Honours and Awards MCQs Archives

41. Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

A. classical music

B. education

C. literature

D. fine arts

✅ The correct answer is option C.

42. The highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is

A. Abdul Ghaffar khan

B. Mikhail Gorbachev

C. Marshal Tito

D. Abdul Wali Khan

✅ The correct answer is option A.

43. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?

A. Archarya Tulsi

B. Dr. J. Rengaswamy

C. J. R. D Tata

D. Mother Teresa

✅ The correct answer is option D.

44. The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is

A. Dr. J.C. Bose

B. Dr. C. V. Raman

C. Dr. Vickram Sarabhai

D. Dr. H. J. Bhabha

✅ The correct answer is option B.

45. Which of the following films has won 9 Oscar Awards in 1987?

A. The World Safari

B. The Last Emperor

C. Rain Man

D. Amadeus

✅ The correct answer is option B.

46. Kalinga Award was instituted by

A. UNESCO for exceptional contribution of efforts to popularise science

B. Indian Military.

C. Jnanpith, a cultural literacy society for encouraging creative writing in modern languages

D. Indian Adult Education Association for outstanding contribution of adult literacy in India

✅ The correct answer is option A.

47. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of

A. Rajiv Gandhi

B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

C. Indira Gandhi

D. Acharya

✅ The correct answer is option A.

48. The journalist who refused to accept ‘Padma Bhushan’ was?

A. Shekaran Nair

B. Khushwant Singh

C. Ratan Thiyam

D. Arun Shourie

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.