Awards and Honours Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Who among the followings has been conferred with the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Lok Nayak Foundation in September 2022?

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    Tanikella Bharani
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    Joseph Vijay
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    Suriya
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    Mahesh Babu
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Answer : 1. "Tanikella Bharani "
Explanation :

Telugu actor Tanikella Bharani has confirmed with the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Lok Nayak Foundation in September 2022.


Q:

Name the album for which Pandit Ravi Shankar won the Grammy award in 1967.

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    Three Ragas
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    West Meets East
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    Concert for Bangladesh
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    Full circle
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Answer : 2. "West Meets East "
Explanation :

(B) West Meets East

Pandit Ravi Shankar won the Grammy Award in 1967 for the album "West Meets East," which he recorded with American violinist Yehudi Menuhin.

Q:

Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar? 

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    AR Rehman
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    Amir Khan
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    Satyajit Ray
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    Bhanu Athaiya
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Answer : 4. "Bhanu Athaiya "
Explanation :

(D) Bhanu Athaiya

Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Oscar. She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film "Gandhi" in 1983.

Q:

Dronacharya Award is given to which field?

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    Literature
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    Sports
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    Education
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    Music
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Answer : 2. "Sports"
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The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.

Q:

Which is India’s highest award in cinema? 

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    Dadasaheb Phalke Award
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    Academy Awards
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    Filmfare
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    IIFA
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Answer : 1. "Dadasaheb Phalke Award "
Explanation :

(A) Dadasaheb Phalke Award

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema, presented annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

Q:

Who was conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (Military)?

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    Sunil Lanba
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    Robin K. Dhowan
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    Karambir Singh
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    R. Hari Kumar
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Answer : 1. "Sunil Lanba "
Explanation :

Former India Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba has been conferred Singapore's prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (Military) (MSM(M)), by President Halimah Yacob.

Q:

Who established Noble Prize?

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    Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel
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    Ross Markham Noble
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    George Noble
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    Duncan Noble
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Answer : 1. "Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel"
Explanation :

(A) Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel

The Nobel Prize was established by Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor Alfred Nobel.

Q:

Highest Civilian Honour received by Anupam Kher is ___________.

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    Padma Shri
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    Padma Bhushan
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    Padma Vibhushan
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    Bharat Ratna
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Answer : 2. "Padma Bhushan"
Explanation :

Actor Anupam Kher was conferred the Padma Bhushan by President Pranab Mukherjee in March, 2016.

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