Indian Honours and Awards

Former Union minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (2007), senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi (2008) and senior SP leader Mohan Singh (2009) were conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian award by President Pratibha Patil on August 18, 2010.

Amartya Sen (misspelled as Amrtya Sen in the options) was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics. This achievement made him the first Asian to receive this prestigious honor.

She won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2014. She worked for female education for which she received the Nobel Prize. Hence, it is correct.

The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in India, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padmashree. It is awarded for exceptional service in any field of human endeavor.

The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration, awarded for acts of bravery in the presence of the enemy. It is equivalent to the Medal of Honor in the United States.

Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, never won a Nobel Prize. Kofi Annan (Peace, 2001), Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979), and V.S. Naipaul (Literature, 2001) are all Nobel laureates. The trailing letters in options A and B are typographical errors.

Vinoba Bhave was a famous Indian advocate of non-violence and human rights who passed away in 1982, so he could not have received the award in 2008.

The Right Livelihood Award is widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' because it honors work that the Nobel Prize committee often overlooks.

Krishnammal Jagannathan and her husband S. Jagannathan received the Right Livelihood Award in 2008 for their work promoting land rights and social justice for the poor in Tamil Nadu. This award is often called the 'Alternative Nobel Prize'.

Shabana Azmi is a highly acclaimed Indian actress who has won the National Film Award for Best Actress a record five times.

Both Amartya Sen and Mother Teresa are Nobel Prize laureates. Amartya Sen won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, and Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize.

K.P. Kannan was the recipient of the V.V. Giri Memorial Award for the year 2008 for his contributions to labor studies and social security.

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are India's premier awards for science and technology, given to scientists under 45 for outstanding research. Named after the founder-director of CSIR, they recognize work in physical/biological/medical/mathematical/engineering/chemical sciences - not sports, politics, or literature.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honor, in 2008 for his contributions to cricket.