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

A.K. Kutty, Subhash B. Aggarwal, L. Ibomcha Singh, Ajay Kumar Bansal and Captain Chandrup were in the news for winning which of the following awards announced by the Government?

  1. Arjuna Award

  2. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

  3. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

  4. Dhyan Chand Award

  5. Dronacharya Award
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A. K. Kutty, Subhash B. Aggarwal, L. Ibomcha Singh, Ajay Kumar Bansal and Captain Chandrup were in the news for winning Dronacharya Award.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about Rabindranath Tagore:

A. He received the Nobel prize for his work 'Gitanjali'. B. He became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. C. He renounced his knighthood in response to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.

Which of the above statements is/are not correct?

  1. Only C

  2. A and B only

  3. B and C only

  4. All of these

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

All the statements are correct.

Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Re-write the sentence using an ellipses:
Vikas Khanna, an award winning Michelin starred Indian chef, is one of the judges on Masterchef India.

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. Vikas Khanna ... is one of the judges on Masterchef India.

  3. Vikas Khanna (an award winning Michelin starred Indian chef) is one of the judges on Masterchef India.

  4. Vikas Khanna - an award winning Michelin starred Indian chef - is one of the judges on Masterchef India.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
An ellipsis is used to indicate omission or trailing off thought. This function of the punctuation ellipsis is well described in Option B. The remaining options do not describe trailing off of thought.
Multiple choice

Which of the following Pakistani citizen is awarded Bharat Ratna?

  1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  2. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

  3. Liaquat Ali Khan

  4. Malala Yousafzai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as the Frontier Gandhi, was a Pashtun leader and a close ally of Mahatma Gandhi. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1987 for his contribution to the Indian independence movement.