Indian Honours and Awards

Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director General of the IAEA, received the 2008 Indira Gandhi Prize for his work on nuclear non-proliferation and peaceful use of atomic energy. Wen Jiabao, Taro Aso, and Nicolas Sarkozy were world leaders but not recipients of this specific award in 2008.

M.S. Dhoni received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2007-08, recognizing his outstanding leadership in leading India to the inaugural T20 World Cup victory in 2007. This was India's first World Cup win in any format since 1983. The award was presented in 2008 for his performance year.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, born in India, shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath for their studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam received all three major civilian honors from the Government of India: Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990), and Bharat Ratna (1997). Each award recognized his contributions to defense research, aerospace, and public service. Since he received all three, 'All of the above' is the correct answer.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature, specifically for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. Mother Teresa (1979, Peace) and C.V. Raman (1930, Physics) won later. Hargobind Khorana won in 1968 but was a US citizen by then.

Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times (1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and 1948, the last nomination being posthumous shortly after his assassination). Despite being one of the most iconic nominees, he never received the prize. The Nobel Committee has expressed regret that he was not awarded the prize.

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems Gitanjali, making him the first Indian Nobel laureate. Mother Teresa and C.V. Raman won later.

Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times between 1937-1948. Despite his profound influence on nonviolent movements worldwide, he never received the award.

Oru Desathinte Kadha by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer won the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award in 1972, Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in 1977, and Jnanpith Award in 1980. This Malayalam novel is considered a masterpiece of Indian literature. Oru Theruvinte Kadha and Chemmeen are other works, while Randamoozham is by MT Vasudevan Nair.

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai received the Jnanpith Award in 1975 primarily for his epic novel 'Kayar' (Coir), which spans multiple generations and explores the social fabric of Kerala. While 'Chemmeen' (Prawns) is his most internationally renowned work, the Jnanpith specifically honored 'Kayar' for its epic scale and literary achievement. 'Randidangazhi' and 'Enippadikal' are also his works but not the Jnanpith winner.

Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples, early in his presidency. Names have typos.

In 2004, Dravid received both the MTV Youth Icon of the Year award and the ICC Test Player of the Year award. The Arjuna Award was received in a different year.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Myanmar democracy icon and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, received the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace in 2009 for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights. Krisana Kraisintu is a Thai pharmaceutical researcher, Melinda Gates is a philanthropist, and Ma Jun is a Chinese environmental activist.

Kiran Bedi received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994 for her groundbreaking work as Inspector General of Prisons, where she implemented major reforms at Tihar Jail. She was the first woman to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) and brought innovative changes to prison management.