Awards and Honours MCQs

12. Orange Prize is given in the field of :

A. Literature
B. Sports
C. Medicine
D. Acting
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Women’s Prize for Fiction earlier known as the Orange Prize is the UK’s most prestigious annual book award for fiction written by a woman.

20. ‘Ashoka Chakra’ is awarded for –

A. acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
B. gallantry by children
C. outstanding contribution to literature
D. the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
✅ The correct answer is option D.
‘Ashoka Chakra’ is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some act of daring or act of valour or self – sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded posthumously.
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