General Awareness
Indian Honours and Awards
2,063 Questions
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
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Wen Jiabo
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Mohamed ElBradei
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Nicholas Sarkhosay
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Taro Aso
B
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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.
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Amartya Sen
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Haragobind Khorna
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Mother Teresa
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None
C
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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.
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Padma Vibushan
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arjuna award
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Padma Sree
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Adidas Golden Shoe
A
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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.
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1997-1998
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1998-1999
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1999-2000
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2000-2001
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Agni Natchathiram
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Mouna Raagam
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Nayagan
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Anjali
B
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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.
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Grand Officer of the Order of Merit
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Bagutta Prize
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Knight Grand Cross
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Order of the Crown of Italy
A
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The Italian government conferred the 'Grand Officer of the Order of Merit' (Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito) on Ratan Tata in recognition of his contributions to industrial relations between Italy and India. This is one of Italy's highest civilian honors. The other options are different awards - Bagutta Prize is literary, Knight Grand Cross is British/Bahraini/other orders, and Order of the Crown is an older Italian order no longer awarded.
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Harivansh Rai Bachchan
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Premchand
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Pt. Narendra Sharma
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SubhadraKumari Chauhan
A
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Bachchan received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1968 for his Hindi poetry collection 'Agneepath.' Premchand was already deceased by 1936, while Narendra Sharma and Chauhan were notable writers but not the 1968 recipients.
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Padma Bhushan
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Padma Shree
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Padma Vibhushan
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Bharat Ratna
D
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The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award, instituted in 1954. It is awarded for exceptional service towards the advancement of art, literature, science, and public service.
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C. V. Raman
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C. Rajagopalachari
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Jawaharlal Nehru
B
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C. Rajagopalachari was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna in 1954, along with Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and C. V. Raman. He was a statesman, freedom fighter, and the last Governor-General of India.
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Satyindra Nath Bose
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Zakir Hussain
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Nand Lal Bose
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J. R. D. Tata
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Satyendra Nath Bose (spelled as Satyindra Nath Bose in the question) was among the first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in 1954, along with five other eminent individuals including Zakir Hussain and J. R. D. Tata.
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J.C. Ghosh
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A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
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Ajudhia Nath Khosla
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M. S. Subbalakshmi
C
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Ajudhia Nath Khosla was among the first recipients of the Padma Bhushan in 1954. He was a prominent engineer and served as the Governor of Odisha.
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Dr. K.R. Chakravarty
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Dr. Bir Bhan Bhatia
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Smt. Bhag Mehta
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Dr. Mathura Das