
The 'Moortidevi Sahitya Puraskar' is instituted by |
| A. | Ministry of Education |
| B. | Sahitya Akademi |
| C. | Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan |
| D. | Bhartitya Jnanpith |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
Who among the following is the winner of the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation, 2012 ? |
| A. | Yukia Amano |
| B. | Kenneth Kaunda |
| C. | Bill Gates |
| D. | Hillary Clinton |
| Answer» C. Bill Gates | |
| 163. |
Name the winner of the Sanjay Chopra National Award for Bravery 2012 |
| A. | Gajendra Ram |
| B. | Santosh Sen |
| C. | Amit kumar |
| D. | Pappu |
| Answer» B. Santosh Sen | |
| 164. |
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2010 was awarded by the President of India to |
| A. | K. Balachamder |
| B. | Madhur Bhandarkar |
| C. | Dilip Kumar |
| D. | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Answer» B. Madhur Bhandarkar | |
| 165. |
Nobel Prize for literature in 2011 was received by |
| A. | Tomas Transtroner |
| B. | Albert Al Gore |
| C. | Mohammad Yunus |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Albert Al Gore | |
| 166. |
Who amongst the following is the author of the book Economic Nightmare of India ? |
| A. | Morarji Desai |
| B. | K. Rajeshwar Rao |
| C. | Charan Singh |
| D. | Jyoti Basu |
| Answer» D. Jyoti Basu | |
| 167. |
To which institute, Shubha Tole, the first woman awardee of prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 2010 in the field of Science, belongs ? |
| A. | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
| B. | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune |
| C. | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
| D. | Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru |
| Answer» B. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune | |
| 168. |
Who among the following have received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award so far ? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| B. | 2, 3 and 5 |
| C. | 3, 4 and 5 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 169. |
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. | |
| 170. |
Kalinga award is instituted by |
| A. | Indian Adult Education Association for outstanding contribution of adult literacy in India |
| B. | Jnanpith, a cultural-literacy society for encouraging creative writing in various modern Indian languages |
| C. | UNESCO for exceptional contribution of efforts to popularize science |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 171. |
Who amongst the following has won CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2012 ? |
| A. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| B. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| C. | MS Dhoni |
| D. | Virat Kohli |
| Answer» C. MS Dhoni | |
| 172. |
Who amongst the following has won 2012 Sahitya Akademi award for Hindi ? |
| A. | Chankrakant Devtale |
| B. | Ramji Thakkura |
| C. | Bal Krishna Barua |
| D. | Jeet Thayil |
| Answer» B. Ramji Thakkura | |
| 173. |
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 | |
| 174. |
What is the role of 'Stockholm Faculty of medicine' in awarding Nobel Prizes ? |
| A. | It deals with the awards connected with physiology |
| B. | It deals with the awards connected with medicine |
| C. | It deals with awards connected with medicine of physilogy |
| D. | It has nothing to do with nobel prizes |
| Answer» D. It has nothing to do with nobel prizes | |
| 175. |
Loreto Girls' Day school, Sealdah (West Bengal) was honoured with noma prize, UNESCO educational award for which of the following ? |
| A. | Community service in rural areas |
| B. | Innovative child - to - child teaching in rural areas |
| C. | Producing best talent in the country |
| D. | Propagating National Integration among the people |
| Answer» C. Producing best talent in the country | |
| 176. |
Who was the first winner of Nobel Prize for economics since its institution in 1968 and which country has so far received maximum number of Nobel Prizes in economic sciences ? |
| A. | Prof. George Stigler, and USA has won maximum number of Nobel Prizes so far |
| B. | Ranger Frisch & Jan Tinbergaon : and USA stand first among Nobel Sciences prize winners in economics |
| C. | Lawrence klein ; and Russia stands first |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Lawrence klein ; and Russia stands first | |
| 177. |
Alfred Nobel bequeathed a large fortune, interest of which is distributed yearly as Nobel Prizes. Who manages the fund ? |
| A. | Central bank of Sweden |
| B. | Riksbank of Sweden |
| C. | Board of directors headed by Swedish govt representatives |
| D. | International bank which manages IMF |
| Answer» D. International bank which manages IMF | |
