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 #361
The 'Right Livelihood Award' is known as:
A. Alternative Nobel Prize
B. People's Nobel Prize
C. Green Nobel Prize
D. Peace Nobel Prize
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Right Livelihood Award was created to support practical solutions to world problems.
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Question #362
The 'Goldman Environmental Prize' is awarded to:
A. Government leaders
B. Professional scientists
C. Corporate CEOs
D. Grassroots environmental activists
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It honours activists from each of the world's six inhabited continental regions.
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Question #363
Who was the first Indian film actress to win an international award at Venice?
A. Shabana Azmi
B. Smita Patil
C. Waheeda Rehman
D. Nargis Dutt
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Nargis won the Best Actress award at the 1957 Venice Film Festival for 'Mother India'.
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Question #364
The 'Dronacharya Award' is for:
A. Administrators
B. Athletes
C. Coaches
D. Referees
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Dronacharya Award is presented to outstanding coaches in sports.
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Question #365
Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize in:
A. Medicine
B. Economics
C. Literature
D. Peace
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
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Question #366
The 'BAFTA Awards' recognize excellence in:
A. Journalism
B. Film and Television
C. Literature
D. Music
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
BAFTA honours achievements in film and television, primarily in the UK.
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Question #367
The 'Dadasaheb Phalke Award' is India's highest award in:
A. Sports
B. Cinema
C. Music
D. Literature
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
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Question #368
The 'World Food Prize' is for:
A. Improving food quality or availability
B. Fine dining
C. Culinary arts
D. Agricultural exports
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The World Food Prize recognizes individuals who have made advances in improving the quality or availability of food.
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Question #369
The 'Padma Vibhushan' is the _______ highest civilian award.
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Second
D. First
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award, after the Bharat Ratna.
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Question #370
The 'Fields Medal' is awarded to:
A. Biologists
B. Mathematicians under 40
C. Physicists
D. Chemists
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Fields Medal is awarded every four years to mathematicians under 40 years old.
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Question #371
Sachin Tendulkar received the Bharat Ratna in:
A. 2012
B. 2014
C. 2010
D. 2015
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2014, the first sportsperson to receive it.
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Question #372
The 'Sahitya Akademi' is in:
A. Kolkata
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Mumbai
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Sahitya Akademi's headquarters is in New Delhi.
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Question #373
The 'Swarna Kamal' is given for:
A. Best Screenplay
B. Best Actor
C. Best Feature Film
D. Best Music
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) is awarded to the Best Feature Film.
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Question #374
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan received the Templeton Prize in:
A. 1980
B. 1975
C. 1965
D. 1970
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Dr. Radhakrishnan was the first non-Christian to receive the Templeton Prize.
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Question #375
The 'Param Vir Chakra' was first awarded to:
A. Captain Vikram Batra
B. General Manekshaw
C. None of these
D. Major Somnath Sharma
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra.
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Question #376
The 'International Booker Prize' is given for:
A. Lifetime achievement
B. A book written in English
C. A single novel translated into English
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The prize is awarded annually to the best work of fiction translated into English.
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Question #377
C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in:
A. 1935
B. 1925
C. 1930
D. 1940
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
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Question #378
The 'Saraswati Samman' is awarded for:
A. Sports excellence
B. Social work
C. Literary excellence
D. Scientific research
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Saraswati Samman is awarded annually to an Indian citizen for their outstanding literary work.
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Question #379
Which film won the Best Picture Oscar in 1929?
A. The Jazz Singer
B. Wings
C. None of these
D. Sunrise
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Wings is historically recognized as the first Academy Award winner for Best Picture.
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Question #380
The 'Jnanpith' is the highest award for:
A. Music
B. Science
C. Cinema
D. Literature
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Jnanpith is the oldest and highest literary award in India.
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