This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Awards Honours > Honours And Awards – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Honours And Awards Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is given in the field of A) Drama. B) Dance. C) Music. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 2. Who among the following won the Nobel Prize for Physics 2014? A) Hiroshi Amano. B) Isamu Akasaki. C) Both (A) & (B). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (A) & (B). 3. Who among the following has received Sir Ross Masood Lifetime Acheivement Award? A) Shri Saiyid Hamid. B) Brig Ahmad Ali. C) Justice A.M Ahmadi. D) Dr.Syenda Burhanuddin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shri Saiyid Hamid. 4. Dronacharya Award is given in A) Sports Coaching. B) Peace. C) Literature. D) Bravery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sports Coaching. 5. Which State Government of India has instituted the Lqbal samman award? A) MP. B) HP. C) UP. D) AP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MP. 6. Which State has bagged National e-governance Gold Award for 2012-13, for its 'Sparsh Abhiyan' A) Manipur. B) Madhya Pradesh. C) Maharashtra. D) Mizoram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh. 7. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in A) 1976. B) 1972. C) 1958. D) 1901. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1901. 8. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by A) Walt Disney. B) Charlie Chapin. C) Alfred Hitchcock. D) Kurosawa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walt Disney. 9. Nobel prize are distributed annually at A) Stockholm. B) Geneva. C) New York. D) Manila. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stockholm. 10. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations? A) ISRO. B) Indian Council for Agricultural Research. C) Indian National Science Academy. D) Council for Scientific and industrial research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Council for Scientific and industrial research. 11. Padma Awards are announced every year on which day? A) Independence Day. B) Republic Day. C) Gandhi Jayanti. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republic Day. 12. Which is the highest civilian award of our country? A) Bharat Ratna. B) Padma Bhushan. C) Padma Vibhushan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bharat Ratna. 13. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award? A) Mother Terasa. B) J.R.D. Tata. C) Archarya Tulsi. D) R.A. Mashelkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother Terasa. 14. The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the ..... to the ..... A) Prime Minister, President. B) President, Prime Minister. C) President, Loksabha. D) Vice President, President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime Minister, President. 15. Which state gives Mewar Award? A) Haryana. B) Delhi. C) Punjab. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajasthan. 16. The "l international journalism award, given by the "Golden Pen of Freedom Award" is presented by? A) World Association of Newspapers. B) Times Group. C) UNESCO. D) United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World Association of Newspapers. 17. Who was crowned Miss Universe 2014 at 63rd edition of Miss Universe held in Us in Jan 2015? A) Paulina Vega. B) Nia Sanchez. C) Diana Harkusha. D) Yasmin Verheijen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paulina Vega. 18. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted? A) 1969. B) 1975. C) 1972. D) 1901. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1901. 19. Which of the following awards was instituted in 1992 to mark the golden jubilee of the Quit India Movement? A) Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award. B) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award. C) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. D) Rajiv Smriti Puraskar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award. 20. Who was non-citizen and non-Indian Bharat Ratna recipient? A) Mother Teresa. B) Nelson Mandela. C) Abul Kalam Azad. D) M. G. Ramachandran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nelson Mandela. 21. Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize? A) DENG XIAOPING. B) Ravindranath Tagore. C) SUBRAMANYAM SWAMI. D) C. V. Raman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ravindranath Tagore. 22. Who was awarded the highest honour in Indian Cinema Dada Sahib Phalke Award 2012? A) K. Balachander. B) Pran Krishan Sikand. C) Devika Rani. D) Soumitra Chatterjee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pran Krishan Sikand. 23. Which is the highest sports honour of India? A) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. B) Arjuna Award. C) Dhyan Chand Award. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. 24. Who among the following has become the first Indian author to win "Conspiracy Novel of the Year" award was presented to which Indian author by the American Literary Forum Society? A) Nikhil Chandwani. B) Ravichandran Singh. C) Chetan Baghat. D) Amithav Ghosh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nikhil Chandwani. 25. Who among the following has been felicitated with the esteemed Yash Chopra Memorial Award? A) Salman Khan. B) Sharukh Khan. C) Amir Khan. D) Amitabh Buchchan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amitabh Buchchan. 26. "Ashoka Chakra" is awarded for A) Gallantry By Children. B) Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy. C) Outstanding contribution to literature. D) The most conspicuous bravery of self sacrifire on land, air or sea but not in presence of enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The most conspicuous bravery of self sacrifire on land, air or sea but not in presence of enemy. 27. The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of ..... in a particular year. A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 28. Who was the first sportsperson to have won the highest Civilian Award in India? A) Virat Kohli. B) Mary Kom. C) Sachin Tendulkar. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sachin Tendulkar. 29. Who was conferred with Bishwaratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity award on 29 Mar2015? A) VirendraGopalkrishnan. B) Gopal Gopalkrishnan. C) Suman Gopalkrishnan. D) AdoorGopalkrishnan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AdoorGopalkrishnan. 30. Which among the following Indian artists is the winner of the Oscar Award? A) Dilip Kumar. B) Shyam Benegal. C) Rohini Hattangadi. D) Bhanu Athaiya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhanu Athaiya. 