A. Nelson Mandela
B. Ch. Gani Khan
C. Doris Lesseing
D. Dalai Lama
✅ The correct answer is option A.
“Bharat Ratna” awardee Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013.
“Bharat Ratna” awardee Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013.
Awards and Honours MCQs
32. Who won the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for women at the BCCI Annual Awards held in Bengaluru in March 2017?
A. Diana Edulji
B. Purnima Raju
C. Shanta Rangaswamy
D. Shubhangi Kulkarni
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Shanta Rangaswamy won the BCCI Lifetime achievement award for Women at the BCCI Annual Awards held in Bengaluru in March 2017.
Shanta Rangaswamy won the BCCI Lifetime achievement award for Women at the BCCI Annual Awards held in Bengaluru in March 2017.
33. Who has won the ‘Miss Universe 2016’ title?
A. Pia Wurtzbach
B. Iris Mittenaere
C. Raquel Pellissier
D. Andrea Tova
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Iris Mittenaere is a French model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2016.
Iris Mittenaere is a French model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2016.
34. Who won the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi?
A. Mridula Garg
B. Amar Kant
C. Nasira Sharma
D. Kamleshwar
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Nasira Sharma won the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi for his novel ‘Parijat’.
Nasira Sharma won the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi for his novel ‘Parijat’.
35. Who won the Jnanpith Award 2016?
A. Shankha Ghosh
B. Shankar Balasubramaniam
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Shankha Ghosh and Raghuveer Chaudhari won the Jnanpith Award 2016.
Shankha Ghosh and Raghuveer Chaudhari won the Jnanpith Award 2016.
36. Who among the following is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema?
A. Kunal Nayyar
B. Vishal Bhardwaj
C. Om Puri
D. Zeishan Quadri
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Om Puri is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema.
Om Puri is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema.
37. Who among the following is a Sanjay Chopra award recipient for 2016?
A. Abhinash Mishra
B. Arjun Singh
C. Aromal SM
D. Sarvanand Saha
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Arjun Singh, who fought with a tiger in Uttarakhand to save his mother, was the recipient of Sanjay Chopra Award in 2016. He along with 24 other children were honoured with National Bravery Awards at Republic Day celebrations.
Arjun Singh, who fought with a tiger in Uttarakhand to save his mother, was the recipient of Sanjay Chopra Award in 2016. He along with 24 other children were honoured with National Bravery Awards at Republic Day celebrations.
38. Which state has bagged the top spot at the country’s most popular tourist destination among foreign and domestic tourists in 2016?
A. Goa
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Tamil Nadu has bagged the top spot as the country’s most popular tourist destination among foreign and domestic tourists in 2016.
Tamil Nadu has bagged the top spot as the country’s most popular tourist destination among foreign and domestic tourists in 2016.
39. The first recipient of Nehru Award was –
A. Martin Luther King
B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C. Mother Teresa
D. U Thant
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Thant known honorifically as U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary – general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971. He was the first recipient of Nehru Award.
Thant known honorifically as U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary – general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971. He was the first recipient of Nehru Award.
40. Dr. C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of following phenomenon of Radiation?
A. Scattering
B. Diffraction
C. Interference
D. Polarization
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 was awarded to Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 was awarded to Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him.