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

Which of the following statements about the medals given to winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize is incorrect?

  1. The Medal for Nobel Economics Prize was designed by Gunvor Svensson-Lundqvist

  2. The Nobel Peace Prize Medal was designed by Gustav Vigeland

  3. The Nobel Prize Medal for Literature was designed by Erik Lindberg

  4. The Nobel Prize Medal for Physiology or Medicine was designed by Gustav Vigeland

  5. The Nobel Prize Medal for Physics and Chemistry was designed by Erik Lindberg
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Nobel Prize Medal for Physiology or Medicine was designed by Erik Lindberg

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about winners of the Right Livelihood Awards 2009 and their achievements is/are incorrect?

  1. Alyn Ware - Drafting peace study guidelines that became part of the school curriculum in New Zealand and co-founding the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) in 2002

  2. Rene Ngongo - For braving threats to expose destructive mining and logging operations that threaten rain forests in Congo

  3. Catherine Hamlin - For assisting UN Human Rights Commission in providing relief to victims of landmine blasts in war affected regions of Iraq & Afghanistan

  4. David Suzuki - For promoting the socially responsible use of science and raising awareness about climate change, not the least as anchorman of a television programme about science
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Catherine Hamlin was chosen for her efforts to help restore the health, hope and dignity of thousands of Africa\'s poorest women. The jury also referred to her efforts to treat complications linked to child birth in Ethiopia.

Multiple choice

Name the Award given to the best coach in India?

  1. Drona Acharya Award

  2. Indira Gandhi Award

  3. Nehru Award

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, is India's highest honor for outstanding coaches in sports and games. It is named after Dronacharya (Drona), the legendary guru from the Mahabharata who taught archery to the Pandavas.

Multiple choice

Name the highest award for the contribution to the enrichment of Indian Literature?

  1. Bharat Ratna

  2. Rabindranath Tagore Award

  3. Dronacharya Award

  4. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary honor, presented for outstanding contribution to Indian literature. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award but not literature-specific. Dronacharya Award is for sports coaching, and Rabindranath Tagore Award is not a national literary award of Jnanpith's stature.

Multiple choice

Dr. B.C Roy national award is given to those who excel in the field of

  1. Medical Science

  2. Science

  3. Art

  4. Sports
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Dr. B.C. Roy National Award is indeed presented for outstanding contributions in the field of Medical Science. It is named after the renowned physician Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy and recognizes excellence in medical practice and research.

Multiple choice

The agricultural scientist who got the Nobel Prize for peace is

  1. Dr. Norman E. Borlaug

  2. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

  3. Dr. Hargovind Khorana

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Norman E. Borlaug received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for developing high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties through the Green Revolution. His work in Mexico, India, and Pakistan helped prevent famine and saved hundreds of millions of lives by dramatically increasing food production.

Multiple choice

Aung San Suu Kyi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Which of the following statements is/are correct about her?

a. The National League for Democracy, the party led by her, won the first election in 1962. b. She became the first President of Myanmar in 1962. c. She was put under house arrest by the military in 1990.

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and b

  3. b and c

  4. a and c

  5. c only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as statement c is the only correct statement.