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

Dronacharya Award is given to

  1. industrialists

  2. coaches

  3. actors

  4. scientists

  5. politicians
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, is India's highest award for sports coaches and mentors. It recognizes outstanding contributions in training and guiding athletes to excellence. It is NOT given to industrialists, actors, scientists, or politicians - those groups have their own awards.

Multiple choice

Who is/are the recipient(s) of the Shanty Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2007 for biological science?

  1. Dr. Anbumany Ramadas

  2. Dr. Shenthil Raman

  3. Dr. Upinder Singh Bhalla and Dr. Narayanaswamy Srinivasan

  4. Dr. Prakash Kernel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Upinder Singh Bhalla (neuroscience) and Dr. Narayanaswamy Srinivasan (psychology/cognitive science) were indeed the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award recipients for 2007 in Biological Sciences. This is one of India's highest science awards. Note: The question has a typo spelling it as 'Shanty' instead of 'Shanti'.

Multiple choice

Who has been given Dronacharya Award for 2007?

  1. Sanjeev Kumar S

  2. Koneru Ashok

  3. Prakash Padokone

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

This is a specific sports award question. The Dronacharya Award is India's highest honor for coaches in sports. Without verification access, this requires memorization of sports award recipients from 2007. Prakash Padukone (misspelled as 'Padokone') is a famous badminton player but was a Dronacharya awardee in a different year.

Multiple choice

Who was the last recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award upto 2011?

  1. Amartya Sen

  2. Lata Mangeshkar

  3. Bismillah Khan

  4. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

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

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi received the Bharat Ratna in 2008, making him the last recipient up to 2011. The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award. Amartya Sen received it in 1999, Lata Mangeshkar in 2001, and Bismillah Khan in 2001 (all received together).

Multiple choice

Who among the following got the Padma Bhushan Award on the 60th Republic Day?

  1. Aishwarya Rai

  2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

  3. Pankaj Advani

  4. Abhinav Bindra

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

Abhinav Bindra received the Padma Bhushan award in 2009 on the 60th Republic Day (January 26, 2009). He had won the Olympic gold medal in 2008. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the Indian cricket team received Padma Shri in 2009, not Padma Bhushan. Aishwarya Rai received Padma Shri in 2009. Pankaj Advani received Padma Shri in 2009.

Multiple choice

Who among the following was selected for the Padma Vibushan on the 60th Republic Day?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Pankaj Advani

  3. Aruna Sairam

  4. G. Madhavan Nair

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

G. Madhavan Nair. The others personalities who were selected for the Padma Vibushan, are:

  1. S.Bahuguna (environmentalist)
  2. G. Madhavan Nair (ISRO Chairman)
  3. Anil Kakodkar (chairman of Atomic Energy commission) 
  4. Sister Nirmala (Missionaries of charity)
  5. A.S Ganguli (chief of ICI india ltd).
  6. C;.P Sivastava
  7. Govindh Narain Singh
Multiple choice

Who won the NDTV Lifetime Achievement Award for 2011?

  1. Virendra Sehwag

  2. Pranab Mukerjee

  3. Narendra Modi

  4. Rahul Dravid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rahul Dravid received the NDTV Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. The award recognized his outstanding contributions to Indian cricket, including his role in numerous Test victories and his exemplary conduct as 'The Wall' of Indian batting.

Multiple choice

Who has been awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for the year 2008?

  1. Nilanjana Bose

  2. Rupashree Nanda

  3. Nirupama Subramanian

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

Nirupama Subramanian was awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for Journalism in 2008. This prestigious award recognizes excellence in political journalism. Subramanian is a renowned journalist with The Hindu.

Multiple choice

Which of the following personalities is a recipient of Dadasahib Phalka Award?

  1. Mr.B.N. Sirkar

  2. Mrs.Devika Rani Roerich

  3. B.N. Reddy

  4. R.C.Boral
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Devika Rani Roerich, a legendary Indian actress and pioneer of Indian cinema, received the inaugural Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969. She was known as 'The First Lady of Indian Cinema' and was married to painter Svetoslav Roerich.

Multiple choice

Dronacharya Award is given to

  1. famous players

  2. coaches

  3. shooters

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

The Dronacharya Award is India's highest honor for outstanding coaches in sports and games. It was instituted in 1985 and is named after Dronacharya, the legendary guru from the Mahabharata who taught archery to the Pandavas. The award recognizes coaches who have produced medal-winning athletes at international competitions.

Multiple choice

Which of the following bravery medal awarded to Naik Kirpa Ram by the British in 1946 was in news recently after London auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) decided not to auction it following a theft complaint lodged by the widow with the Himachal Pradesh police?

  1. Winston Cross

  2. Victoria Cross

  3. Albert Cross

  4. George Cross

  5. Tudor Cross
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

London auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) have decided not to auction the George Cross medal of Naik Kirpa Ram, reported stolen from his widow Brahmi Devi. The seller Ashok Nath withdrew the medal from the auction. Nath asserted that he had acquired the medal from S L Jain, a Delhi-based coin and metal dealer much before an FIR relating to its theft was lodged by the widow with the Himachal Pradesh police. The bravery medal was awarded to Kirpa Ram by the British in 1946.