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Awards and Honour’s related General Knowledge questions and answers

1. Who was the first actor to get 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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11. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by  

A.  Charlie Chapin
B.  Alfred Hitchcock
C.  Walt Disney
D.  Kurosawa





Answer : C.  Walt Disney


12. Which State Government of India has instituted the Lqbal samman award?  

A. UP
B. MP
C. AP
D. HP





Answer : B. MP

13. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of  

A.  Indira Gandhi
B.  Dr.Rajendra Prasad
C.  Rajiv Gandhi
D.  Acharya Vinoba Bhave





Answer : C.  Rajiv Gandhi

14. Shirin Ebadi, who won the nobel peace prize in 2003, is from  

A.  Iraq
B.  Nigeria
C.  Iran
D.  Libia





Answer : C.  Iran

15. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?  

A.  1956
B.  1969
C.  1972
D.  1975





Answer : B.  1969

16. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize for literature?  

A.  Albert Camus
B.  Ernest Hemingway
C.  Knut Hamson
D.  Rene Sully Prudhome





Answer : D.  Rene Sully Prudhome

17. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnager award are given to those who in the field of science and technology. The institution associated with prof. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar is  

A.  DST
B.  CSIR
C.  ICMR
D.  IISC





Answer : B.  CSIR


18. In the context of the Indian defence, what is Dhruv?  

A.  Aircraft carrying warship
B.  Missilecarryingsubmarine
C.  Advancedlighthelicopter
D.  Intercontinental ballistic missile





Answer : C.  Advancedlighthelicopter

19. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?  

A.  Margaret Atwood
B.  JM Coetzee
C.  graham Swift
D.  Ian McEwan





Answer : B.  JM Coetzee

20. Where were the principles of Panchsheel regulated ?  

A.  Paris
B.  New Delhi
C.  Bandong
D.  Cairo





Answer : C.  Bandong

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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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31. The Nobel Prize is awarded in which city?  

A.  Brussels
B.  Oslo
C.  Geneva
D.  Stockholm





Answer : B.  Oslo


32. Who among the following won a Nobel Prize for literature?  

A.  Linus Pauling
B.  Ralph Bunche
C.  Phillip Noel–Baker
D.  Samuel Beckett





Answer : D.  Samuel Beckett

33. Tansen Samman has been instituted by the government of  

A.  Gujarat
B.  Madhya Pradesh
C.  Maharashtra
D.  Gujarat





Answer : B.  Madhya Pradesh

34. Which of the following films won seven Oscar Awards in 1991?  

A.  Ghost
B.  Dances with Wolves
C.  Reversal of Fortune
D.  The Last Emperor





Answer : B.  Dances with Wolves

35. The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Literature was  

A.  C.V. Raman
B.   Mother Terasa
C.  Sarojini Naidu
D.  Rabindranath Tagore





Answer : D.  Rabindranath Tagore

36. Who among the following Nobel Prize winners was not an indian citizenship?  

A.  Cv Raman
B.  Mother Terasa
C.  SubramaniChandrasekar
D.  Rabindranath Tagore





Answer : C.  SubramaniChandrasekar

37. The first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is  

A.  Nelson Mandela
B.  Martin Luthar
C.  Arther Ashe
D.  Toni Morrison





Answer : D.  Toni Morrison


38. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?  

A.  1917
B.  1949
C.  1977
D.  1982





Answer : C.  1977

39. Which one of the following is a spacecraft?  

A.  Apophis
B.  Cassini
C.  Spitzer
D.  TechSar





Answer : B.  Cassini

40. In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project being built?  

A.  Northern Spain
B.  Southern France
C.  Eastern Germany
D.  Southern Italy





Answer : B.  Southern France

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41. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with  

A.  Satish Dhawan
B.  World Health Organisation
C.  Subramaniam
D.  Grameen Bank of Bangladesh





Answer : D.  Grameen Bank of Bangladesh


42. Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after the former President of  

A.  Thailand
B.  Phillippines
C.  Indonesia
D.  Indian Journalist’s Association





Answer : B.  Phillippines

43. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is  

A.  Leander Peas
B.  Kapil Dev
C.  Vishwanathan Anand
D.  Limba Ram





Answer : D.  Limba Ram

44. Who was the first recipient of the Govind Ballabh Pant Award for the best parliamentarian?  

A.  L.K. Advani
B.  S.M.Banerjee
C.  Shivraj Patil
D.  Indrajit Gupta





Answer : D.  Indrajit Gupta

45. Who among the following has been chosen for the first C.K. Nayudu award for life time contribution to Indian Cricket?  

