AWARD RELATED MCQ GK GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS question answer for all competitive exams like ssc railyway rrb group d upp police si state pcs upsssc uppcs uppsc and other government exams – ibps po bank sbi rbi
Saraswati Samman is given to which field?
(a) Sanskrit Literature
(b) Science
(c) Literature
(d) Social Harmony
Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma
Shree are given on the eve of
(a) Republic Day
(b) Independence Day
(c) Gandhi Jayanti
(d) Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
The award is given for extraordinary act of
bravery in the field of Naval, Air and Army is
(a) Arjuna Award
(b) Paramvir Chakra
(c) Kalinga Award
(d) Ashok Chakra
Jnanpith Award is given for which field?
(a) Journalism
(b) Music
(c) Science
(d) Literature
Kabir Puraskar is related to which field?
(a) Sculpture
(b) Cultural development
(c) Promotion of communal harmony
(d) Hindi literature
Highest award given to civilian in India is
(a) Bharat Ratna
(b) Padma Vibhushan
(c) Sharam Award
(d) Padma Bhushan
Sports coaches receive which of the following
awards?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(b) Dronacharya Award
(c) Arjuna Award
(d) None of these
In which year National Film Awards were
initiated?
(a) 1952
(b) 1953
(c) 1954
(d) 1955
Which of the following is different from the
others?
(a) Kirti Chakra
(b) Ashok Chakra
(c) Vir Chakra
(d) Shaurya Chakra
Vyas Samman is awarded annually by
(a) Azim Premji Foundation
(b) Times Group
(c) KK Birla Foundation
(d) Ministry of Culture
Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar is given by
which ministry?
(a) Ministry of Culture
(b) Ministry of Labour
(c) Ministry of Minority
(d) Ministry of Rural Development
Which state gives the Nandi Award?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
The Sastra Ramanujan prize is related to
(a) Young Physicians
(b) Young Mathematician
(c) Poets
(d) Scientists
The second highest Gallantry award is
(a) Mahavir Chakra
(b) Vir Chakra
(c) Arjuna Award
(d) Ashok Chakra
The award is given in the field of agriculture
(a) Bhatnagar Award
(b) Bourlog Award
(c) Dhanwantari Award
(d) Kaling Award
The highest peace time gallantry award is
(a) Ashok Chakra
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Kirti Chakra
(d) Vir Chakra
The award is conferred to journalists aims to
providing financial assistance :
(a) Appan Menon Memorial Award
(b) Jnanpith Award
(c) Bhatnagar Award
(d) Kalinga Award
Vachaspati Samman is given in the field of
(a) Sanskrit Literature
(b) Medical Science
(c) Indian Philosophy
(d) Hindi Literature
Dhanwantari award is conferred in the field of :
(a) Medical Science
(b) Sports
(c) Indian Philosophy
(d) Agriculture
Which of the Gallantry award is exactly like
Ashok Chakra?
(a) Mahavir Chakra
(b) Kirti Chakra
(c) Vir Chakra
(d) Shaurya Chakra
The Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
conferred in the field of
(a) Communal harmony and peace
(b) Literature
(c) Medical Science
(d) Sports
Which of the following states conferred the
Bihari Puraskar?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
The National bravery award is also known as :
(a) Bharat Puraskar
(b) Hind Puraskar
(c) Bharati Puraskar
(d) Rashtriya Puraskar
Chameli Devi Jain puraskar conferred to the
professionals :
(a) Scientist
(b) Journalist
(c) Novelist
(d) Musician
Tansen Samman is conferred in the field of :
(a) Music
(b) Literature
(c) Science
(d) Journalism
Ashoka Chakra’ is awarded for
(a) the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the
presence of the enemy
(b) acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
(c) gallantry by children
(d) outstanding contribution to literature
The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Khel Ratna’
award is
(a) Vishwanathan Anand
(b) Leander Peas
(c) Kapil Dev
(d) Limba Ram
Which of the following states conferred the
Kalidas Samman?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttrakhand
Dhyanchand Puraskar conferred in the field of
(a) Music
(b) Sports
(c) Science
(d) Literature
Which of the following states conferred the Lata
Mangeshkar Puraskar?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Who among the following is not a recipient of the
Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?
(a) M. F. Hussain
(b) Ashaparna Devi
(c) Raghupathi Sahai
(d) V. K. Gokak
The first Indira Gandhi Award for International
Justice and Harmony has been given to
(a) Yasser Arafat
(b) Larry Pressler
(c) Amnesty International
(d) Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
Indian’s Ricky Kej (Musician) and activist
Neela Vaswani recently won which International
Award?
(a) Grammy Awards
(b) BAFTAAwards
(c) Oscar Awards
(d) Golden Globe Awards
Which of the following famous financial journals
of international repute confers ‘Finance minister
of the year’Award?
(a) Dalal Street
(b) Euromoney
(c) Business Standard
(d) Money Matters
Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for
(a) exploring new dimensions in creative
writing in Indian languages
(b) outstanding contribution to science
(c) creating mass awareness on environmental
issues
(d) excellence in film direction
Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the
memory of
(a) Rajiv Gandhi
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Acharya
The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was
conferred upon Mr.Arvind Kejriwal in which of
the following category?
