Honours and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Honours and Awards GK - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Awards and Honour’s GK Questions - General Knowledge questions and answers

1. Who was the first actor to get Oscar Award?   

A.  Montgomery

B.  Fairbanks

C.  Janet Gayner

D.  Charlie Chaplin

Answer : C.  Janet Gayner

2. Which country awards the Nobel Prize?  

A.  Ireland

B.  Sweden

C.  England

D.  America

Answer : B.  Sweden

3. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010?  

A.  Albert Arnold Gore

B.  Mohammed Unnus

C.  Liu Xiaobo

D.  Mohamed Elbaradei

Answer : C.  Liu Xiaobo

4. Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna?  

A.  Vinobha Bhave

B.  Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel

C.  Lal Bahadur Shastri

D.  Dr.S. Radhakrishnan

Answer : B.  Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel

5. Hari Om Ashram Trust Awards are presented to outstanding  

A.  Sportsmen

B.  Scientists

C.  Literary writers

D.  Journalist

Answer : B.  Scientists

6. Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize?  

A.  Mother Teresa

B.  Hargobind Tagore

C.  CV Raman

D.  Rabindranath Tagore

Answer : D.  Rabindranath Tagore

7. The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in  

A. 1967

B. 1988

C. 1969

D. 1970

Answer : C. 1969

8. Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?  

A.  Smita Patil

B.  Nargis Dutt

C.  Meena Kumari

D.  Madhubala

Answer : B.  Nargis Dutt

9. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magaysay Award?  

A.  Indira Gandhi

B.  TN Seshan

C.  Kiran Bedi

D.  Vinoba Bhave

Answer : D.  Vinoba Bhave

10. Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature?  

A.  Vyas Samman

B.  Kalidas Samman

C.  Jnanpith Award

D.  Saraswathi Samman

ANSWER :- C