Indian Honours and Awards

Correct answer is (4). 

Koneru Humpy is a well-known Indian chess grandmaster who received the Padma Shri award in 2007 for her achievements in chess. This is a factual recall question requiring general knowledge.

The Shankar Puraskar is specifically awarded by the KK Birla Foundation for exceptional contributions to Indian philosophy, culture and art. The foundation also gives Saraswathy Samman and Vyas Samman for literature, while Kalidas Samman (a different award by Madhya Pradesh government) recognizes classical arts. Shankar Puraskar is the correct match for philosophy/culture/art.

The Dhanvantari Award is specifically given for outstanding contributions in the field of Medicine and healthcare. It is named after Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods in Hindu mythology. The other options - Physics, Space Research, and Literature - have their own dedicated awards.

The Chameli Devi Award is specifically awarded for excellence in journalism. It was instituted in 1990 by the Chameli Devi Jain Trust and recognizes women journalists for their outstanding work. Literature, Medicine, and Cinema have their own dedicated awards in India.

The Saraswathy Samman carries the highest prize money among Indian literary awards at Rs 15 lakh. While the Jnanpith Award is the most prestigious literary award in India, its prize money is lower. Vyas Samman and Kalidas Samman have comparatively lower prize money than Saraswathy Samman.

Correct answer is (1).

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India, instituted in 1954. It is awarded for exceptional service in any field of human endeavor. Padma awards (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri) rank below Bharat Ratna in the hierarchy of Indian civilian honors.

The G. B. Pant Award is conferred upon outstanding parliamentarians for their exemplary performance in Parliament. It was instituted in memory of Govind Ballabh Pant, a prominent freedom fighter and former Home Minister of India.

Amartya Sen won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics, including his work on poverty, famine, and human development theory. C. V. Raman won Physics (1930), Har Gobind Khorana won Medicine (1968), and M. S. Swaminathan has not won a Nobel Prize.

Correct answer is (3). 

The Jnanpith Award was instituted by Shanti Prasad Jain, who founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization in 1944. It is the highest literary award in India, given for outstanding contribution to Indian literature. The award was first given in 1965.

The Saraswathi Samman was instituted by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The award was established in 1991 and carries a cash prize of Rs. 15 lakh.

Oscar is the only International Award among the national ones.

The couple Krishnammal Jagannathan and Sankaralingam Jagannathan indeed won the Right Livelihood Award in 2008 for their work in land rights and social justice. The Right Livelihood Award is often called the Alternative Nobel Prize.