Honours and Awards Questions

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Feroz Gandhi Award is associated with

A) Medical Research B) Journalism
C) Preservation of worldlife D) Parlimentory debate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Journalism

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Q:

The journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was

A) Shekharan Nair B) Khushwant Singh
C) Arun Shourie D) Ratan Thiyam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Khushwant Singh

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Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

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Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna

A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Mrs. Indira Gandhi D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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' Global 500 ' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields

A) Population Control B) campaign against drugs
C) Elimination of illiteracy D) Protection of environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Protection of environment

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Arrange the following descending chronological order based on the year received the nobel prize

A. Mother Teresa         B. Rabindranath Tagore

C. Dr. C.V Raman        D. S.Chandrashekhar

E. Hargobinda Khurana

A) B,A,D,C,E B) B,C,E,D,A
C) B,C,E,A,D D) B,A,C,E,D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) B,A,D,C,E

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Q:

Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

A) Literature B) Education
C) Fine arts D) Classical Music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Literature

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Which of the following awards was conferred on Mrs. Kiran Bedi

A) Saraswati B) Golden Globe
C) Magsaysay D) Rani Lakshmi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magsaysay

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B.C.Roy Award is given in the field of

A) Journalism B) Medicine
C) Music D) Environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Medicine

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