Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

Awards - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

Booker Prize is given in the field of

A)

Science

B)

Adventure

C)

Medicine

D)

Fiction writing

Correct Answer : Fiction writing

2 .

Which of the following organisations/states awards the Vyas Samman and Saraswati Samman in the field of literature?

A)

Tata Education and Development Trust

B)

Madhya Pradesh

C)

KK Birla Foundation

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : KK Birla Foundation

3 .

How many languages have been recognised by Sahitya Akademi for giving the annual Sahitya Akademi award?

A)

20

B)

22

C)

23

D)

24

Correct Answer : 24

As of Jan 2020

4 .

Which of the following prizes is given to a person who has "made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension"?

A)

Pulitzer Prize

B)

Templeton Prize

C)

Gandhi Peace Prize

D)

Turing Award

Correct Answer : Templeton Prize

5 .

The Chameli Devi Award is given to an outstanding woman who is a

A)

Vocalist

B)

Lawyer

C)

Scientist

D)

Journalist

Correct Answer : Journalist

6 .

Who is the first nonâ€“Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?

A)

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

B)

Martin Luther King

C)

Mother Teresa

D)

Zubin Metra

Correct Answer : Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

7 .

Nobel prizes are given in how many fields?

A)

5

B)

6

C)

7

D)

8

Correct Answer : 6

8 .

Who was conferred the title â€˜Bharat Ki Suputriâ€™ in 1992?

A)

Sarojini Naidu

B)

Indira Gandhi

C)

Mother Teresa

D)

Lata Mangeshkar

Correct Answer : Mother Teresa

9 .

Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

A)

Param Vishishta Seva Medal

B)

Param Vir Chakra

C)

Kirti Chakra

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Param Vir Chakra

10 .

Nobel Prize award in Economics has been awarded from the year :

A)

1960

B)

1965

C)

1967

D)

1969

Correct Answer : 1969