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 was announced as the winner of the 2009 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize founded by Shanmugha Arts, Science, and Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) University in Kumbakonam recently?

  1. Manjul Bhargava and Kannan Soundararajan

  2. Akshay Venkatesh

  3. Kathrin Bringmann

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

The 2009 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize will be awarded to Professor Kathrin Bringmann of the University of Cologne, Germany, and the University of Minnesota, U.S. This annual prize, established in 2005, is for outstanding contributions to areas of mathematics influenced by the genius Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920). The age limit for the prize is 32. The $10,000 prize will be awarded on December 22.

Multiple choice

Which of the organisation gives the Kalinga Prize?

  1. CSIR

  2. Government of India

  3. UNESCO

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

The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to laypeople.

Multiple choice

'The Dronacharya Award' is associated with

  1. surgeons

  2. artists

  3. sports coaches

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

The Dronacharya Award is an Indian sports coaching honor. It is named after Dronacharya, a character from the Mahabharata who was a master archer and teacher.

Multiple choice

Who among the following didn't get a Bharath Ratna award?

  1. Indira Gandhi

  2. V.V Giri

  3. Kamaraj

  4. Nitin Bose

  5. C.V Raman
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Indira Gandhi, V.V. Giri, K. Kamaraj, and C.V. Raman were all recipients of the Bharat Ratna. Nitin Bose was a film director and was not a recipient of this award.

Multiple choice

M.S. Swaminathan is a recipient of

  1. Magsaysay Award

  2. Padma Vibhushan

  3. Padma Bhushan

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

M.S. Swaminathan, the father of the Green Revolution in India, has received numerous awards including the Magsaysay Award, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan.