Awards and Honours MCQs

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Awards and Honours MCQs

Practice Awards and Honours MCQs with answers and detailed explanations covering national awards, international awards, Nobel Prizes, Bharat Ratna, Padma Awards, sports awards, literary awards, film awards and important honours frequently asked in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Defence, Teaching and other competitive examinations.

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Question #261
The 'Right Livelihood Award' is also known as the:
A. Green Nobel Prize
B. Alternative Nobel Prize
C. People's Nobel Prize
D. Peace Nobel Prize
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Right Livelihood Award is often referred to as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize'.
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Question #262
Which prestigious global award is given for outstanding contributions to the protection of the environment?
A. Tyler Prize
B. All of the above
C. Blue Planet Prize
D. Goldman Environmental Prize
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
All these awards are internationally recognized honours for environmental achievements.
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Question #263
Who was the first Indian film actress to win an international award at a major film festival (Venice)?
A. Shabana Azmi
B. Waheeda Rehman
C. Nargis Dutt
D. Smita Patil
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Nargis won the Best Actress award at the 1957 Venice Film Festival for the film 'Mother India'.
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Question #264
The 'Dronacharya Award' is given to:
A. Sports administrators
B. Sports journalists
C. Sports coaches
D. Athletes
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Dronacharya Award is presented to coaches in sports and games.
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Question #265
Which Nobel Prize was awarded to Mother Teresa in 1979?
A. Nobel Prize in Economics
B. Nobel Prize in Literature
C. Nobel Prize in Medicine
D. Nobel Peace Prize
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.
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Question #266
The 'Bafta Awards' are presented annually by which institution?
A. European Film Academy
B. American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
C. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
D. British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
BAFTA presents the British Academy Film Awards.
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Question #267
Which award is presented by the Indian government for contributions to the field of cinema (lifetime achievement)?
A. National Film Award
B. Dadasaheb Phalke Award
C. IIFA Award
D. Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema, presented annually at the National Film Awards.
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Question #268
The 'World Food Prize' is awarded for achievements in:
A. Gastronomy
B. Restaurant management
C. Food distribution
D. Increasing the quality or availability of food
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The World Food Prize recognizes contributions in any field involved in the world food supply.
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Question #269
Who was the first Indian to be awarded the 'Padma Vibhushan'?
A. Nandalal Bose
B. Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
C. Satyendra Nath Bose
D. Zakir Hussain
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher was one of the first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in 1954.
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Question #270
The 'Fields Medal' is often called the:
A. Oscar for Mathematics
B. Pulitzer for Mathematics
C. None of these
D. Nobel Prize for Mathematics
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Fields Medal is awarded to mathematicians under 40 and is considered the highest honour in mathematics.
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Question #271
Which Indian cricketer was the first to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna?
A. Kapil Dev
B. Virat Kohli
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Sunil Gavaskar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to be awarded the Khel Ratna in 1997-98.
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Question #272
The 'Sahitya Akademi' is headquartered in:
A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. Chennai
D. New Delhi
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters) is based in New Delhi.
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Question #273
Which award is presented to the most outstanding film at the National Film Awards?
A. Best Feature Film Award
B. Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)
C. None of these
D. Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Swarna Kamal is awarded for the Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards.
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Question #274
The 'Stalin Peace Prize' was an award presented by:
A. China
B. The Soviet Union
C. The United Nations
D. The United States
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples was a Soviet award.
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Question #275
Who is the first Indian to receive the 'Templeton Prize'?
A. Baba Amte
B. Mother Teresa
C. Dalai Lama
D. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan received the Templeton Prize in 1975.
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Question #276
Which of these is the highest military decoration awarded for wartime valour in India?
A. Maha Vir Chakra
B. Vir Chakra
C. Ashoka Chakra
D. Param Vir Chakra
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Param Vir Chakra is the highest military decoration in India for acts of valour during wartime.
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Question #277
The 'Man Booker International Prize' is awarded to:
A. A book written in English
B. An entire body of work by an author
C. A book translated into English
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The International Booker Prize is awarded to a book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland.
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Question #278
Which Nobel Prize winner from India discovered the 'Raman Effect'?
A. C.V. Raman
B. Har Gobind Khorana
C. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
D. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
C.V. Raman is famous for discovering the Raman Effect in 1928.
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Question #279
The 'Saraswati Samman' is presented annually by which institution?
A. Government of India
B. K.K. Birla Foundation
C. Sahitya Akademi
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The K.K. Birla Foundation presents the Saraswati Samman for outstanding literary work.
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Question #280
Which film won the 'Best Picture' at the first-ever Academy Awards?
A. The Jazz Singer
B. Wings of Eagles
C. Wings
D. Sunrise
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Wings (1927) was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929.
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