Awards and Honours Practice Question and Answer
6 Q: Dronacharya Award is given to which field?
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62b43376b8f302363ef2fd44- 1Literaturefalse
- 2Sportstrue
- 3Educationfalse
- 4Musicfalse
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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: Which of the following Bollywood choreographers has won the 63rd National Film Awards in the category of Best Choreography for his/her excellent work in the Hindi movie ‘Diwani Mastani’?
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64412c1ea16c2dfa9cfa4dfe- 1Farah Khanfalse
- 2Prabhu Devafalse
- 3Ganesh Acharyafalse
- 4Remo D’Souzatrue
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Answer : 4. "Remo D’Souza"
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Remo D'Souza (born Ramesh Gopi Nair; 2 April 1974), is an Indian choreographer, film director, and producer based in Mumbai.
Q: Who established Noble Prize?
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62b436ca9247c637fe860538- 1Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobeltrue
- 2Ross Markham Noblefalse
- 3George Noblefalse
- 4Duncan Noblefalse
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Answer : 1. "Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel"
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(A) Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel
The Nobel Prize was established by Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor Alfred Nobel.
Q: Which is India’s highest award in cinema?
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6188d8b49236c01fbea582fd- 1Dadasaheb Phalke Awardtrue
- 2Academy Awardsfalse
- 3Filmfarefalse
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Answer : 1. "Dadasaheb Phalke Award "
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(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 the first Indian to win an Oscar?
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61816316b351cb53b1d255a9- 1AR Rehmanfalse
- 2Amir Khanfalse
- 3Satyajit Rayfalse
- 4Bhanu Athaiyatrue
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Answer : 4. "Bhanu Athaiya "
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(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: Highest Civilian Honour received by Anupam Kher is ___________.
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62f32dc239a8157d97fb68e2- 1Padma Shrifalse
- 2Padma Bhushantrue
- 3Padma Vibhushanfalse
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Answer : 2. "Padma Bhushan"
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Actor Anupam Kher was conferred the Padma Bhushan by President Pranab Mukherjee in March, 2016.