Indian Honours and Awards

The B.C. Roy National Award is given for outstanding contribution in medicine, politics, or public affairs. Dr. Ramesh Babu received the 2006 award. Without specific context about which Dr. Ramesh Babu or verification of the award year, this requires accepting the provided answer as correct.

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna) has been shared twice in its history - 2002 (Anjali Bhagwat and Mahesh Bhupati) and 2021 (Krishna Poonia and another athlete in a rare joint recognition). The award is typically given to a single sportsperson each year for exceptional sporting achievement.

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi received India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 2008. He was a legendary Hindustani classical vocalist. The other options are incorrect: A.R. Rahman received it in 2010, Dadasaheb Phalke (name misspelled) received it posthumously years earlier, and M.S. Subbulakshmi received it in 1998.

Param Vir Chakra is India's highest wartime military decoration awarded for valor and self-sacrifice. The Jeevan Raksha Padak is a civilian lifesaving award, Godfrey Phillips is a private corporate award, and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is a sports honor.

Captain Vikram Batra was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his capture of Point 5140 during the Kargil War, where he sacrificed his life on July 7, 1999. Among the options, he is the posthumous PVC recipient.

Amartya Sen won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics. His work on poverty, famine, and human development theory was groundbreaking. The other individuals listed did not receive the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Sir M. Visvesvaraya (also spelled Vishweshwaraih) was a renowned Indian engineer and statesman from Karnataka. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his contributions to engineering and public works, becoming one of the earliest recipients of India's highest civilian award.

The Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award is specifically awarded to women for outstanding contributions in various fields, often associated with the emancipation and empowerment of women. While other awards exist for communal harmony or environmental protection, this specific award focuses on the achievements and upliftment of women.

Ilayaraja has won 3 National Film Awards for Best Music Direction: for 'Sindhu Bhairavi' (1986), 'Anjali' (1990), and 'Hey Ram' (2000).

Kamal Haasan has won the Filmfare Award for Best Story for his film 'Hey Ram' (2000). He is known not only for his acting and directing but also for his writing contributions to cinema. The answer 'True' is correct as he has indeed received recognition for his storytelling work.

Playback singer Abhijeet has won one major Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for 'Chand Taare' from the film 'Yes Boss' (1997). While he has been nominated multiple times and has many popular songs to his credit, he has one Filmfare win to his name.

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was a legendary Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition and a member of the Kirana Gharana. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 2008. The other options pair artists with incorrect gharanas or awards.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature. C.V. Raman won in 1930 (Physics), Hargobind Khorana in 1968 (Medicine), and Mother Teresa in 1979 (Peace). Tagore's win predates all other Indian Nobel laureates by 17 years.