Honors and Awards Questions and Answers

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Q11
The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi's 'Khel Ratna' award is
  • A Vishwanathan Anand
  • B Leander Peas
  • C Kapil Dev
  • D Limba Ram
Answer: Option A
Q12
Pulitzer price is awarded for outstanding work in the field of
  • A Science and Technology
  • B Environmental Studies
  • C Literature and Journalism
  • D International Understanding
Answer: Option C
Q13
Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to
  • A classical music
  • B education
  • C literature
  • D fine arts
Answer: Option C
Q14
Who among the following has received a Nobel Prize in literature 1953?
  • A Pablo Neruda
  • B Derek Walcott
  • C Ernest Hemingway
  • D Winston Churchill
Answer: Option D
Q15
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year
  • A 1965
  • B 1961
  • C 1963
  • D 1957
Answer: Option B
Q16
The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to
  • A Larry Pressler
  • B Amnesty International
  • C Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
  • D Yasser Arafat
Answer: Option D
Q17
'Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for
  • A acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
  • B gallantry by children
  • C outstanding contribution to literature
  • D the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
Answer: Option D
Q18
Who among the following is the recipient of the first Dayawati Modi Award for art, culture and education?
  • A Dharmavir Bharti
  • B Amitabh Bachchaan
  • C B. V. Karanth
  • D Ashok Vajpeyi
Answer: Option B
Q19
The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
  • A 1976
  • B 1958
  • C 1901
  • D 1972
Answer: Option C
Q20
 Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?
  • A Linus Pauling
  • B Samuel Beckett
  • C Philip Noel - Baker
  • D Ralph Bunche
Answer: Option B
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