31. Which of the following award is not associated with the field of sport A) Arjuna award. B) Dronacharya award. C) Dhyan Chand award. D) Norman Borlaug award. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Norman Borlaug award. 32. Which is the highest civil award in India? A) Bharat Ratna. B) Padam Vibhushan. C) Padam Bhushan. D) Ashok Chakra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bharat Ratna. 33. Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for A) Outstanding contribution to science. B) Exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages. C) Excellence in film direction. D) Creating mass awareness on environmental issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outstanding contribution to science. 34. Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay awards? A) Mother Teresa. B) R K Laxman. C) T N Seshan. D) Vinoba Bhave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vinoba Bhave. 35. Which one of the following awards was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation? A) Kabir Award. B) Saraswati Samman. C) Jnanpith Award. D) Kalidas Samman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saraswati Samman. 36. How many categories of national awards are there in Jamaica? A) 7. B) 4. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 37. Who gets Dronacharya Award A) Best coach. B) Best fielder. C) Tennis player. D) Hockey player. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Best coach. 38. The first sport person to have honour of "Bharat Ratna" is A) Milkha Singh. B) Sachin Tendulkar. C) Dara Singh. D) Sunil Gavaskar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sachin Tendulkar. 39. When the Arjuna Award was instituted to recognize outstanding achievement in sports? A) 1981. B) 1961. C) 1951. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1961. 40. When was Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award started in India? A) 1986. B) 1989. C) 1984. D) 1991. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1991. 41. Who among the following has been selected for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award for his contribution to society as a Gujarati in March 2015? A) Lord Meghnad Desai. B) Khusvant Singh. C) Kishwar Desai. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Meghnad Desai. 42. The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in A) 1954. B) 1978. C) 1969. D) 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1969. 43. On which date is Nobel Prize Awarded? A) December 10. B) April 10. C) August 10. D) January 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) December 10. 44. Which one of the following is not an award given on the National Awards Day? A) Rajiv Khel Ratna. B) Arjun Award. C) Dhyanchand Award. D) Vishwamitra Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vishwamitra Award. 45. What is is highest sports award conferred to a sportsman to recognize his/her lifetime achievement? A) Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar. B) Dhyan Chand Award. C) Maharaja Ranjeet Singh Award. D) Eklavya Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dhyan Chand Award. 46. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field A) Sports. B) Environment. C) Cinema. D) Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environment. 47. In which city is the Citizen Foundation located, selected for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award in 2014? A) Pakistan. B) China. C) Norway. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pakistan. 48. In 1999 the Bharat Ratna award was awarded to A) Atal Bihari vajpayee. B) Amrita Sen. C) Mahendra Singh dhoni. D) Lata mangeshkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amrita Sen. 49. Goldman Awards are given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields? A) Population of science. B) Conservation of energy. C) Protection of environment. D) Population control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection of environment. 50. Who was first Indian to be awarded with Bharat Ratna and Nobel Prize? A) Satyajit Ray. B) Mother Teresa. C) Sir C. V. Raman. D) Nelson Mandela. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sir C. V. Raman. 51. On whose name is the highest award for Cinema development given? A) AMITABH BACHCHAN. B) LATA MANGESHKAR. C) DADA SAHEB PHALKE. D) RAJ KAPOOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DADA SAHEB PHALKE. 52. Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management.1. A) The Lal Bahadur Shastri National award. B) The guljari lal nanda national award. C) The KC chaudhary national award. D) The Shyama prasad mookherjee award. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Lal Bahadur Shastri National award. 53. In which year was Pulitzer Prize established? A) 1936. B) 1917. C) 1902. D) 1954. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1917. 54. Who among the following recently received the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2014? A) Ryan Adams. B) Javed Akhtar. C) Salman Akhtar. D) Imtiaz Dharekar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imtiaz Dharekar. 55. Which sports award is given for lifetime achievement in Indian sports and games? A) Arjuna Award. B) Dhyan Chand Award. C) Dronacharya Award. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dhyan Chand Award. 56. Which of the following Symbol or Element is not present on the Bharat Ratna Award? A) Sun. B) Devanagari Script. C) Peepal Leaf. D) Tiranga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tiranga. 57. ..... Chairman Azim Premji and Mastercard CEO Ajaypal Singh Banga honored with 2019 Global Excellence Award of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) for their contribution to strengthening economic ties between US and India. A) WIPRO. B) INFOSYS. C) PAYPAL. D) TCS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WIPRO. 58. Eklavya award is given in the field A) Films. B) Music. C) Social activities. D) Sports. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sports. 59. To whom was 'Bharat Ratna' awarded in 1999? A) Atal Behari Vajpayee. B) Lata Mangeshkar. C) Amartya Sen. D) M. S. Subbulakshmi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amartya Sen. 60. Who received the Deutsche prize for pricing models 2015? A) Jean Tirole. B) Robert Margo. C) Stephen Ross. D) Raghuram Rajan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stephen Ross. Next →Related QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesHonours And Awards Quiz 2Honours And Awards Quiz 3Honours And Awards Quiz 4Honours And Awards Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books