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

The Jnanpith Award is the highest honour awarded in

  1. sports

  2. dance

  3. peace

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

The Jnanpith Award is one of the most prestigious literary awards in India, given annually to authors for their outstanding contribution to literature.

Multiple choice

India's highest civilian award is

  1. Bharath Ratna

  2. Padma Bhushan

  3. Padma Vibhushan

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

The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in India, conferred for exceptional service in any field of human endeavor.

Multiple choice

The architecture prize that is equivalent to the Noble Prize is

  1. Pritzker Prize

  2. Booker Prize

  3. WISE Prize

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

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international award presented annually to honor a living architect, and it is widely considered to be the highest honor in the field, often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.

Multiple choice

The Dronacharya Award is given to

  1. sportsmen

  2. umpires

  3. coaches

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

The Dronacharya Award is an Indian sports coaching honor, named after the legendary teacher Dronacharya from the Mahabharata.

Multiple choice

The person who got first Rajiv Gandhin Sadbhawana Award

  1. B. Satyanarayan Reddy

  2. Mother Teresa

  3. Vijay Tendulkar

  4. Bhisham Sahni
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mother Teresa was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award in 1992 for her contributions to promoting communal harmony and peace.

Multiple choice

Khudadad Khan was the first Indian to be awarded the

  1. Victoria Cross

  2. Winning Author

  3. Nobel Prize

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

Khudadad Khan was the first Indian to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration for valour in the face of the enemy, for his actions during the First World War.

Multiple choice

" Dronacharya" awards are given to

  1. Athletes

  2. Sports coaches

  3. Carnatic musicians

  4. Sports persons
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Dronacharya Award is an Indian sports coaching honor presented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to coaches who have produced outstanding results.

Multiple choice

Prof. Amartya Sen was honoured with

  1. UNESCO Peace Prize

  2. Bharat Ratna

  3. Nobel Prize

  4. Both b & c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 and the Bharat Ratna in 1999. Since both are correct, option D is the appropriate choice.

Multiple choice

' Dronacharaya Award' is associated with

  1. teaching

  2. peace

  3. armed forces

  4. sports coaches
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Dronacharya Award is an Indian sports coaching honor presented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to outstanding coaches.