| 178. |
'Global 500' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following firlds ? |
| A. | Population control |
| B. | Campaign against drugs |
| C. | Elimination of illiteracy |
| D. | Protection of environment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
Name the film which won best pictures in Oscars at the 84th Annual Academy Awards |
| A. | The Artist |
| B. | Mystic RIver |
| C. | Cold Mountain |
| D. | Monster |
| Answer» B. Mystic RIver | |
| 180. |
Which of the following statements is respect of Nobel Prize and its founder is wrong ? |
| A. | Alfred Bernhard Nobel was Swedish chemist and chemical engineer |
| B. | Nobel Prize is one of the world's highest valued awards |
| C. | In 1867 along with his father Alfred Nobel discovered dynamite which earned him a lot of fortune |
| D. | It is awarded on December 10 every year |
| Answer» C. In 1867 along with his father Alfred Nobel discovered dynamite which earned him a lot of fortune | |
| 181. |
Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Templeton Award ? |
| A. | Baba Amte |
| B. | Mother Teresa |
| C. | Dr. S. Radhakrishanan |
| D. | Vinoba Bhave |
| Answer» D. Vinoba Bhave | |
| 182. |
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 | |
| 183. |
Match the achievements of India in the XVI Asian Games, 2010 |
| A. | 1 2 3 4 - Q R P S |
| B. | 1 2 3 4 - R P S Q |
| C. | 1 2 3 4 - P Q R S |
| D. | 1 2 3 4 - S R P Q |
| Answer» D. 1 2 3 4 - S R P Q | |
| 184. |
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 | |
| 185. |
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 | |
| 186. |
Who amongst the following is the winner of Padma Vibhushan Awards away in 2013 ? |
| A. | Ebrahim Alkaji |
| B. | P.C. Reddy |
| C. | Zohra Sehgal |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 187. |
Who among the following has not received a Nobel Prize in literature ? |
| A. | Derek Walcott |
| B. | Pablo Neruda |
| C. | Churchill |
| D. | Ernest Herningway |
| Answer» D. Ernest Herningway | |
| 188. |
How many Indians have so far been awarded the Nobel Prize ? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | More than 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of |
| A. | Journalism |
| B. | Medicine |
| C. | Music |
| D. | Environment |
| Answer» B. Medicine | |
| 190. |
Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award is given four outstanding contribution to ? |
| A. | Afforestation and conservation of waste land |
| B. | Neat technology and development |
| C. | Wildlife conservation |
| D. | Writing of Hindi books on Environment |
| Answer» C. Wildlife conservation | |
| 191. |
Who of the following received won Jnanpith award for the year 2011 ? |
| A. | R.K. Lananya |
| B. | Arundhati Roy |
| C. | Ram Swarup |
| D. | Pratibha Ray |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
Which of the following award is associated with Agriculture ? |
| A. | Bourlog Award |
| B. | Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar |
| C. | Arjun Award |
| D. | Vyas Samman |
| Answer» B. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar | |
| 193. |
Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for 2012 ? |
| A. | M.G.K. Menon |
| B. | Sunderalal Bahuguna |
| C. | Gulzar |
| D. | Ashok kumar |
| Answer» D. Ashok kumar | |
| 194. |
Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award ? |
| A. | Ashaparna Devi |
| B. | V.K. Gokak |
| C. | Raghupati Sahai 'Firaq' |
| D. | M.F. Hussain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
Who among the following has been awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour, the highest vivilian distinction of the Government of France ? |
| A. | N.R. Narayana Murthy |
| B. | Ratan Tata |
| C. | K.M. Birla |
| D. | Mukesh Ambani |
| Answer» B. Ratan Tata | |
| 196. |
Who amongst the following is the winner of Saraswati Samman 2012 ? |
| A. | Gulzar |
| B. | Nida Fazli |
| C. | Srilal Shukla |
| D. | A.A. Manavalan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197. |
Who amongst the following has won Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Dovelopment for 2012 ? |
| A. | D. Cameron |
| B. | Vladrwir Putin |
| C. | Barack Obma |
| D. | E.J. Sirleaf |
| Answer» E. | |
| 198. |
The Golden Palmd'or award at the 65th Cannes Film Festival was received by |
| A. | Hunger |
| B. | Line Passage |
| C. | Amour |
| D. | Three Monkeys |
| Answer» D. Three Monkeys | |
| 199. |
The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields ? |
| A. | Journalism |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Community Welfare |
| D. | Government Service |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200. |
Which state gives Mewar Award ? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» E. | |