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
Answer : B. 1961
22. Which state gives Mewar Award?
A. Haryana
B. Delhi
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D. Rajasthan
23. The first recipient of Human Rights Awards is
A. Leach Walesa
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Andrei Sakharov
D. Amnesty International
Answer : B. Nelson Mandela
24. The Journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was
A. Arun Shourie
B. Nikhil Chakraborty
C. Shekharan Nair
D. Khushwant Singh
Answer : A. Arun Shourie
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
Answer : C. Mother Terasa
26. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
A. Vir Chakra
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Param Vishishta Seva Medal
D. Kirti Chakra
Answer : B. Param Vir Chakra
27. Who was conferred the title ‘Bharat Ki Suputri’ in 1992?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Mother Teresa
D. Lata Mangeshkar
Answer : C. Mother Teresa
28. Nobel prizes are given in how many fields?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer : B. 6
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
Answer : 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
Answer : D. Journalist
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