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

Who among the following won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2012)?

  1. Dev Anand

  2. Soumitra Chatterjee

  3. Yash Chopra

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

Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Bengali actor, received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2012 for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The award is India's highest honor in film. Dev Anand received it in 2001, Yash Chopra in 2008, and Kamal Haasan in 2014. The annual award recognizes distinguished contributions to arts and culture.

Multiple choice

Dronacharya Award is given to

  1. doctors

  2. nurses

  3. coaches

  4. dieticians
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, is India's highest honor for outstanding coaches who have produced medal-winning athletes over a sustained period. Named after Drona, the legendary guru from the Mahabharata who taught archery to the Pandavas and Kauravas, it recognizes coaches across all sports disciplines. Recipients receive a cash prize, bronze statuette, and certificate from the Government of India.

Multiple choice

Who among the following got the Nobel Prize for the medicine?

  1. Rona Sahib

  2. Hargbind Khorana

  3. Ramesh Palideth

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

Hargobind Khorana shared the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Marshall Nirenberg and Robert Holley for deciphering the genetic code and its role in protein synthesis. The Indian-American biochemist demonstrated how the nucleotide sequence of RNA determines the amino acid sequence of proteins, a fundamental breakthrough in molecular biology. His work laid the groundwork for modern genetic engineering. Note: The option misspells his name as 'Hargbind' instead of 'Hargobind.'

Multiple choice

Which award is known as the Nobel Prize in the Asia?

  1. Magsaysay Award

  2. Armada Award

  3. Jaisingh Award

  4. Roes Award

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is widely regarded as Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, recognizing outstanding contributions in public service, journalism, literature, and peace.

Multiple choice

'Right Livelihood' is also known as

  1. Alternate Nobel Prize

  2. Seaman Award

  3. Jimmer Award

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

The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honor and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today. It is widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' because it was conceived as a complement to the Nobel Prizes, recognizing areas that the traditional awards often overlook.

Multiple choice

The highest decoration for valour is the _________, which is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self sacrifice.

  1. Mahavir Chakra

  2. Vir Chakra

  3. Param Vir Chakra

  4. Ashoka Chakra

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

Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest wartime gallantry award, instituted in 1950. It is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. Mahavir Chakra (MVC) is the second-highest, while Vir Chakra is third. Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award.