(a) Emergent Leadership
(b) Literature
(c) Community Welfare
(d) Government Service
Who among the following has received both
Bharat Ratna and Nishan -e -Pakistan?
(a) Ayub Khan
(b) Moraji Desai
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Who was the first foreigner to win the Bharat
Ratna?
(a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Nelson Madela
(d) None of these
The journalist who refused to accept ‘Padma
Bhushan’ was?
(a) Shekaran Nair
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) Ratan Thiyam
(d) Arun Shourie
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
Who among the following has become the first
winner of Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes
Prize?
(a) Amartya Sen
(b) A.P.J. Kalam
(c) L.K. Advani
(d) Manmohan Singh
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
Which among the following states has won the
10th National Award for Excellence work in
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana
Which of the following awards was conferred
upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the
welfare of adult and women?
(a) Tagore Literacy Award
(b) UNSECO Literacy Award
(c) Moorti Devi Award
(d) Kalinga Prize
B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
(a) Medicine
(b) Music
(c) Journalism
(d) Environment
The Pampa Prashasti is the highest literacy award
given by which of the following states?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
The Nobel prize was instituted by which country?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Russia
(d) Sweden
Orange prize is given in the field of
(a) Sports
(b) Literature
(c) Medicine
(d) Film
Laurets Award is associated to the field of
(a) Sports
(b) Polities
(c) Medicine
(d) Journalism
Sabin Award is given for the conservation of
(a) Reptiles
(b) Birds
(c) Corals
(d) Amphibians
When did the Nobel prize in the Economics Sciences launched?
(a) 1901
(b) 1942
(c) 1967
(d) 1975
The Academy award is also known as
(a) Oscar Award
(b) BAFTAAward
(c) Matthews Award
(d) Palm d’ore
Confucius peace prize is given by
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) China
(d) S. Korea
Pulitzer prize was established in
(a) 1917
(b) 1918
(c) 1922
(d) 1928
Nobel prizes are distributed annually at
(a) Manila
(b) New York
(c) Stockholm
(d) Geneva
BAFTA prize is distributed by
(a) UK
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) USA
Golden Globe award is given by
(a) UK
(b) France
(c) USA
(d) China
Palme d’or prize is given by
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) UK
(d) Indonesia
Which of the following is an award instituted by
UNESCO?
(a) Kalinga Award
(b) Pulitzer prize
(c) Stirling prize
(d) Pritzker prize
The International Linguapax award is given on
(a) Mother Language Day
(b) Human Rights Day
(c) Non-violence Day
(d) Computer Literacy Day
The Stirling prize is a British prize for excellence in
(a) Medicine
(b) Science
(c) Architecture
(d) Literature
International Gandhi Peace prize is instituted in
(a) 1995
(b) 1996
(c) 1997
(d) 1998
The Nobel prizes except Economics were first
awarded in
(a) 1901
(b) 1902
(c) 1903
(d) 1904
Jawaharlal Nehru award for International
understanding was founded in
(a) 1964
(b) 1965
(c) 1966
(d) 1967
The India Human Development award in association with UNDP instituted in
(a) 2010
(b) 2011
(c) 2012
(d) 2013
The Sultan Qaboos prize is given in the field of
(a) Environmental preservation
(b) Literature
(c) Science
(d) Architecture
The Guillermo Cano prize is given in the field of
(a) World Press Freedom
(b) Prevention of Non-violence
(c) Popularisation of Science
(d) Literary work
Which of the following award is given by World
Economic Forum?
(a) Crystal Award
(b) Kalinga prize
(c) Pulitzer Award
(d) Abel prize
Right Livelihood award is instituted in
(a) 1980
(b) 1982
(c) 1984
(d) 1985
Which of the following prizes is also known as
the Alternative Nobel prize?
(a) Pulitzer prize
(b) Magsaysay award
(c) Booker prize
(d) Right Livelihood award
Magsaysay award is given by
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Malaysia
(d) Philippines
The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in
(a) 1965
(b) 1966
(c) 1967
(d) 1968
Global 500′ awards are given for the outstanding
achievement in which of the following fields?
(a) Campaign against AIDS
(b) Population control
(c) Protection of environment
(d) Elimination of illiteracy
The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in
which field?
(a) Films
(b) Journalism
(c) Literature
(d) Environment
Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in
the field of
(a) Science and Technology
(b) Environmental Studies
(c) Literature and Journalism
(d) International Understanding
Booker prize is given to the field of :
(a) Fiction
(b) Poetry
(c) Drama
(d) Essay
FiFi awards are given in_____industry:
(a) Film
(b) Home Appliances
(c) Perfumes
(d) Automobiles
The UNSECO’s ‘Prix Jules Verne’ prize has
been given to which of the following serials of
Doordarshan?
(a) Turning Point
(b) The World This Week
(c) Surabhi
(d) Eye Witness
Carole King Became the First Woman to Receive
Gershwin Prize, she is..
(a) Director
(b) Singer
(c) Poet
(d) Writer