General Awareness

Indian Honours and Awards

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Indian honours and awards recognize outstanding achievements by civilians, military personnel, and artists in various fields. The scope includes prestigious civilian honors like Padma awards, literary prizes, and specific accolades like the Borlaug Award. These current affairs and general awareness topics are vital for government exams.

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Indian Honours and Awards Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge

in which category Dr. Hargobind Khorana got nobel prize ?

  1. Physics

  2. Literature

  3. Medicine and Physiology

  4. Economics
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Hargobind Khorana received the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for deciphering the genetic code and its role in protein synthesis. His work was fundamental to understanding how DNA translates into proteins.

Multiple choice general knowledge

National Awards are also given for the Best Book on Cinema.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The National Film Awards do include a category for Best Book on Cinema, recognizing scholarly and critical writing on Indian cinema. This award acknowledges the importance of film scholarship and criticism alongside artistic achievement in filmmaking. The statement is true.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Which is India's highest civilian award

  1. National award

  2. Padma Bhushan

  3. Padma Vibushan

  4. Bharat Ratna
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award, instituted in 1954. It is awarded for exceptional service in advancement of art, literature, science, and public service. Padma awards (Vibhushan, Bhushan, Shri) are lower in hierarchy.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Which is India's second highest civilian honour

  1. Ashoka Chakra

  2. Padma Bhushan

  3. Padma Shri

  4. Padma Vibushan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Padma Vibhushan is India's second highest civilian award after Bharat Ratna. The Padma awards hierarchy is: Padma Vibhushan (highest), then Padma Bhushan, then Padma Shri. Ashoka Chakra is a military award.

Multiple choice general knowledge

The Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award is given for

  1. Environmental protection

  2. Social upliftment of scheduled castes

  3. Communal harmony

  4. Emancipation of women
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions in their field or to society. It honors achievements that empower women and advance gender equality.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which Trophy is awarded for Back water race in Alleppey?

  1. Nambyar Trophy

  2. Nehru Trophy

  3. Chundan Trophy

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is Kerala's most prestigious snake boat competition held in Alleppey (Alappuzha). Named after Jawaharlal Nehru, who was enchanted by the snake boats during his 1952 visit, it attracts massive crowds during the Onam season.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Civilian honours like Bharat Ratna, Padma awards can be used as titles/ suffixes / prefixes

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the Indian Constitution (Article 18), titles like Bharat Ratna and Padma awards cannot be used as prefixes or suffixes to names. No citizen can accept titles from any foreign state, and the government itself cannot confer titles. These are awards and honors, not titles that can be displayed before or after names.