Honours and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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Honours and Awards GK Questions and Answers

Awards and Honour’s GK Questions - General Knowledge questions and answers   

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

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

 




Answer : C.  Janet Gayner


2. Which country awards the Nobel Prize?    

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





Answer : B.  Sweden

3. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010?  

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





Answer : C.  Liu Xiaobo

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





Answer : B.  Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel

5. Hari Om Ashram Trust Awards are presented to outstanding  

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





Answer : B.  Scientists

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

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





Answer : 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





Answer : C. 1969


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





Answer : B.  Nargis Dutt

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

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





Answer : 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





Answer : C.  Jnanpith Award

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