Awards and Honour & related General Knowledge questions and answers #29

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Awards and Honour’s related General Knowledge questions and answers

1. Who was the first actor to get Oscar Award?  

A.  Montgomery
B.  Fairbanks
C.  Janet Gayner 
D.  Charlie Chaplin

 
2. Which country awards the Nobel Prize?   

A.  Ireland
B.  Sweden
C.  England
D.  America

3. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010?  

A.  Albert Arnold Gore
B.  Mohammed Unnus
C.  Liu Xiaobo
D.  Mohamed Elbaradei

4. Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna?  

A.  Vinobha Bhave
B.  Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel
C.  Lal Bahadur Shastri
D.  Dr.S. Radhakrishnan

5. Hari Om Ashram Trust Awards are presented to outstanding  

A.  Sportsmen
B.  Scientists
C.  Literary writers
D.  Journalist

6. Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize?  

A.  Mother Teresa
B.  Hargobind Tagore
C.  CV Raman
D.  Rabindranath Tagore

7. The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in  

A. 1967
B. 1988
C. 1969
D. 1970

8. Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?  

A.  Smita Patil
B.  Nargis Dutt
C.  Meena Kumari
D.  Madhubala

9. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magaysay Award?  

A.  Indira Gandhi
B.  TN Seshan
C.  Kiran Bedi
D.  Vinoba Bhave

10. Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature?  

A.  Vyas Samman
B.  Kalidas Samman
C.  Jnanpith Award
D.  Saraswathi Samman

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11. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by  

A.  Charlie Chapin
B.  Alfred Hitchcock
C.  Walt Disney
D.  Kurosawa

12. Which State Government of India has instituted the Lqbal samman award?  

A. UP
B. MP
C. AP
D. HP

13. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of  

A.  Indira Gandhi
B.  Dr.Rajendra Prasad
C.  Rajiv Gandhi
D.  Acharya Vinoba Bhave

14. Shirin Ebadi, who won the nobel peace prize in 2003, is from  

A.  Iraq
B.  Nigeria
C.  Iran
D.  Libia

15. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?  

A.  1956
B.  1969
C.  1972
D.  1975

16. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize for literature?  

A.  Albert Camus
B.  Ernest Hemingway
C.  Knut Hamson
D.  Rene Sully Prudhome

17. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnager award are given to those who in the field of science and technology. The institution associated with prof. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar is  

A.  DST
B.  CSIR
C.  ICMR
D.  IISC

18. In the context of the Indian defence, what is Dhruv?  

A.  Aircraft carrying warship
B.  Missilecarryingsubmarine
C.  Advancedlighthelicopter
D.  Intercontinental ballistic missile

19. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?  

A.  Margaret Atwood
B.  JM Coetzee
C.  graham Swift
D.  Ian McEwan

20. Where were the principles of Panchsheel regulated ?  

A.  Paris
B.  New Delhi
C.  Bandong
D.  Cairo

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21. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year  

A.  1957
B.  1961
C.  1963
D.  1965

22. Which state gives Mewar Award?  

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

23. The first recipient of Human Rights Awards is  

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

24. The Journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was  

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

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

26. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?  

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

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

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

28. Nobel prizes are given in how many fields?  

A.  5
B.  6
C.  7
D.  8

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

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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31. The Nobel Prize is awarded in which city?  

A.  Brussels
B.  Oslo
C.  Geneva
D.  Stockholm

32. Who among the following won a Nobel Prize for literature?  

A.  Linus Pauling
B.  Ralph Bunche
C.  Phillip Noel–Baker
D.  Samuel Beckett

33. Tansen Samman has been instituted by the government of  

A.  Gujarat
B.  Madhya Pradesh
C.  Maharashtra
D.  Gujarat

34. Which of the following films won seven Oscar Awards in 1991?  

A.  Ghost
B.  Dances with Wolves
C.  Reversal of Fortune
D.  The Last Emperor

35. The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Literature was  

A.  C.V. Raman
B.   Mother Terasa
C.  Sarojini Naidu
D.  Rabindranath Tagore

36. Who among the following Nobel Prize winners was not an indian citizenship?  

A.  Cv Raman
B.  Mother Terasa
C.  SubramaniChandrasekar
D.  Rabindranath Tagore

37. The first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is  

A.  Nelson Mandela
B.  Martin Luthar
C.  Arther Ashe
D.  Toni Morrison

38. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?  

A.  1917
B.  1949
C.  1977
D.  1982

39. Which one of the following is a spacecraft?  

A.  Apophis
B.  Cassini
C.  Spitzer
D.  TechSar

40. In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project being built?  

A.  Northern Spain
B.  Southern France
C.  Eastern Germany
D.  Southern Italy

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41. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with  

A.  Satish Dhawan
B.  World Health Organisation
C.  Subramaniam
D.  Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

42. Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after the former President of  

A.  Thailand
B.  Phillippines
C.  Indonesia
D.  Indian Journalist’s Association

43. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is  

A.  Leander Peas
B.  Kapil Dev
C.  Vishwanathan Anand
D.  Limba Ram

44. Who was the first recipient of the Govind Ballabh Pant Award for the best parliamentarian?  

A.  L.K. Advani
B.  S.M.Banerjee
C.  Shivraj Patil
D.  Indrajit Gupta

45. Who among the following has been chosen for the first C.K. Nayudu award for life time contribution to Indian Cricket?  

