Honours and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers
Awards and Honours related General Knowledge questions and answers
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
Answer : B. Bharat Ratna
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
Answer : C. Prof Norman Borlaug
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
Answer : B. Bhanu Athaiya
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
Answer : C. Indira 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
Answer : D. protectionofenvironment
56. Nobel prize are distributed annually at
A. Manila
B. Stockholm
C. Geneva
D. New York
Answer : B. Stockholm
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
Answer : A. Saraswati Samman
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
Answer : B. Moraji Desai
59. Ramon Magaysay Award is named after the former president of
A. Indonesia
B. Indian Journalist’s Association
C. Thailand
D. Phillipines
Answer : 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
Answer : B. Science
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