Awards and Honours Questions and Answers Part-2

1. The UNSECO's 'Prix Jules Verne' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan?
a) The World This Week
b) Surabhi
c) Eye Witness
d) Turning Point

Answer: d
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question

2. Who among the following is not a recipient of 'Dada Saheb Phalke' Award?
a) Ramanand Sagar
b) Raj Kapoor
c) Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
d) Ashok Kumar

Answer: a
Explanation: Ramanand Sagar is not a recipient of 'Dada Saheb Phalke' Award.

3. Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: c
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question

4. Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for -
a) Cartoon
b) Satire and essay
c) Trade Union Activity
d) Social Service

Answer: b
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh government has instituted an award in memory of Sharad Joshi titled "Sharad Joshi Samman", given each year to individuals for outstanding achievement in the field of writing.

5. In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for ?
a) Chemistry
b) Physics
c) Economics
d) Peace

Answer: c
Explanation: In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for Economics.

6. Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National integration?
a) Aruna Asaf Ali
b) Ashok Kumar
c) Sundarlal Bahuguna
d) M. G. K. Menon

Answer: a
Explanation: The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration is a prestigious award accorded by the Indian National Congress, after former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. Aruna Asaf Ali is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National integration.

7. The first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is
a) Arthur Ashe
b) Martin Luther King
c) Toni Morrison
d) Nelson Mandela

Answer: c
Explanation: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993 was awarded to Toni Morrison who is the first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

8. Who among the following got the 'Bharat Ratna' award, before becoming the President of India?
a) R. Venkatramanan
b) Dr. Zakir Hussain
c) V. V. Giri
d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: b
Explanation: Zakir Hussain was the third president of India. Before becoming the President he won the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1963.

9. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of -
a) Rajiv Gandhi
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Answer: a
Explanation: The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award is given for service to children. Under this Scheme, every year the National Selection Committee selects three individuals who are presented the award on August 20 (the birthday of Rajiv Gandhi).

10. Kalinga Award was instituted by
a) UNESCO for exceptional contribution of efforts to popularise science
b) Indian Military
c) Jnanpith, a cultural literacy society for encouraging creative writing in modern languages
d) Indian Adult Education Association for outstanding contribution of adult literacy in India

Answer: a
Explanation: The UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is UNESCO's oldest prize, created in 1951 following a donation from Mr Bijoyanand Patnaik, Founder and President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India.