Indian Honours and Awards

Kaagaz Te Canvas is a celebrated Punjabi novel by Amrita Pritam, a prominent Punjabi writer and poet. The other names listed are also Punjabi literary figures but not the author of this specific award-winning work.

1969 is the correct answer.

The Shaurya Chakra is India's peacetime gallantry award for bravery not directly in the face of the enemy. It ranks below the Vir Chakra which is awarded for gallantry during wartime. Option B describes the Param Vir Chakra, while option C refers to awards given during active combat.

Correct Answer: P. Shanmugam

National Science Day in India is celebrated on February 28 each year to commemorate CV Raman's discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. This discovery demonstrated the inelastic scattering of photons and revolutionized the study of molecular structure. The other options refer to different scientists and achievements not connected to Science Day.

Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) was a renowned Punjabi writer and poet who received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 2004 for her contributions to literature. She was the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award and is best known for her poem 'Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu' and novel 'Pinjar'.

Correct Answer: Padma Sachdev

Boutros Ghali was not a recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. Nelson Mandela received it in 1979, and Aung San Suu Kyi in 1995. The question has grammatical errors ('is the not' should be 'is not').

The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award, awarded to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in 1997. Arjuna Award is for sports excellence, while Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan are lower-tier national awards.

K. Balachander was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2010 in the 1st week of May, 2011

R.K. Pachauri served as the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) when the organization, along with Al Gore, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for their efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge about climate change.

The Pritzker Prize, often called 'architecture's Nobel,' and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture are both prestigious international awards recognizing architectural excellence. The Pritzker Prize honors living architects for their lifetime achievements, while the Aga Khan Award focuses on projects that address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies. Neither prize is awarded in literature, sports, or journalism.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature, primarily for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. C.V. Raman won in 1930 (Physics), Mother Teresa in 1979 (Peace), and Hargobind Khurana in 1968 (Medicine).

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, becoming the first non-European and first Asian to receive this honor. He was awarded for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali' (Song Offerings). The Nobel Prize in Physics, Peace, and Economics are different categories.