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

C.V.Raman got Nobel prize for ________.

  1. Physics

  2. Chemistry

  3. Ayurveda

  4. Biology
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A Correct answer
Explanation

C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light, now known as the Raman Effect.

Multiple choice

Firoz Gandhi Award is associated with

  1. journalism

  2. politics

  3. sports

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

The Firoz Gandhi Memorial Award is a prestigious award given to individuals for their outstanding contributions in the field of journalism.

Multiple choice

Who is winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2006?

  1. Dev Anand

  2. Adoor Gopalakrishnan

  3. Shyam Benegal

  4. Tapan Sinha
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tapan Sinha, a renowned Indian film director, was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2006 for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

Multiple choice

Two Indian NGOs � Mumbai-based "Prerana" and "Sense International India," Ahmedabad � are among the six selected for this year's "Stars Impact" awards by London-based charity Stars Foundation. Which of the following statements are correct? I.          Each of the six winners gets a cash prize of $100,000 II.         NGOs in Asia and Africa were considered for the awards III.        The Stars Foundation works to prevent the spread of AIDS and cure of the HIV +ve

  1. I only

  2. II only

  3. I and II only

  4. II and III only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The STARS Foundation improves the well-being of disadvantaged children around the world by supporting organisations which meet their health, education and protection needs. The awards are given in the following categories: Education Africa 2009, Protection Africa 2009, Rising STAR Africa 2009, Health Asia 2009, Education Asia 2009 and Protection Asia 2009. Since 1986, Prerana has worked in the red-light districts of Mumbai, protecting children vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Sense International (India) focuses on developing comprehensive services for deaf, blind children, youth and adults.

Multiple choice

The NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2009 were given away in Mumbai recently. Which of the following combinations is incorrect?

  1. Lifetime Achievement Award - Brijmohan Lall Munjal

  2. Business Leadership Team Award - Dr. Kiran Karnik, Dr. Tarun Das, Deepak Parekh, T N Manoharan, C Achuthan, S B Mainak

  3. Special Award for 'Inspiring Business Leader in a Crisis' - OP Bhatt

  4. Special Award for 'Hope & Inspiration' - Ratan Tata
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Niko Resources is the joint venture partner of RIL in Krishna-Godavari (K-G) Basin D-6 block.

Multiple choice

The Jamnalal Bajaj Awards were announced by the Jamnalal Foundation in four categories recently. Which of the following combinations of winners and categories is incorrect?

  1. Sarojini Varadappan, President, Working Women's Forum � Outstanding contribution to development and welfare of women and children

  2. Lavanam, Director, The Atheist Centre in Vijayawada � Constructive work

  3. Ayyappa Masagi, Water Literacy Foundation, Bangalore � Application of science and technology for rural development

  4. Fr. Charles Peter Dougherty, Michigan, U.S. � Promoting Gandhian values outside India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jaya Anmachalam, president, Working Women's Forum � Outstanding contribution to development and welfare of women and children

Multiple choice

Which of the following awards and their winners at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival organised recently is/are incorrect?

  1. 'Road To Sangam' - P7 Audience choice Award

  2. Dev Anand - Lifetime Achievement Award

  3. 'White Lightnin' directed by Dominic Murphy - Best Film

  4. Theo Angelopoulos - Lifetime Achievement award
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Amitabh Bachchan won the Lifetime Achievement Award while Dev Anand's production house Navketan films, was felicitated for completing 60 years in the film industry.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are true regarding the 2009 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize that was announced recently? I.          India's Pramod Kumar Aggarwal and Brazil's Carlos Clemente Cerri are the co-winners of the prize II.         Pramod Kumar Aggarwal is a scientist at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) III.        The two winners of this year's prize will share the $100,000 prize money

  1. I only

  2. I and II only

  3. II and III only

  4. II only
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pramod Kumar Aggarwal is a scientist at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct about 'Woman of Peace Award' given at the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates recently? I.          The Summit was organised in Berlin II.         Singer Shania Twain is the winner III.        The winner received the award for her work in raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS impact on women and children, especially in South Africa, through her SING campaign

  1. I and II only

  2. II and III only

  3. III only

  4. III and I only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Annie Lennox was presented with the 'Woman of Peace Award' by former Soviet President and 1990 Nobel Peace Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev at the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin. Annie was chosen by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates for her work in raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS impact on women and children, especially in South Africa, through her SING campaign.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development (2008) won by IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director-General, Mohammed ElBaradei recently? I.          The prize carries a cash award of 25 lakh Rupees and a citation II.         Parliamentarians for Global Action was the first recipient of the award III.        Gro Harlem Brundtland was the first individual to win the award

  1. I only

  2. I and II only

  3. II and III only

  4. I and III only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The award was first given to Parliamentarians for Global Action in 1986. Former Soviet Union Leader Mikhail Gorbachev was the first individual to win the award in 1987