Indian Honours and Awards

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, appointed by the Norwegian Parliament, is responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize. This is distinct from other Nobel Prizes which are awarded in Sweden. The Peace Prize was specifically designated by Alfred Nobel to be awarded by Norway.

In a 1999 BBC international online poll, Amitabh Bachchan was voted 'Superstar of the Millennium', beating actors like Marlon Brando and Alec Guinness. This was a significant recognition of his global impact. The other titles are fabricated options - the correct title was 'Superstar of the Millennium'.

Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional service in any field. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam received this honour in 1997 for his contributions to scientific research and modern defense technology. The Padma awards (Sri, Bhushan, Vibhushan) are lower-level civilian honors.

The Hoover Medal is an American engineering prize awarded for outstanding public service. Dr. Kalam received this honor in 2008. The medal is administered by five American engineering societies and recognizes civic contributions beyond engineering work. Bharat Ratna (1997) and UK Knighthood (already received earlier) are not correct for 2008.

This refers to S. P. Balasubrahmanyam receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award on September 1, 2002. The title 'Play back King' is correct as he was honored with this title recognizing his legendary playback singing career in Indian cinema.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was established in 1968 by the Central Bank of Sweden to celebrate its tercentenary. It was not part of Alfred Nobel's original will establishing the five prizes (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace). The correct option is "Economic Sciences" though there is a minor spelling error (should be "Economic" not "Economis"). Literature, Peace, and Physics are all original Nobel Prize categories established in 1901.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. C.V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930, making him the first Indian scientist to win a Nobel, but not the first Indian overall. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.

Sourav Ganguly was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, in 2004. This honor was bestowed upon him for his contributions to cricket and his achievements as a former Indian captain. The award recognized his role in shaping Indian cricket and his leadership during his captaincy tenure.

Bhimsen Joshi was a legendary Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana gharana who received the Bharat Ratna in 2008. He was renowned for his khayal singing and was one of the most influential Hindustani classical musicians of the 20th century. He is not associated with instruments like sitar or tabla, nor with dance or cinema.

The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary honor, given for exceptional contribution to Indian literature. It was instituted in 1961 and is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization. It is not awarded for music, sports, films, or social services - there are separate awards for those fields like the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, Arjuna Award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, etc.

Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics, including his work on poverty, famine, and human development theory. He was the first Asian to win the Economics Nobel. The other years listed (1996, 1994, 1997) are all incorrect.

A.N.R (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) was indeed a recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, received in 1991. He was one of the foundational figures of Telugu cinema along with N.T.R. However, the question should specify which year as multiple Telugu actors have received this honor (N.T.R in 1968, S.V.R posthumously in 1964, etc.).

Satyajit Ray received an Honorary Academy Award in 1992 for his lifetime achievement in cinema. The Academy recognized his immense contribution to film with a special Oscar. He was not awarded in competitive categories like Best Director or Best Cinematography.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize, receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. He remains not only the first Indian Nobel laureate but also the first non-European and first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Amartya Sen won the Economics Nobel much later in 1998.