AWARDS MCQS SET 01

AWARDS MCQS SET 01

1) Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women?
A) Tagore Literacy Award
B) UNSECO Literacy Award
C) Moorti Devi Award
D) Kalinga Prize
Answer:  Moorti Devi Award
   
2) The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?
A) Council for Scientific and industrial research
B) Indian Council for Agricultural Research
C) Indian National Science Academy
D) ISRO
Answer:  Council for Scientific and industrial research
   
3) Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for
A) exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages
B) outstanding contribution to science
C) creating mass awareness on environmental issues
D) excellence in film direction
Answer:  outstanding contribution to science
   
4) The first recipient of Nehru Award was
A) Martin Luther King
B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C) Mother Teresa
D) U Thant
Answer:  U Thant
   
5) The highest civilian award of India "Bharat Ratna" has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is
A) Abdul Ghaffar khan
B) Mikhail Gorbachev
C) Marshal Tito
D) Abdul Wali Khan
Answer:  Abdul Ghaffar khan

6) Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?
A) Ashaparna Devi
B) M. F. Hussain
C) Raghupathi Sahai
D) V. K. Gokak
Answer:  M. F. Hussain
   
7) Arjuna Award is given for
A) Exceptional service in emergency
B) Bravery on battlefield
C) Outstanding performance in sports
D) Exceptional service in slum dwellers
Answer:  Outstanding performance in sports
   
8) The Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city?
A) Oslo
B) Stockholm
C) Brussels
D) Geneva
Answer:  Oslo
   
9) The journalist who refused to accept "Padma Bhushan" was?
A) Shekaran Nair
B) Khushwant Singh
C) Ratan Thiyam
D) Arun Shourie
Answer:  Khushwant Singh
   
10) The "Cannes Award" is given for excellence in which field?
A) Films
B) Journalism
C) Literature
D) Economics
Answer:  Films