Quiz on “Honours and Awards GK – General Knowledge Questions and Answers – II” giving you an idea about questions asked on Honours and Awards in competitive exams.
The Golden Palmd’or award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival was given to which film?
A. Atlantic
B. Beanpole
C. The Climb
D. Parasite
Parasite
Parasite is a film Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
Que (25):
For outstanding contribution to which field is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given?
A. Economics
B. Science
C. Cosmology
D. Astrophysics
Science
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research
Que (26):
‘Meghanath Saha’ award is given for outstanding contribution in which field?
A. Science
B. Math
C. Economics
D. Political science
Science
Meghnath Saha’ Award is given for outstanding contribution for Research in Theoretical Sciences. ‘Meghnath Saha’ Award is awarded every year to outstanding scientists (from 1974 onwards).
Que (27):
Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award?
A. Rvish Kumar
B. Angkhana Neelapajit
C. TN Shehzeen
D. MS Subhalaxmi
MS Subhalaxmi
It has been awarded to a naturalised Indian citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Pakistan in 1987 and the former South African president Nelson Mandela in 1990. M.S. Subbulakshmi from Tamil Nadu became the first musician to receive the honour.
Que (28):
How many married couples have won the Nobel Prize?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
4
There have been 844 men, 48 women and 24 organizations who have received the award. Six couples have been recipients, the latest one being this year’s laureates for Economics.
Que (29):
What is the name of winner of the Sanjay Chopra National Award for Bravery 2019?
A. Karanbeer Singh
B. Arjun Singh
C. Gajendra Ram
D. Gohil Jayrajsinh
Gohil Jayrajsinh
Karanbeer Singh a class 12 student is all set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 24 to receive the Sanjay Chopra Bravery Award for his daring act.
Que (30):
Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?
A. Bachendri Pal
B. Santosh Yadav
C. Arunima Sinha
D. Malavath Purna
Bachhendri Pal
Bachendri Pal. Bachendri Pal (born 24 May 1954) is an Indian mountaineer, who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Que (31):
Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttrakhand
D. Sikkim
Madhya Pradesh
Instituted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1980, Tansen award is presented every year for excellence in Hindustani classical music. It is presented during the Tansen Samaroh at Gwalior.
Que (32):
Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Lokmanya Tilak
C. Annie Beasant
D. Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Former recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, Shenai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, Former Assam Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia and freedom fighter Subhadra Joshi
Que (33):
Which was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest?
A. Arunima Sinha
B. Bachendri Pal
C. Malavath Purna
D. Premlata Agarwal
Bachendri Pal
Bachendri Pal. Bachendri Pal (born 24 May 1954) is an Indian mountaineer, who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Que (34):
Which is the scientist who explained about blood circulation for the first time?
A. Karl Landsteiner
B. Meyer Friedman
C. Albert Einstien
D. William Harvey
William Harvey
William Harvey, (born April 1, 1578, Folkestone, Kent, England—died June 3, 1657, London), English physician who was the first to recognize the full circulation of the blood in the human body
Que (35):
Who is the world’s first woman cosmonaut?
A. Valentina Tereshkova
B. Sally Ride
C. Christina Koch
D. Peggy Whitestone
Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly to space when she launched on the Vostok 6 mission June 16, 1963. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space.
Que (36):
Late Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which fields?
A. Tabla
B. Veena
C. Sitar
D. Vocal music
Vocal music
nan
Que (37):
Who won a Nobel Prize for literature when he was the head of the government?
A. Sir Winston Churchill
B. Sir Gerard Conyers
C. Sir Thomas Scawen
D. Sir Gilbert Heathcote
Sir Winston Churchill
nan
Que (38):
Dr. Har Gobind Khurana received the nobel prize for which subject?
A. Astronomy
B. Astrology
C. Cosmology
D. Medicine
Medicine
nan
Que (39):
Who received the Nobel Prize twice in different subjects?
A. Robert Boyle
B. Antoine Lavoisier
C. Dalton
D. Mendeleev
Madam Curie
nan
Que (40):
What is the name of India’s highest award which is given to a civilian?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Padma Vibhushan
C. Padma Bhushan
D. Padma Shri
Bharat Ratna
nan
Que (41):
Which is the Indian scientist whose name is associated with the measurement of growth in plants?
A. Ramanujan
B. JC Bose
C. CV Raman
D. Homi Bhabha
J. C. Bose
nan
Que (42):
Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?
A. Mika Singh
B. Milka Singh
C. Sarjet Singh
D. none of these
Milkha Singh
nan
Que (43):
Who is known as the ‘saint of the gutters’?
A. nan
B. nan
C. nan
D. nan
Mother Teresa
nan
Que (44):
Who is the first person to set foot on Moon?
A. Alan Shepard
B. Buzz Aldrin
C. Williams
D. Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
nan
Que (45):
Who was the first woman minister of a state?
A. nan
B. nan
C. nan
D. nan
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
nan
Que (46):
Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ ?
A. MG Ranade
B. Vallabhai Patel
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. none of these
Dadabhai Naoroji
nan
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