A.  Lala Amarnathn
B.  Sunil Gavaskar
C.  G.R. Vishwanath
D.  Bishan Singh Bedi





Answer : A.  Lala Amarnathn

46. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of  

A.  Music
B.  Medicine
C.  Environment
D.  Journalism





Answer : D.  Journalism

47. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in  

A.  1958
B.  1961
C.  1969
D.  1972





Answer : C.  1969


48. The first recipient of Nehru Award was  

A.  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B.  Mother Terasa
C.  U Thant
D.  Martin Luther king





Answer : C.  U Thant

49. Oscar Awards are associated with  

A.  Sports
B.  Music
C.  Literature
D.  Films





Answer : D.  Films

50. Saraswathi Samman is given annually for out standing contribution to  

A.  Classical music
B.  Fine arts
C.  Literature
D.  Education





Answer : C.  Literature

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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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61. Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna award before becoming the president of India?  

A.  R Venkataraman
B.  Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C.  DR Zakir Hussian
D.  W Giri





Answer : C.  DR Zakir Hussian


62. From which one of the following did india buy the Brank anti missile defence systems?  

A. France
B. Israel
C. Russia
D. USA





Answer : B. Israel

63. The Chameli Devi Award is given to an outstanding woman is a  

A.  Vocalist
B.  journalist
C.  lawyer
D.  scientist





Answer : B.  journalist

64. Which one of the following is a medium range surface to air missile ?  

A.  Nag
B.  Prithvi
C.  Trishul
D.  Akash





Answer : C.  Trishul

65. Who among the following is not a Data Saheb Phalke awardee?  

A.  Shyam Benegal
B.  JP Dutta
C.  Adoor Gopalakrishnan
D.  Mrinal Sen





Answer : B.  JP Dutta

66. Moortidevi Award is given annually in which of the following fields?  

A.  Films
B.  Music
C.  Literature
D.  Journalism





Answer : C.  Literature

67. Who among the following is the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award?  

A.  Kishore kumar
B.  Durga Khote
C.  Satyajit Ray
D.  Om puri





Answer : B.  Durga Khote


68. Who among the following Indian artistes is the winner of the Oscar Award?  

A.  Shyam Bengal
B.  Bhanu Athaiya
C.  Dilip kumar
D.  Rohini Hattangadi





Answer : B.  Bhanu Athaiya

69. In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for  

A.  Physics
B.  Chemistry
C.  Economics
D.  Peace





Answer : C.  Economics

70. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to  

A.  Larry Pressler
B.  Yasser Arafat
C.  Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
D.  Amnesty International





Answer : B.  Yasser Arafat

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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





Answer : C.  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan


72. Cannes Film Festival is held in  

A.  Switzerland
B.  France
C.  Italy
D.  England





Answer : B.  France

73. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?  

A.  1917
B.  1949
C.  1977
D.  1982





Answer : C.  1977

74. In which country is the committee which selects winners for nobel peace prize located?  

A.  Sweden
B.  Norway
C.  Finland
D.  Denmark





Answer : B.  Norway

75. On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri HydroPower Complex located?  

A.  Alaknanda
B.  Bhagirathi
C.  Dhauliganga
D.  Mandakini





Answer : B.  Bhagirathi

76. Life Divine was written by  

A.  Sri Aurobindo
B.  Mahatma Gandhi
C.  Vivekanand
D.  Abul Fazal





Answer : A.  Sri Aurobindo

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





Answer : B.  Mother Teresa


78. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of  

A.  Music
B.  Medicine
C.  Journalism
D.  Environment





Answer : C.  Journalism

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





Answer : C.  Satyajit Ray

80. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by  

A.  Walt Disney
B.  Alfred Hitchcock
C.  Charlie Chaplin
D.  Akira Kurosawa





Answer : A.  Walt Disney

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