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

He has received Padma Bhushan award in the year?

  1. 2009

  2. 2008

  3. 2010

  4. 2007
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Padma Bhushan is one of India's highest civilian honors. Without knowing which person this question refers to, the claimed answer of 2010 is accepted. Note that this question is incomplete as it doesn't specify who received the award.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Award given by Indian gevernment to Rajini for his Contrbution to Indian Cinema is

  1. Padma Shri.

  2. Padma Vibhushan

  3. Padma Bhushan

  4. None of the Above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rajinikanth received the Padma Bhushan award in 2000 for his contributions to Indian cinema. This is India's third-highest civilian honor and recognizes his decades-long career impact. The Padma Bhushan sits between Padma Shri (4th) and Padma Vibhushan (2nd) in the Indian honors system.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Dronacharya Award is Awarded for

  1. excellence in sports

  2. excellence in coaching

  3. excellence in archery

  4. excellence in service

  5. bravery
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Dronacharya Award honors coaches for excellence in coaching sports, named after Drona from the Mahabharata who taught archery. It is not for athletes themselves (that would be Arjuna Award), nor specifically for archery, service, or bravery.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?

  1. Wen Jiabo

  2. Mohamed ElBradei

  3. Nicholas Sarkhosay

  4. Taro Aso
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mohamed ElBaradei (spelled ElBradei in options) received the 2012 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for his work as Director General of the IAEA and advocacy of nuclear non-proliferation. The prize honors those contributing to peace, disarmament, and development. The other world leaders listed did not receive this specific award.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following Indian citizen with foreign origin won Nobel prize?

  1. Amartya Sen

  2. Haragobind Khorna

  3. Mother Teresa

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, now North Macedonia) was an Indian citizen when she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She became an Indian citizen in 1948 after dedicating her life to service in India. Amartya Sen and Har Gobind Khorana were Indian-born but held foreign citizenship at the time of their awards.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

PT Usha has not got which of the following awards?

  1. Padma Vibushan

  2. arjuna award

  3. Padma Sree

  4. Adidas Golden Shoe
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

PT Usha has received the Arjuna Award (1983) and Padma Shri (1984) for her contributions to athletics. She has not received the Padma Vibhushan, which is India's second-highest civilian award. The 'Adidas Golden Shoe' appears to be a fictional or confused option in this context.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

First National Award for

  1. Agni Natchathiram

  2. Mouna Raagam

  3. Nayagan

  4. Anjali
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mani Ratnam's first National Film Award was for Mouna Raagam (1986), which won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. Agni Natchathiram, Nayagan, and Anjali came later.