General Awareness:Honours And Awards
- 1.B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
- A.
Music
- B.
Journalism
- C.
Medicine
- D.
Environment
- 2.In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?
- A.
1917
- B.
1928
- C.
1922
- D.
1928
- 3.Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
- A.
Sathish Dawan
- B.
C. Subramanian
- C.
Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
- D.
World Healt Organisation
- 4.Who has been awarded the first lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema?
- A.
Ashok Kumar
- B.
Hou Hsio-hsein
- C.
Akiro Burosova
- D.
Bernardo Burtolucci
- 5.The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
- A.
Literature
- B.
Community Welfare
- C.
Government Service
- D.
Journalism
- 6.Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?
- A.
Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation
- B.
Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
- C.
G. B. Pant Memorial Society
- D.
R. D. Birla samara Kosh
- 7.Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
- A.
Param Vishishtat Seva Medal
- B.
Param Vir Chakra
- C.
Kirti Chakra
- D.
Vir Chakra
- 8.Which state gives Mewar Award?
- A.
Haryana
- B.
Delhi
- C.
Punjab
- D.
Rajasthan
- 9.Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize?
- A.
C. V. Raman
- B.
Rajiv Gandhi
- C.
Rabindranath Tagore
- D.
Mother Teresa
- 10.The first Indian to receive Noble Prize in Literature was
- A.
Mother Teresa
- B.
C. V. Raman
- C.
Rabindranath Tagore
- D.
Sarojini Naidu
- 11.The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi's 'Khel Ratna' award is
- A.
Vishwanathan Anand
- B.
Leander Peas
- C.
Kapil Dev
- D.
Limba Ram
- 12.Pulitzer price is awarded for outstanding work in the field of
- A.
Science and Technology
- B.
Environmental Studies
- C.
Literature and Journalism
- D.
International Understanding
- 13.Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to
- A.
Classical music
- B.
Education
- C.
Literature
- D.
Fine arts
- 14.Who among the following has not received a Nobel Prize in literature?
- A.
Pablo Neruda
- B.
Derek Walcott
- C.
Ernest Hemingway
- D.
Churchill
- 15.The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year
- A.
1965
- B.
1961
- C.
1963
- D.
1957
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