Honors and Awards Questions and Answers

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General Knowledge Honors and Awards Questions with Answers inform learners about national and international awards. Commonly asked in SSC, UPSC, and Banking exams, these questions highlight achievements in various fields

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11. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi's 'Khel Ratna' award is

  • Vishwanathan Anand
  • Leander Peas
  • Kapil Dev
  • Limba Ram
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12. Pulitzer price is awarded for outstanding work in the field of

  • Science and Technology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Literature and Journalism
  • International Understanding
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13. Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

  • classical music
  • education
  • literature
  • fine arts
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14. Who among the following has received a Nobel Prize in literature 1953?

  • Pablo Neruda
  • Derek Walcott
  • Ernest Hemingway
  • Winston Churchill
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15. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year

  • 1965
  • 1961
  • 1963
  • 1957
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16. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to

  • Larry Pressler
  • Amnesty International
  • Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
  • Yasser Arafat
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17. 'Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for

  • acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
  • gallantry by children
  • outstanding contribution to literature
  • the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
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18. Who among the following is the recipient of the first Dayawati Modi Award for art, culture and education?

  • Dharmavir Bharti
  • Amitabh Bachchaan
  • B. V. Karanth
  • Ashok Vajpeyi
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19. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in

  • 1976
  • 1958
  • 1901
  • 1972
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20.  Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?

  • Linus Pauling
  • Samuel Beckett
  • Philip Noel - Baker
  • Ralph Bunche
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