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 Nobel Prizes are given in

  1. 5 categories

  2. 6 categories

  3. 7 categories

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

The Nobel Prize is awarded in six categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.

Multiple choice

A biologist of Indian origin who won the Noble Prize is

  1. Raja Ramanna

  2. C.V. Raman

  3. Har Gobind Khorana

  4. Jagdish Chandra Bose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 for his work on the interpretation of the genetic code.

Multiple choice

Saraswati Summan is given for excellence in the field of

  1. art and culture

  2. music

  3. literature

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

The Saraswati Samman is a prestigious literary award given for outstanding prose or poetry works in Hindi. It was instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation and is one of India's highest literary honors. The award is specifically for Hindi literature, not music or dance.

Multiple choice

Which Indian was awarded Ramon Magsayay Award 2007?

  1. P Sainath

  2. G Madhavan Nair

  3. PA Sangama

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

P. Sainath, a journalist known for his reporting on rural India, was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2007 for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts.

Multiple choice

Which eminent journalist was awarded the Dr. Jean Mayer Award for Global Citizenship by the US based Tufts University for his contributions to north-east India.(on 23rd Feb,2010)

  1. Mr. Sanjoy Hazarika

  2. Miss Barkha Dutt

  3. Mr. Saeed Naqvi.

  4. Mr. Prabhu Chawla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Eminent journalist Mr. Sanjoy Hazarika was awarded the Dr. Jean Mayer Award for Global Citizenship by the US based Tufts University for his contributions to north-east of India.