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 #21
The Jnanpith Award was instituted in:
A. 1981
B. 1961
C. 1951
D. 1971
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961 by Bharatiya Jnanpith. The first recipient was Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup in 1965.
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Question #22
Which of the following is the highest award given by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)?
A. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
C. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
D. Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is given by ICCR for outstanding contributions to international understanding. It was instituted in 1965.
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Question #23
The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony was instituted by the Government of India in:
A. 2012
B. 2016
C. 2014
D. 2010
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony was instituted in 2012 to recognise contributions to cultural harmony. It is awarded on the lines of the Nobel Prize.
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Question #24
Which of the following awards is given for national integration?
A. Both A and B
B. Nehru Award
C. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
D. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Both Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration (given by Indian National Congress) and Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (given by All India Congress Committee) are given for national integration.
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Question #25
The Nobel Prize is awarded in which of the following fields?
A. Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Humanities
B. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, Peace, Economics
C. Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics
D. Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Mathematics
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Nobel Prizes are awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. Not in Biology, Mathematics, or Humanities.
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Question #26
The Nobel Prize was instituted by Alfred Nobel in his will, and the first awards were given in:
A. 1895
B. 1905
C. 1901
D. 1910
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, five years after Alfred Nobel's death (1896).
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Question #27
Which Indian received the Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. C. V. Raman
B. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
C. Hargobind Khorana
D. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for the discovery of the Raman Effect. The others are also Nobel laureates but in different fields: Khorana (Medicine), Ramakrishnan (Chemistry), Chandrasekhar (Physics, but he was an Indian-American, and his work was later).
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Question #28
Who among the following is NOT a Nobel laureate from India?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Amartya Sen
C. R. K. Narayan
D. V. S. Naipaul
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
R. K. Narayan never won a Nobel Prize. Tagore (Literature, 1913), Sen (Economics, 1998), and Naipaul (Literature, 2001, but he was born in Trinidad and is of Indian descent; he is often considered Indian-origin).
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Question #29
The first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize was:
A. Hargobind Khorana
B. C. V. Raman
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Mother Teresa
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize, for Literature in 1913. Raman (1930) was second.
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Question #30
The Booker Prize is awarded for literary works in which language?
A. English
B. British English only
C. Commonwealth languages
D. Any language
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Booker Prize is awarded for a novel written in English and published in the UK or Ireland. It is not restricted to British authors.
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Question #31
Which Indian author has won the Booker Prize (including the International Booker)?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Arundhati Roy
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for 'The God of Small Things'. Salman Rushdie won in 1981 for 'Midnight's Children' (but he is British-Indian). Vikram Seth has not won the Booker. The International Booker has been won by Geetanjali Shree (2022) for 'Tomb of Sand'.
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Question #32
The Oscar (Academy Award) is given for excellence in which field?
A. Cinema
B. Music
C. Television
D. Theatre
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are given for excellence in cinematic achievements. They have categories for music, but overall for cinema.
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Question #33
The Grammy Award is given for excellence in:
A. Music
B. Film
C. Broadcasting
D. Dance
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Grammy Awards are presented by the Recording Academy for outstanding achievements in the music industry.
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Question #34
Which Indian musician has won the Grammy Award?
A. Ravi Shankar
B. A. R. Rahman
C. All of the above
D. Zakir Hussain
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Ravi Shankar won a Grammy in 1967 (and other), Zakir Hussain won in 1992 (and others), A. R. Rahman won in 2010 and 2011. All have won Grammys.
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Question #35
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered the 'Nobel Prize of Asia'. It was established in which year?
A. 1960
B. 1958
C. 1957
D. 1962
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957 in honor of Ramon Magsaysay, former President of the Philippines. It is given for outstanding contributions to public service, etc.
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Question #36
Which of the following awards is given by the United Nations for work in the field of human rights?
A. Nobel Peace Prize
B. UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights
C. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
D. UNESCO Peace Prize
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is awarded for outstanding achievements in human rights. The Nobel Peace Prize is not a UN award.
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Question #37
The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded by:
A. Indian Council for Cultural Relations
B. Government of India
C. Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust
D. Indian National Congress
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, given for contributions to peace, development, and international understanding.
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Question #38
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given for excellence in:
A. Environmental Science
B. Science and Technology
C. Social Sciences
D. Literature
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is the highest science award in India, given by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) for outstanding contributions to science and technology.
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Question #39
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was instituted in:
A. 1958
B. 1965
C. 1961
D. 1970
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was instituted in 1958 to commemorate the founder of CSIR. It is given in seven disciplines.
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Question #40
Which of the following awards is given for outstanding contribution to the field of astronomy?
A. Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences
B. Ramanujan Prize
C. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Prize
D. Jawaharlal Nehru Award
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Prize is given by the Indian Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions in astronomy and astrophysics.
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