Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

Awards - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

Contribution to which field is honoured by the B D Goenka Award?

A)

Culture

B)

Literature

C)

Science

D)

Journalism

Correct Answer : Journalism

2 .

Which is highest gallantry award for the personnel of armed forces in India?

A)

Ashoka Chakra

B)

Param Vir Chakra

C)

Maha Vir Chakra

D)

Kirti Chakra

Correct Answer : Maha Vir Chakra

3 .

Which of the following awards is also known as Alternative Nobel Prize?

A)

Ramon Magsaysay Award

B)

Right Livelihood Award

C)

Booker Prize

D)

Pulitzer Prize

Correct Answer : Right Livelihood Award

4 .

Ramon Magsaysay awards are given in honour of former President of

A)

Philippines

B)

Indonesia

C)

Thailand

D)

New Zealand

Correct Answer : Philippines

5 .

Which of the following organisations gives the Kalinga Prize for popularising science?

A)

CSIR

B)

UNESCO

C)

UGC

D)

Ministry of Science and Technology

Correct Answer : UNESCO

6 .

Which of the following is Indiaâ€™s highest honour in the field of literature?

A)

Vyas Samman

B)

Kalidas Samman

C)

Jnanpith Award

D)

Saraswathi Samman

Correct Answer : Jnanpith Award

7 .

Who was the first Indian to receive the Magaysay Award?

A)

TN Seshan

B)

Vinoba Bhave

C)

Kiran Bedi

D)

Indira Gandhi

Correct Answer : Vinoba Bhave

8 .

Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?

A)

Nargis Dutt

B)

Madhubala

C)

Meena Kumari

D)

Smita Patil

Correct Answer : Nargis Dutt

9 .

The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in

A)

1967

B)

1969

C)

1970

D)

1980

Correct Answer : 1969

10 .

Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize?

A)

Mother Teresa

B)

Hargobind Tagore

C)

CV Raman

D)

Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer : Rabindranath Tagore