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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Eminent Surgeons
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Famous Artists
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Sport Coaches
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Expert Engineers
C
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Explanation
The Dronacharya Award is India's highest honor for excellence in sports coaching. It is named after Dronacharya, the legendary guru from the Mahabharata who taught archery to the Pandavas and Kauravas. The award recognizes outstanding coaches who have produced medal-winning athletes and teams at international competitions.
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Rudyard Kipling
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Ronald Ross
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Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
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Rabindranath Tagore
B
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Ronald Ross, born in Almora, India in 1857, was the first India-born Nobel laureate when he won the Medicine prize in 1902 for discovering malaria transmission. Rabindranath Tagore (born Calcutta) won in 1913, CV Raman in 1930. Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay but won in 1907 - however, Ross's 1902 prize predates Kipling's.
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hazina
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India PM Man mohan singh
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Abdul kalam
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Ratan TaTa
A
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (misspelled as Hazina in the question) was awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2010 for her leadership in democracy, women's empowerment, and regional cooperation. The prize recognizes contributions to peace, disarmament, and development.
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Debarshi (Dada)
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Bhatti Sahab
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Nagraj
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Gaurav
D
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The question asks who should receive 'The Brahmachari Award'. According to the answer key, Gaurav (D) is the correct recipient. This appears to be a contextual or humorous award within a specific group.
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Monica
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Deepti Chouksey
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Reshma
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Parul
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MEGA STAR
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PADMA BHUSHAN
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PADMA VIBUSHAN
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PRAJA RAJYAM
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No one else was ready to receive th award
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He finished his degree with distinction
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No one knows the exact reason
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he accepted the award on behalf of his family doctor
C
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The exact reason for actor Vijay receiving an honorary doctorate from M.G.R. University remains officially unclear. This makes option C correct - it's acknowledged that no documented reason was publicly stated. Options A, B, and D are speculative or fabricated.
A
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Explanation
Harris Jayaraj has indeed received the award four times, making him one of the most decorated composers in this category.
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Baroda
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Gauhati
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Ranchi
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Kolkata
B
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Gauhati University has a Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair and offers fellowships named after Baba Saheb Ambedkar. The question likely refers to an institution or university that was named for or received the Baba Saheb Fellowship Award in 2008, with Gauhati being the correct answer among the options.
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BAFTA
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Grammy
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Golden Globe
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Acadamy Awards
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CV Raman
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Chandrashekar
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Nowroji
B
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Explanation
Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, making him the first Indian Nobel laureate. CV Raman won later in 1930 for Physics.
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Shyam Benegal
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Mrinal Sen
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee
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Subhash Ghai
C
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the renowned filmmaker known for middle-class family dramas like 'Gol Maal', 'Anand', and 'Bawarchi', received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2000. His films were celebrated for their social relevance, humor, and humanism. The award is India's highest honor in cinema.
B
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Explanation
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) won 10 Filmfare Awards including Best Film, but it is NOT the most awarded Filmfare film. That record belongs to other films with more wins (like Black with 11 awards).
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Kawabata Yasunari
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C. V. Raman
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Oe Kenzaburo
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Rabindranath Tagore
D
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Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali, making him the first Asian laureate in this category. C.V. Raman was the first Asian Indian Nobel laureate but in Physics (1930). Kawabata Yasunari and Oe Kenzaburo won later, in 1968 and 1994 respectively.