Q 1 : Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women? |
A: Tagore Literacy Award |
B: UNSECO Literacy Award |
C: Moorti Devi Award |
D: Kalinga Prize |
Answer : C |
Q 2 : The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations? |
A: Council for Scientific and industrial research |
B: Indian Council for Agricultural Research |
C: Indian National Science Academy |
D: ISRO |
Answer : A |
Q 3 : Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for |
A: exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages |
B: outstanding contribution to science |
C: creating mass awareness on environmental issues |
D: excellence in film direction |
Answer : B |
Q 4 : The first recipient of Nehru Award was |
A: Martin Luther King |
B: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
C: Mother Teresa |
D: U Thant |
Answer : D |
Q 5 : The highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is |
A: Abdul Ghaffar khan |
B: Mikhail Gorbachev |
C: Marshal Tito |
D: Abdul Wali Khan |
Answer : A |
Q 6 : Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award? |
A: Ashaparna Devi |
B: M. F. Hussain |
C: Raghupathi Sahai |
D: V. K. Gokak |
Answer : B |
Q 7 : Arjuna Award is given for |
A: Exceptional service in emergency |
B: Bravery on battlefield |
C: Outstanding performance in sports |
D: Exceptional service in slum dwellers |
Answer : C |
Q 8 : The Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city? |
A: Oslo |
B: Stockholm |
C: Brussels |
D: Geneva |
Answer : A |
Q 9 : The journalist who refused to accept ‘Padma Bhushan’ was? |
A: Shekaran Nair |
B: Khushwant Singh |
C: Ratan Thiyam |
D: Arun Shourie |
Answer : B |
Q 10 : The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field? |
A: Films |
B: Journalism |
C: Literature |
D: Economics |
Answer : A |
Q 11 : The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year |
A: 1965 |
B: 1961 |
C: 1963 |
D: 1957 |
Answer : B |
Q 12 : Who among the following has received a Nobel Prize in literature 1953? |
A: Pablo Neruda |
B: Derek Walcott |
C: Ernest Hemingway |
D: Winston Churchill |
Answer : D |
Q 13 : Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to |
A: classical music |
B: education |
C: literature |
D: fine arts |
Answer : C |
Q 14 : Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of |
A: Science and Technology |
B: Environmental Studies |
C: Literature and Journalism |
D: International Understanding |
Answer : C |
Q 15 : The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Khel Ratna’ award is |
A: Vishwanathan Anand |
B: Leander Peas |
C: Kapil Dev |
D: Limba Ram |
Answer : A |
Q 16 : In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for |
A: Chemistry |
B: Physics |
C: Economics |
D: Peace |
Answer : C |
Q 17 : Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for |
A: Cartoon |
B: Satire and essay |
C: Trade Union Activity |
D: Social Service |
Answer : B |
Q 18 : Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award? |
A: Uttar Pradesh |
B: Himachal Pradesh |
C: Madhya Pradesh |
D: Andhra Pradesh |
Answer : C |
Q 19 : Who among the following is not a recipient of ‘Dada Saheb Phalke’ Award? |
A: Ramanand Sagar |
B: Raj Kapoor |
C: V. Shantaram |
D: Ashok Kumar |
Answer : A |
Q 20 : The UNSECO’s ‘Prix Jules Verne’ prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan? |
A: The World This Week |
B: Surabhi |
C: Eye Witness |
D: Turning Point |
Answer : D |