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
  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
  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
  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
  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.

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. Grand Officer of the Order of Merit

  2. Bagutta Prize

  3. Knight Grand Cross

  4. Order of the Crown of Italy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. Harivansh Rai Bachchan

  2. Premchand

  3. Pt. Narendra Sharma

  4. SubhadraKumari Chauhan

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Padma Bhushan

  2. Padma Shree

  3. Padma Vibhushan

  4. Bharat Ratna

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Satyindra Nath Bose

  2. Zakir Hussain

  3. Nand Lal Bose

  4. J. R. D. Tata

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. J.C. Ghosh

  2. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar

  3. Ajudhia Nath Khosla

  4. M. S. Subbalakshmi

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

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.