Awards and Honours Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Name the album for which Pandit Ravi Shankar won the Grammy award in 1967.
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6419b8c5fb0ff69a8ee9a6fb- 1Three Ragasfalse
- 2West Meets Easttrue
- 3Concert for Bangladeshfalse
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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: Which of the following has won the World Blitz Championship that concluded in Dubai?
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Answer : 3. "Magnus Carlsen "
Explanation :
The 2023 World Blitz Chess Championships concluded in a thrilling climax, with Magnus Carlsen capturing his seventh World Blitz title, marking his 17th World Crown. In the Women's tournament, Valentina Gunina was unstoppable as she claimed her second Blitz title.
Q: For which of the following sports was Dronavalli Harika, conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award?
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- 2Badmintonfalse
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Answer : 1. "Chess"
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(A) Chess
Dronavalli Harika, the Indian chess player, was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award for her achievements in the field of chess.
Q: Krishnam Raju passed away in September 2022. He was a recipient of ________ Filmfare south awards.
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Answer : 4. "5"
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Krishnam Raju had won five Filmfare Awards South and three state Nandi Awards.
Q: Who was conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (Military)?
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6321d44a69fe1d77bc0423e9- 1Sunil Lanbatrue
- 2Robin K. Dhowanfalse
- 3Karambir Singhfalse
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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: Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2018 for his contribution to which classical dance of India?
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- 3Sattriyatrue
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Answer : 3. "Sattriya "
Explanation :
Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan received the 2018 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to Sattriya dance. The award was presented by the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, on April 9, 2022
Q: Dronacharya Award is given to which field?
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Answer : 2. "Sports"
Explanation :
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: Who has been named as the Prince of Wales, in September 2022?
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- 2Prince Williamtrue
- 3Prince Harryfalse
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Answer : 2. "Prince William "
Explanation :
Charles III proclaimed William as Prince of Wales on 9 September 2022, the day after the death of Elizabeth II, surprising Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales, who said he had not been given notice of the announcement.