Honors and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Honors and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

11. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by  

A.  Charlie Chapin

B.  Alfred Hitchcock

C.  Walt Disney

D.  Kurosawa

Answer : C.  Walt Disney

12. Which State Government of India has instituted the Lqbal samman award?  

A. UP

B. MP

C. AP

D. HP

Answer : B. MP

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

A.  Indira Gandhi

B.  Dr.Rajendra Prasad

C.  Rajiv Gandhi

D.  Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Answer : C.  Rajiv Gandhi

14. Shirin Ebadi, who won the nobel peace prize in 2003, is from  

A.  Iraq

B.  Nigeria

C.  Iran

D.  Libia

Answer : C.  Iran

15. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?  

A.  1901

B.  1969

C.  1972

D.  1975

Ans .A

16. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize for literature?  

A.  Albert Camus

B.  Ernest Hemingway

C.  Knut Hamson

D.  Rene Sully Prudhome

Answer : D.  Rene Sully Prudhome

17. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnager award are given to those who in the field of science and technology. The institution associated with prof. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar is  

A.  DST

B.  CSIR

C.  ICMR

D.  IISC

Answer : B.  CSIR

18. In the context of the Indian defence, what is Dhruv?  

A.  Aircraft carrying warship

B.  Missilecarryingsubmarine

C.  Advancedlighthelicopter

D.  Intercontinental ballistic missile

Answer : C.  Advancedlighthelicopter

19. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?  

A.  Margaret Atwood

B.  JM Coetzee

C.  graham Swift

D.  Ian McEwan

Answer : B.  JM Coetzee

20. Where were the principles of Panchsheel regulated ?  

A.  Paris

B.  New Delhi

C.  Bandong

D.  Cairo

Answer : C.  Bandong