21. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Khel Ratna’ award is
A. Vishwanathan Anand
B. Leander Peas
C. Kapil Dev
D. Limba Ram
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Honours and Awards MCQs
22. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year
A. 1965
B. 1961
C. 1963
D. 1957
✅ The correct answer is option B.
23. Arjuna Award is given for
A. Exceptional service in emergency
B. Bravery on battlefield
C. Outstanding performance in sports
D. Exceptional service in slum dwellers
✅ The correct answer is option C.
24. The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field?
A. Films
B. Journalism
C. Literature
D. Economics
✅ The correct answer is option A.
25. In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for
A. Chemistry
B. Physics
C. Economics
D. Peace
✅ The correct answer is option C.
26. ‘Global 500’ awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
A. Campaign against AIDS
B. Population control
C. Protection of environment
D. Elimination of illiteracy
✅ The correct answer is option C.
27. Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers ‘Finance minister of the year’ Award?
A. Dalal Street
B. Business Standard
C. Euromoney
D. Money Matters
✅ The correct answer is option C.
28. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
A. 1976
B. 1958
C. 1901
D. 1972
✅ The correct answer is option C.
29. To whom was ‘Bharat Ratna’ awarded in 1999?
A. Lata Mangeshkar
B. Amartya Sen
C. M. S. Subbulakshmi
D. Atal Behari Vajpayee
✅ The correct answer is option B.
30. 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.