Honours and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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