Honours and Awards MCQs

1. Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?

Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation

Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies

G. B. Pant Memorial Society

R. D. Birla samara Kosh

✅ The correct answer is option C.

2. In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?

1917

1918

1922

1928

✅ The correct answer is option A.

3. The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?

Literature

Community Welfare

Government Service

Journalism

✅ The correct answer is option C.

4. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of

Music

Journalism

Medicine

Environment

✅ The correct answer is option C.

5. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with

Sathish Dawan

C. Subramanian

Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

World Healt Organisation

✅ The correct answer is option C.

6. Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for

A. exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages

B. outstanding contribution to science

C. creating mass awareness on environmental issues

D. excellence in film direction

✅ The correct answer is option B.

7. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?

A. Council for Scientific and industrial research

B. Indian Council for Agricultural Research

C. Indian National Science Academy

D. ISRO

✅ The correct answer is option A.

8. Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?

A. Ashaparna Devi

B. M. F. Hussain

C. Raghupathi Sahai

D. V. K. Gokak

✅ The correct answer is option B.

9. Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women?

A. Tagore Literacy Award

B. UNSECO Literacy Award

C. Moorti Devi Award

D. Kalinga Prize

✅ The correct answer is option C.

10. On whom did the U. S. President George W. Bush bestow, in 2002, the U.S.’s highest award for life time achievement in the field of scientific research?

A. Arun Netravalli

B. Dr.Hargoving Kohrana

C. Subramania Chandrasekar

D. Professor C. Radhakrishna Rao

✅ The correct answer is option A.