Awards and Honors related General Knowledge questions and answers PART 8

Awards and Honors related General Knowledge questions and answers

70. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to  

A.  Larry Pressler

B.  Yasser Arafat

C.  Hussain Ibrahim Zaki

D.  Amnesty International

Answer : B.  Yasser Arafat

71. Who is the first non–indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?  

A.  Martin Luther King

B.  Mother Terasa

C.  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

D.  Aubin Mehta

Answer : C.  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

72. Cannes Film Festival is held in  

A.  Switzerland

B.  France

C.  Italy

D.  England

Answer : B.  France

73. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?  

A.  1917

B.  1949

C.  1977

D.  1982

Answer : C.  1977

74. In which country is the committee which selects winners for nobel peace prize located?  

A.  Sweden

B.  Norway

C.  Finland

D.  Denmark

Answer : B.  Norway

75. On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri HydroPower Complex located?  

A.  Alaknanda

B.  Bhagirathi

C.  Dhauliganga

D.  Mandakini

Answer : B.  Bhagirathi

76. Life Divine was written by  

A.  Sri Aurobindo

B.  Mahatma Gandhi

C.  Vivekanand

D.  Abul Fazal

Answer : A.  Sri Aurobindo

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

A.  Archarya Tulsi

B.  Mother Teresa

C.  J.R.

D. Tata   D.  R.A. Mashelkar

Answer : B.  Mother Teresa

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

A.  Music

B.  Medicine

C.  Journalism

D.  Environment

Answer : C.  Journalism

79. Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a special Oscar?  

A.  G.P. Sippy

B.  Mahesh Bhatt

C.  Satyajit Ray

D.  Mira Nair

Answer : C.  Satyajit Ray

80. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by  

A.  Walt Disney

B.  Alfred Hitchcock

C.  Charlie Chaplin

D.  Akira Kurosawa

Answer : A.  Walt Disney