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
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film industry
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journalism
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teaching
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social work
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Surjit Paatar
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S. L. Bhyrappa
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Sugathakumari
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Govind Mishra
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Veerappa Moily
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Option (5) is the correct answer.
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agriculture
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literature
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education
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medicine
A
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The Borlaug Award is named after Norman Borlaug, the Nobel Peace Prize winner known as the 'father of the Green Revolution' for his work in developing high-yield wheat varieties. The award recognizes contributions in agriculture, specifically wheat research. It is not given in literature, education, or medicine.
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Poetry
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Physics
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Literature
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Peace
C
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Rabindranath Tagore became the first Indian Nobel laureate in 1913 when he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali.'
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C.V. Raman
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R.N. Tagore
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I.A. Bunin
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Mother Teresa
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A.R. Rehman
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Satyajit Ray
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Pandit Ravi Shankar
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Anoushka Shankar
C
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Pandit Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitar maestro, was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 for his contributions to world music. While A.R. Rahman has won multiple Grammy Awards, he did not receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in this context. Satyajit Ray was a filmmaker and Anoushka Shankar is Ravi Shankar's daughter, both recipients of different honors.
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Abhinav Bindra
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K. M. Binamol and Anjali Bhagwat
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Nisha Millet
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ChiraJeev Milkha Singh
B
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The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2003 was jointly conferred upon K. M. Beenamol (athletics) and Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat (shooting) for their outstanding sporting achievements. This marked the first time the award was shared between two athletes in the same year.
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IIT professor Manindra Agrawal
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IIT professor Mahindra Agarwal
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IIT professor Moninder Kumar
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None of these
A
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IIT professor Manindra Agrawal
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Rajiv Gandhi Award
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Dronacharya Award
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Dhyan Chand Award
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Vyas Samman
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Vyas Samman is a prestigious Hindi literary award given by the K.K. Birla Foundation, not a sports award. Rajiv Gandhi Award (Khel Ratna), Dronacharya Award (coaching), and Dhyan Chand Award (lifetime achievement in sports) are all sports-related honors.
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
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Jamnalal Bajaj Award
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Kalidas Samman
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Dada Saheb Phalke Award
D
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The Dada Saheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema, given for lifetime contribution to Indian film industry. It is named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the father of Indian cinema. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is for science, Jamnalal Bajaj Award is for social work, and Kalidas Samman is for arts and literature.
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K. Balachander
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Amitabh Bachchan
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Gulzar
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Hema Malini
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None of above
A
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K. Balachander, the renowned Tamil film director and writer, was indeed the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2010. He was a legendary figure in Indian cinema, particularly Tamil and Telugu films. Amitabh Bachchan received it later (2019), Gulzar received it in 2022, and Hema Malini has not received this award yet.
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Music
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Literature
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Sports
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Films
B
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The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary honor, instituted in 1961 and given by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization. It is awarded annually to Indian writers for their outstanding contribution to literature. Any Indian citizen writing in any of the officially recognized Indian languages is eligible.
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Bravery on battle field
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Outstanding performance in sports
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Exceptional service in emergency
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Exceptional service of slum dwellers
B
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Arjuna Award is given for Outstanding performance in sports.
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Government Service
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Literary Work
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International Understanding
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Social Work
C
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The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding was established in 1965 and is awarded annually for outstanding contribution to international understanding and goodwill among nations.
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Mother Teresa
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Sarojini Naidu
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C.V. Raman
B
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Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali,' making him the first Asian and first Indian Nobel laureate. Mother Teresa won in 1979 (Peace), C.V. Raman in 1930 (Physics).