Honors and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers PART-2

Honors and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

21. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year  

A.  1957

B.  1961

C.  1963

D.  1965

Answer : B.  1961

22. Which state gives Mewar Award?  

A.  Haryana

B.  Delhi

C.  Punjab

D.  Rajasthan

Answer : D.  Rajasthan

23. The first recipient of Human Rights Awards is  

A.  Leach Walesa

B.  Nelson Mandela

C.  Andrei Sakharov

D.  Amnesty International

Answer : B.  Nelson Mandela

24. The Journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was  

A.  Arun Shourie

B.  Nikhil Chakraborty

C.  Shekharan Nair

D.  Khushwant Singh

Answer : A.  Arun Shourie

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

A.  J.R.D. Tata

B.  Archarya Tulsi

C.  Mother Terasa

D.  R.A. Mashelkar

Answer : C.  Mother Terasa

26. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?  

A.  Vir Chakra

B.  Param Vir Chakra

C.  Param Vishishta Seva Medal

D.  Kirti Chakra

Answer : B.  Param Vir Chakra

27. Who was conferred the title ‘Bharat Ki Suputri’ in 1992?  

A.  Sarojini Naidu

B.  Indira Gandhi

C.  Mother Teresa

D.  Lata Mangeshkar

Answer : C.  Mother Teresa

28. Nobel prizes are given in how many fields?  

A.  5

B.  6

C.  7

D.  8

Answer : B.  6

29. Who is the first non–Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?  

A.  Mother Teresa

B.  Zubin Metra

C.  Martin Luther King

D.  Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Answer : D.  Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

30. The Chameli Devi Award is given to an outstanding woman who is a  

A.  Scientist

B.  Lawyer

C.  Vocalist

D.  Journalist

Answer : D.  Journalist