1. ‘Kalidas Samman’ is given for the contribution to which of the following fields?
(a) Art
(b) Games
(c) Medicine
(d) Peace
[M.P. P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (a) Art
- The Government of Madhya Pradesh in India gives out a very important and well-respected award each year called the ‘Kalidas Samman’.
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2. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award is given for the contribution in which of the following fields?
(a) Art and Handicraft
(b) Literature
(c) Science and Technology
(d) Sports
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (c) Science and Technology
- This award is called the ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology’, after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
- It is given out annually since 1957 for outstanding achievements in science and technology.
- Any Indian citizen aged 45 or younger who is conducting research in any field of science and technology is eligible for the prize.
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3. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) T.N. Seshan
(c) Kiran Bedi
(d) Vinoba Bhave
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) Vinoba Bhave
- In 1958, five people from India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Sri Lanka were given the first Ramon Magsaysay Award, also known as the ‘Asian Nobel’.
- Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to get this award, given by the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation in the Philippines, for his leadership in the community.
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4. ‘Dronacharya’ Award is given in recognition of:
(a) Best coaching in sports
(b) Best research work in medicines
(c) Best N.C.C. cadet
(d) Best wrestler
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1996, M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (a) Best coaching in sports
- The Government of India gives the Dronacharya Award to people who have achieved greatness in sports coaching.
- The award includes a bronze statue of Dronacharya, a certificate of recognition, and a monetary prize.
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5. Which award is given for excellence in sports?
(a) Jamnalal Bajaj Award
(b) Arjuna Award
(c) Tagore Award
(d) Moortidevi Award
[56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (b) Arjuna Award
- The Arjuna Award is a prestigious Indian award for excellence in sports.
- Jamnalal Bajaj Award is a recognition for people who promote Gandhian values, social work and social development.
- The Tagore Award is a special award given to honour the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
- Lastly, the Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jynanpith organization to recognise works that focus on Indian philosophy and culture.
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6. What amount goes with the Arjun Award :
(a) Rs. 1.5 Lacs
(b) Rs. 5.0 Lacs
(c) Rs. 3.0 Lacs
(d) Rs. 75 Thousand
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (c) Rs. 3.0 Lacs
- Every year, the Indian government awards the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards to recognize and reward outstanding sportspeople.
- In 2020, the prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was increased to 25 lakh rupees and 10 lakh rupees for the Arjuna Award
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7. Who among the following is not awarded with Nobel Prize?
(a) C. V. Raman
(b) H. J. Bhabha
(c) R. N. Tagore
(d) Mother Teresa
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
Ans. (b) H. J. Bhabha
- H. J. Bhabha did not get the Nobel Prize, but C. V. Raman won it in 1930, R. N. Tagore in 1913, and Mother Teresa in 1979.
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8. Match the following :
A. Bhatnagar Award 1. Film
B. B.C. Roy Award 2. Medicine
C. Dada Saheb Phalke Award 3. Science
D. Gandharva Award 4. Classical Art
5. Literature
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 3 1 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
Ans. (a) 3 2 1 4
The correctly matched list is as follows :
| Bhatnagar Award |
Science |
| B.C. Roy Award |
Medicine |
| Dada Saheb Phalke Award |
Film |
| Gandharva Award |
Classical Art |
9. Consider the following names:
1. Arch-Bishop Desmond Tutu
2. Lech Walesa
3. Shimon Peres
4. Yasser Arafat
Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Desmond Tutu of South Africa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, Lech Walesa of Poland in 1983, Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, and Shimon Peres of Israel all won it in 1994.
- Therefore, Option (d) is the correct answer.
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10. Who among the following Nobel Prize winners was not an Indian citizen?
(a) Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar
(b) C. V. Raman
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (a) Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar
- Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar was an Indian-American astrophysicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1983 for his work on stars.
- He was the only Nobel Prize winner from India at the time.
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11. Which agricultural scientist was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace?
(a) M. S. Swaminathan
(b) Norman Borlaug
(c) S. Chandrashekhar
(d) Hargovind Khurana
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
Ans. (b) Norman Borlaug
- Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American scientist, humanitarian and Nobel Prize winner who was known as the “father of the Green Revolution.
