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

Whic of the following is/are Padma Award winner/s?

  1. Sunil Bharti Mittal

  2. Raja Rao

  3. Indira Nooyi

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All three individuals listed are Padma Award recipients. Sunil Bharti Mittal received Padma Bhushan, Raja Rao was a Padma Vibhushan awardee, and Indira Nooyi has received Padma Bhushan. Therefore, 'All of these' is the correct answer as each option individually represents a Padma Award winner.

Multiple choice

Who was the first Indian to win the World Food Prize?

  1. V Kurien

  2. MS Swaminathan

  3. MGS Narayan

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

M.S. Swaminathan, the father of India's Green Revolution, was the first Indian to receive the World Food Prize in 1987. The prize recognizes his contributions to agricultural science and food security. V. Kurien was the father of India's White Revolution (dairy).

Multiple choice

The Outstanding Parliamentary award was given on 12th August 2014 to

  1. Arun Jaitley, Smriti Irani and Sharad Yadav

  2. Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Rajnath Singh

  3. Sushma Swaraj, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav

  4. Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav

  5. Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Sharad Yadav
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer is Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav.

Multiple choice

Who won the G.D.Birla Award 2007, for Scientific Research?

  1. Arun Joshi

  2. Sukhbir Singh

  3. Santanu Bhattacharya

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

Santanu Bhattacharya, a distinguished scientist at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, received the G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research in 2007. He is known for his work in the field of chemical sciences. Arun Joshi and Sukhbir Singh are not associated with this prestigious award.

Multiple choice

The Chameli Devi Award is for contribution to

  1. literature

  2. journalism

  3. science

  4. economics
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chameli Devi Award is a prestigious journalism award in India, given annually for outstanding contribution to journalism, particularly recognizing women journalists for their exemplary work in the field.

Multiple choice

The person who received the Nobel Prize for Peace for the year 2006 is

  1. Prof. Muhammad Yunus

  2. Prof. Yunus Khan

  3. Prof. Muhammad Khan

  4. Prof. Hussain Muhammad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering microfinance through Grameen Bank, which provides small loans to empower the poor, especially women in rural Bangladesh. The other names with 'Khan' or 'Hussain' are incorrect - Yunus is the only Nobel laureate among the options.