Which is India's highest civilian award?
(A) National Award
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Padma Vibushan
(D) Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour.
Which is India's highest civilian honor?
(A) Ashoka Chakra
(B) Padma bhushan
(C) Padma Sri
(D) Bharat Ratna
Who was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan?
(A) Nand Lal Bose
(B) Satyendra Nath Bose
(C) Dr. Bir Bhan Bhatia
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
The first recipients of the award were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Husain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, and V. K. Krishna Menon, who were honoured in 1954. The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards but this was subsequently modified in the January 1955 statute.
Who established Noble Prize?
(A) Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel
(B) Ross Markham Noble
(C) George Noble
(D) Duncan Noble
(A) Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel
The Nobel Prize was established by Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor Alfred Nobel.
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former Indian President, received the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in which year?
(A) 1992
(B) 1995
(C) 1997
(D) 1998
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former Indian President, received the Bharat Ratna award in the year:
(C) 1997
Who among the following was NOT one of the recipients of Dronacharya Award for the year 2017 ?
(A) R. Gandhi
(B) Prashant Singh
(C) Heera Nand Kataria
(D) Sanjay Chakarvorthy
Who is the first person to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
(A) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(D) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were: the former Governor-General of the Union of India C. Rajagopalachari, the former President of the Republic of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; and the Indian physicist C. V. Raman, who were honoured in 1954.
Which of the following has won the World Blitz Championship that concluded in Dubai?
(A) Ian Nepomniachtchi
(B) Nakamura
(C) Magnus Carlsen
(D) Viswanathan Anand
The 2023 World Blitz Chess Championships concluded in a thrilling climax, with Magnus Carlsen capturing his seventh World Blitz title, marking his 17th World Crown. In the Women's tournament, Valentina Gunina was unstoppable as she claimed her second Blitz title.
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