Honours and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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Honours and Awards GK 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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