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 #61
Which of the following is the highest award for film in India?
A. Rajat Kamal
B. National Film Award for Best Feature Film
C. Nargis Dutt Award
D. Dadasaheb Phalke Award
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award in Indian cinema, given for lifetime achievement. National Film Awards are also significant but for specific films.
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Question #62
The National Film Awards were instituted in:
A. 1954
B. 1952
C. 1956
D. 1958
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
National Film Awards were instituted in 1954 and are presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals. The first awards were given for films made in 1953.
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Question #63
The Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is given for:
A. All of the above
B. National integration
C. Communal harmony
D. Peace
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is given for outstanding contribution to national integration and communal harmony. It was instituted in 1992.
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Question #64
The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration is given by:
A. Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust
B. Indian National Congress
C. All India Congress Committee
D. Government of India
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration is given by the Indian National Congress on the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi.
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Question #65
The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by which institution?
A. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
B. Norwegian Nobel Committee
C. Karolinska Institute
D. Swedish Academy
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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Question #66
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded by:
A. Norwegian Nobel Committee
B. Swedish Academy
C. Karolinska Institute
D. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics are awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Physiology or Medicine by Karolinska Institute.
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Question #67
Which Indian-born scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009?
A. C. V. Raman
B. Hargobind Khorana
C. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
D. S. Chandrasekhar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome. He was born in Chidambaram, India.
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Question #68
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by:
A. Norwegian Nobel Committee
B. Swedish Academy
C. Karolinska Institute
D. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet.
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Question #69
Which Indian has won the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. Amartya Sen
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Mother Teresa
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Tagore won Literature, Sen Economics. Mahatma Gandhi never won (he was nominated).
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Question #70
The first Indian to win an Oscar was:
A. Bhanu Athaiya
B. A. R. Rahman
C. Satyajit Ray
D. Gulzar
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bhanu Athaiya won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for 'Gandhi' in 1983, becoming the first Indian to win an Oscar. Satyajit Ray received an honorary Oscar in 1992.
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Question #71
Which Indian film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2019?
A. The White Tiger
B. Period. End of Sentence.
C. Gulabi Gang
D. India's Daughter
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Period. End of Sentence.' won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject in 2019. It is about menstruation in India.
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Question #72
Which of the following awards is given by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)?
A. Ramon Magsaysay Award
B. Nobel Peace Prize
C. UNESCO Peace Prize
D. UNESCO Human Rights Prize
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
UNESCO awards the UNESCO Peace Prize (officially the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize) for contributions to peace. The Human Rights Prize is given by the UN General Assembly, not specifically UNESCO.
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Question #73
The Sahitya Akademi Award was instituted in:
A. 1960
B. 1958
C. 1954
D. 1956
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Sahitya Akademi Award was instituted in 1954 by the Sahitya Akademi. It is given annually for literary works in various Indian languages.
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Question #74
Which award is known as the 'Indian Oscar'?
A. IIFA Award
B. Dadasaheb Phalke Award
C. Filmfare Award
D. National Film Award
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The National Film Award is often referred to as the 'Indian Oscar' as it is the government's highest film award in India.
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Question #75
The Gandhi Peace Prize is given for contributions to:
A. Sports development
B. Scientific research
C. Literature and arts
D. Social, economic, and political transformation through non-violence
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Gandhi Peace Prize was instituted in 1995 to honour the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. It is given for contributions to social, economic, and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
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Question #76
The first recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize was:
A. Desmond Tutu
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Julius Nyerere
D. Kofi Annan
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The first Gandhi Peace Prize was awarded in 1995 to Julius Nyerere, former President of Tanzania.
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Question #77
The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony was first awarded in which year?
A. 2012
B. 2015
C. 2014
D. 2013
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Tagore Award was instituted in 2012 and the first recipient was Pandit Ravi Shankar (posthumously) in 2012? Actually, the award was given in 2012 to Ravi Shankar? I think he was the first. But the year of first award is 2012. Let me confirm: It was instituted in 2012, and the first award was given in 2012 to Ravi Shankar (posthumously). So answer A.
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Question #78
Which of the following is the highest honour given by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)?
A. Rajiv Gandhi Award
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Award
C. Sardar Patel Award
D. Indira Gandhi Award
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is the highest honour given by ICCR, instituted in 1965.
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Question #79
The 'Oscar' statuette is made of:
A. Solid gold
B. Gold
C. Gold-plated silver
D. Gold-plated bronze
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Oscar statuette is made of bronze and plated with gold. It is not solid gold. It weighs about 8.5 pounds.
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Question #80
Which of the following is the highest award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
C. Kalidas Samman
D. Padma Bhushan
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award is the highest honour given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi for excellence in performing arts. It was instituted in 1952.
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