Honours and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Awards and Honours related General Knowledge questions and answers

21. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year  

A.  1957
B.  1961
C.  1963
D.  1965

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22. Which state gives Mewar Award?  

A.  Haryana
B.  Delhi
C.  Punjab
D.  Rajasthan

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23. The first recipient of Human Rights Awards is  

A.  Leach Walesa
B.  Nelson Mandela
C.  Andrei Sakharov
D.  Amnesty International

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24. The Journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was  

A.  Arun Shourie
B.  Nikhil Chakraborty
C.  Shekharan Nair
D.  Khushwant Singh

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25. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?  

A.  J.R.D. Tata
B.  Archarya Tulsi
C.  Mother Terasa
D.  R.A. Mashelkar

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26. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?  

A.  Vir Chakra
B.  Param Vir Chakra
C.  Param Vishishta Seva Medal
D.  Kirti Chakra

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27. Who was conferred the title ‘Bharat Ki Suputri’ in 1992?  

A.  Sarojini Naidu
B.  Indira Gandhi
C.  Mother Teresa
D.  Lata Mangeshkar

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28. Nobel prizes are given in how many fields?  

A.  5
B.  6
C.  7
D.  8

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29. Who is the first non–Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?  

A.  Mother Teresa
B.  Zubin Metra
C.  Martin Luther King
D.  Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

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30. The Chameli Devi Award is given to an outstanding woman who is a  

A.  Scientist
B.  Lawyer
C.  Vocalist
D.  Journalist

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