A.  Lala Amarnathn
B.  Sunil Gavaskar
C.  G.R. Vishwanath
D.  Bishan Singh Bedi

46. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of  

A.  Music
B.  Medicine
C.  Environment
D.  Journalism

47. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in  

A.  1958
B.  1961
C.  1969
D.  1972

48. The first recipient of Nehru Award was  

A.  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B.  Mother Terasa
C.  U Thant
D.  Martin Luther king

49. Oscar Awards are associated with  

A.  Sports
B.  Music
C.  Literature
D.  Films

50. Saraswathi Samman is given annually for out standing contribution to  

A.  Classical music
B.  Fine arts
C.  Literature
D.  Education

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51. India’s highest award given for exceptional work in art, literature and recognition of public service of the highest order is  

A.  Param Vir Chakra
B.  Bharat Ratna
C.  Jnanpith Award
D.  Kalinga Award

52. To encourage increase in the quality, quantity and availability o food in the world, the world food prizes is founded by  

A. Prof MS Swaminathan
B. UNDP
C. Prof Norman Borlaug
D. WHO

53. Which among the following Indian artists is the winner of the Oscar Award?  

A.  Dilip Kumar
B.  Bhanu Athaiya
C.  Shyam Benegal
D.  Rohini Hattangadi

54. Which of the following awards was instituted by the Indian National Congress in its Centenary Year?  

A.  Gandhi Peace Prize
B.  Nehru Award
C.  Indira Gandhi award
D.  Mahatma Gandhi Award

55. Goldman Awards are given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields?  

A.  population control
B.  population of science
C.  conservation of energy
D.  protectionofenvironment

56. Nobel prize are distributed annually at  

A.  Manila
B.  Stockholm
C.  Geneva
D.  New York

57. Which one of the following awards was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation?  

A.  Saraswati Samman
B.  Kabir Award
C.  Kalidas Samman
D.  Jnanpith Award

58. Who among the following has received both Bharat Ratna and Nishan -e -Pakistan?  

A.  Mahatma Gandhi
B.  Moraji Desai
C.  Ayub Khan
D.  Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

59. Ramon Magaysay Award is named after the former president of  

A.  Indonesia
B.  Indian Journalist’s Association
C.  Thailand
D.  Phillipines

60. Meghanath Saha award is given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields?  

A.  Journalism
B.  Science
C.  Literature
D.  Social Science

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61. Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna award before becoming the president of India?  

A.  R Venkataraman
B.  Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C.  DR Zakir Hussian
D.  W Giri

62. From which one of the following did india buy the Brank anti missile defence systems?  

A. France
B. Israel
C. Russia
D. USA

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

A.  Vocalist
B.  journalist
C.  lawyer
D.  scientist

64. Which one of the following is a medium range surface to air missile ?  

A.  Nag
B.  Prithvi
C.  Trishul
D.  Akash

65. Who among the following is not a Data Saheb Phalke awardee?  

A.  Shyam Benegal
B.  JP Dutta
C.  Adoor Gopalakrishnan
D.  Mrinal Sen

66. Moortidevi Award is given annually in which of the following fields?  

A.  Films
B.  Music
C.  Literature
D.  Journalism

67. Who among the following is the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award?  

A.  Kishore kumar
B.  Durga Khote
C.  Satyajit Ray
D.  Om puri

68. Who among the following Indian artistes is the winner of the Oscar Award?  

A.  Shyam Bengal
B.  Bhanu Athaiya
C.  Dilip kumar
D.  Rohini Hattangadi

69. In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for  

A.  Physics
B.  Chemistry
C.  Economics
D.  Peace

70. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to  

A.  Larry Pressler
B.  Yasser Arafat
C.  Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
D.  Amnesty International

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Awards and Honours related General Knowledge questions and answers

71. Who is the first non–indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?  

A.  Martin Luther King
B.  Mother Terasa
C.  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D.  Aubin Mehta

72. Cannes Film Festival is held in  

A.  Switzerland
B.  France
C.  Italy
D.  England

73. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?  

A.  1917
B.  1949
C.  1977
D.  1982

74. In which country is the committee which selects winners for nobel peace prize located?  

A.  Sweden
B.  Norway
C.  Finland
D.  Denmark

75. On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri HydroPower Complex located?  

A.  Alaknanda
B.  Bhagirathi
C.  Dhauliganga
D.  Mandakini

76. Life Divine was written by  

A.  Sri Aurobindo
B.  Mahatma Gandhi
C.  Vivekanand
D.  Abul Fazal

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

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

78. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of  

A.  Music
B.  Medicine
C.  Journalism
D.  Environment

79. Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a special Oscar?  

A.  G.P. Sippy
B.  Mahesh Bhatt
C.  Satyajit Ray
D.  Mira Nair

80. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by  

A.  Walt Disney
B.  Alfred Hitchcock
C.  Charlie Chaplin
D.  Akira Kurosawa

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