Prestigious Awards and Honors: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Which of the following awards is not given by the Government of India?

ABharat Ratna
BPadma Vibhushan
CAshoka Chakra
DKalinga Prize

Question 2 of 25

Who among the following was the first musician to receive the 'Bharat Ratna'?

ALata Mangeshkar
BM. S. Subbalakshmi
CPandit Ravi Shankar
DPandit Bhimsen Joshi

Question 3 of 25

C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in the year_

AIn 1930
BIn 1931
CIn 1932
DIn 1934

Question 4 of 25

Who received the first 'Bharat Ratna' award?

AJawaharlal Nehru
BGovind Ballabh Pant
CB. C. Roy
DC. V. Raman

Question 5 of 25

Writers from which countries are considered for the Man Booker Prize?

AAll writers in English
BEnglish writers from the Commonwealth and Ireland
CWriters of the Commonwealth
DBritish and North American writers

Question 6 of 25

'Arjuna Award' and 'Dronacharya Award' are related to which field?

AMusic and Dance
BLiterature
Csports
Dart and culture

Question 7 of 25

Which economist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 for his studies on poverty and famine?

APro. Robert Modell
BGerry S. Baker
CAmartya Sen
DDr. Manmohan Singh

Question 8 of 25

Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is given to-

AFor the promotion of Hindi language
BTo provide financial assistance to Indian writers
CTo encourage creative writing by writers of Indian languages
DFor publication assistance to budding writers

Question 9 of 25

Oscar awards are given for best performance in which field?

Ajournalism
BNews Service
CMovie
Dgame

Question 10 of 25

The first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna is—

AMilkha Singh
BSunil Gavaskar
CDara Singh
DSachin Tendulkar

Question 11 of 25

For which of the following fields is the 'Moortidevi Award' given every year?

ALiterature
BMovie
Cjournalism
Dmusic

Question 12 of 25

Which award for outstanding contribution in the field of literature was instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1992?

ASaraswati Samman
BAcharya Tulsi Award
CVyas Samman
Dyeti yatanlal respect

Question 13 of 25

Which award is given for outstanding performance in sports?

ABharat Ratna
BArjuna Award
CDronacharya Award
DMoortidevi Award

Question 14 of 25

Which award is given for excellence in the field of literature?

AKalidas Award
BJnanpith Award
CShantiswarup Bhatnagar Award
DDadasaheb Phalke Award

Question 15 of 25

With whose name is the former President of which country the 'Ramon Magsaysay Award' associated?

APhilippines
BThailand
CIndonesia
DMalaysia

Question 16 of 25

The first woman Hindi litterateur to win the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is_

AMahadevi Verma
BMahasweta Devi
CAshapurna Devi
DAmrita Pritam

Question 17 of 25

When did 'Bharat Ratna' and other national honours begin?

Ain the 1950s
BIn 1952
CIn 1954
DIn 1960

Question 18 of 25

How many Nobel Prizes are awarded every year?

A8
B5
C10
D6

Question 19 of 25

In which field is outstanding work recognized with the Pulitzer Prize?

AScience and Technology
BLiterature and journalism
Cinternational understanding
Denvironmental Studies

Question 20 of 25

'Saraswati Samman' is given for outstanding work in which field?

Adance
BLiterature
Ctheatrical performance
Dfilm production

Question 21 of 25

The first foreigner to be awarded 'Bharat Ratna' is_

ADr. Nelson Mandela
BKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
CDr. Martin Luther King
DYasser Arafat

Question 22 of 25

Which Indian was awarded the Oscar for costume design in the film Gandhi?

ARitu Beri
BNeeta Lula
CManish Malhotra
DBhanu Athaiya

Question 23 of 25

Who was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi National Goodwill Award?

Amother Teresa
BJ. R. D. Tata
CAcharya Tulsi
DDr. J. Rangaswamy

Question 24 of 25

In whose name is the highest award given for contribution to the development of cinema?

AAmitabh Bachchan
BRaj Kapoor
CDadasaheb Phalke
DMeena Kumari

Question 25 of 25

The G.D. Goenka Award was instituted to recognize the contributions made by individuals in building and furthering the cause.

AScience
Bjournalism
CTechnology
Dsports