Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The Fifth National Winter Games were organized in

A)

Jaipur

B)

Hyderabad

C)

Chennai

D)

Gulmarg

Correct Answer : Gulmarg

2 .

Which one of the following awards is given for contribution to poetry?

A)

Kalidas Samman

B)

Kabir award

C)

Vyas Samman

D)

Saraswathy Samman

Correct Answer : Kabir award

3 .

Kalidas Samman award is presented by which state government?

A)

Andhra Pradesh

B)

Madhya Pradesh

C)

Karnataka

D)

Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Madhya Pradesh

4 .

Nobel Prize are distributed annually at

A)

Stockholm

B)

Manila

C)

Geneva

D)

New York

Correct Answer : Stockholm

As stipulated in the will of the Swedish-born inventor and international industrialist Alfred Nobel, which was opened after his death in 1896, the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.

5 .

Who gets Dronacharya Award?

A)

Best Batsman

B)

Best Wrestler

C)

Best Coach

D)

Best Tennis Player

Correct Answer : Best Coach

6 .

Who was the first recipient of Magsaysay award?

A)

Dhan Gopal Mukerji

B)

Nirad C Chaudhuri

C)

Morarji Desai

D)

Vinoba Bhave

Correct Answer : Vinoba Bhave

7 .

Who established Noble Prize?

A)

Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel

B)

Ross Markham Noble

C)

George Noble

D)

Duncan Noble

Correct Answer : Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel

8 .

Who was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan?

A)

Nand Lal Bose

B)

Satyendra Nath Bose

C)

Dr. Bir Bhan Bhatia

D)

Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer : Satyendra Nath Bose

9 .

Which is India's highest Civilian honour?

A)

Padma Vibushan

B)

Padma bhushan

C)

Padma Sri

D)

Ashoka Chakra

Correct Answer : Padma Vibushan

10 .

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

Correct Answer : Yasser Arafat