- ” In 1970, he was given the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in improving farming technology, which helped reduce world hunger.
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12. ‘Stree Shakti Puraskar’ is given to women for:
1 . Their excellence in athletics
2. Their outstanding performance in games
3. Their courage and enterprise for the betterment of women
4. Their contribution to the nation and the people
Select your answer from the codes given below:
Code :
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (c) 3 and 4
- The ‘Stree Shakti Puraskar’ is an award given to women for their bravery, hard work, and positive impact on other women and the country.
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13. Who is the first Indian actress to receive the ‘Padma Shree Award?
(a) Smita Patil
(b) Nargis Dutt
(c) Meena Kumari
(d) Madhubala
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007, I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (b) Nargis Dutt
- Nargis Dutt was the very first actress from India to get the ‘Padma Shree Award’.
- She was honored with the award in 1958.
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14. Who among the following is not the recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?
(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(b) Satyajit Ray
(c) Lata Mangeshkar
(d) Raj Kapoor
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (d) Raj Kapoor
- The ‘Bharat Ratna’ is the highest civilian award given in India which was established in 1954.
- It is given in a variety of areas such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
- Everyone mentioned in the option has been given the ‘Bharat Ratna’ except for Raj Kapoor.
- Satyajit Ray was awarded it in 1992 and Ustad Bismillah Khan and Lata Mangeshkar were given the ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 2001.
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15. Who among the following is not awarded with ‘Bharat Ratna’?
(a) Lata Mangeshkar
(b) Pandit Jasraj
(c) Pandit Ravishankar
(d) Ustad Bismillah Khan
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (b) Pandit Jasraj
- Pandit Jasraj was not given the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award.
- Ustad Bismillah Khan and Lata Mangeshkar got the award in 2001, while Pandit Ravishankar was honoured with it in 1999.
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16. The first lady to receive ‘Gyanpeeth’ Award was:
(a) Ashapurna Devi
(b) Mahashweta Devi
(c) Mahadevi Verma
(d) Amrita Pritam
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1997, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]
Ans. (a) Ashapurna Devi
- Ashapurna Devi became the first woman to receive the prestigious ‘Gyanpeeth’ Award in 1976 for her amazing work ‘Pratham Pratishruti’.
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17. Who among the following Pakistani nationals was awarded the “Bharat Ratna” by the Indian Government?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(b) Liaqat Ali Khan
(c) M.A. Jinnah
(d) Muhammad Iqbal
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
Ans. (a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, the founder of ‘Khudai Khidmatgar,’ was the first Pakistani to receive India’s highest civilian honour, ‘Bharat Ratna,’ in 1987.
- He was also known as ‘Frontier Gandhi.’
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18. To which foreigner was ‘Bharat Ratna’ awarded in 1990?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Mikhail Gorbachov
(c) Abdul Gaffar
(d) Yasir Arafat
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]
Ans. (a) Nelson Mandela
- In 1990, Nelson Mandela was given India’s highest honor, the ‘Bharat Ratna’, for his amazing efforts in ending the segregation of races in South Africa.
- His actions were based on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi
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19. Which of the following foreign citizens has been awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Bill Clinton
(c) Adolf Hitler
(d) Boris Yeltsin
[48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (a) Nelson Mandela
- In 1990, Nelson Mandela was given the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award for his remarkable efforts in ending apartheid in South Africa.
- His actions were inspired by the principles of Gandhi.
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20. Who has been awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’?
(a) Amjad Ali Khan
(b) Dr. Kurien
(c) Ravi Shankar
(d) Dr. Sarvapalli Gopal
[M.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (c) Ravi Shankar
- Pandit Ravi Shankar received the highest Indian honour, ‘Bharat Ratna’, in 1999.
- None of the other people mentioned were given this award.
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21. In which year, the first ‘Bharat Ratna’ was awarded?
(a) 1951
(b) 1953
(c) 1954
(d) 1956
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (c) 1954
- The ‘Bharat Ratna’ is India’s highest civilian award. It was set up by India’s first President, Dr Rajendra Prasad, on January 2, 1954. The first awards were given to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C Rajagopalachari and C V Raman in 1954.
- Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee were given the ‘Bharat Ratna Award’
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22. Bharat Ratana is the highest Civilian Award in India which was first given in the year and to the person:
(a) The year 1948; C.V. Raman
(b) The year 1952; Lata Mangeshkar
(c) The year 1953; V. Krishnamurthy
(d) The year 1954; Dr. Radhakrishnan
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (d) The year 1954; Dr. Radhakrishnan
- The ‘Bharat Ratna’ is India’s highest civilian honor. It was started in 1954 by the first President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad.
- The first people to receive the award were Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari and C. V. Raman. Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee were given the ‘Bharat Ratna’ Award
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23. Who among the following was the first to receive the ‘Bharat Ratna Award?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant
(b) S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (b) S. Radhakrishnan
- The Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian honor.
- It was established by the first President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad, on January 2, 1954.
- The first recipients of the award were Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and C. V. Raman in 1954.
- Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee were given the Bharat Ratna Award
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24. Who among the following was not the first recipient of Bharat Ratna?
(a) S. Radhakrishnan
(b) C. V. Raman
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
Ans. (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
- The ‘Bharat Ratna’ is India’s highest civilian award.
- It was created by India’s first President, Dr Rajendra Prasad, on January 2nd, 1954.
- The first recipients of the ‘Bharat Ratna’ were Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and C. V. Raman in 1954.
- Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpay
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25. Who is not the recipient of ‘Bharat Ratna’?
(a) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(b) Lata Mangeshkar
(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(d) Satyajit Ray
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- When this question was asked, Atal Bihar Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister of India, had not yet been given the Bharat Ratna award.
- In 2015, he and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya were both given this award. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India and scientist, was given the Bharat Ratna in 1997, Lata Mangeshkar in 2001, and Satyajit Ray in 1992.
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26. Who among the following has not been awarded “Bharat Ratna”?
(a) J.R.D. Tata
(b) Acharya Narendra Dev
(c) Satyajeet Ray
(d) C. Subramaniam
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (b) Acharya Narendra Dev
- In 1992, J.R.D. Tata and Satyajit Ray were given the highest Indian award known as ‘Bharat Ratna,’ and C. Subramaniam got it in 1998.
- Acharya Narendra Dev did not get
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27. In 1992 J. R. D. Tata was awarded which of the following awards?
(a) Bharat Ratna
(b) Padma Vibhushan
(c) Padmabhushan
(d) Padmashree
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]
Ans. (a) Bharat Ratna
- J. R. D. Tata and Satyajit Ray got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award in 1992 and C. Subramaniam was given this award in 1998.
- Acharya Narendra Dev didn’t receive the ‘Bharat Ratna’.
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28. Who was the first recipient woman of Vyas Samman?
(a) Chitra Mudgal
(b) Prabha Khetan
(c) Malti Joshi
(d) Mannu Bhandari
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
Ans. (a) Chitra Mudgal
- Chitra Mudgal, a famous Hindi fiction author, won the highly esteemed ‘Vyas Samman’ in 2003 for her book ‘Awa’, a remarkable work of fiction about trade unions, the labour movement, and feminism.
- She was the first female to receive the ‘Vyas Samman
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29. In which field is the ‘Swarna Kamal’ award given?
(a) Literature
(b) Cinema
(c) Classical Music
(d) Theatre
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2003]
Ans. (b) Cinema
- The ‘Swarn Kamal’ and ‘Rajat Kamal’ awards are given to the best movies in the film industry.
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30. Who is the first person of Indian origin to win the “Booker Prize”?
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) V. S. Naipaul
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
Ans. (c) V. S. Naipaul
- V. S. Naipaul was the first person from India to receive the Booker Prize.
- He won the award in 1971 for his book ‘In a Free State’.
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31. Nobel Prizes are given by
(a) The Government of Norway
(b) The Government of Switzerland
(c) The Government of Sweden
(d) Swedish Academy
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) Swedish Academy
- In Alfred Nobel’s last wishes, he named the organizations that would be in charge of the prizes he wanted to create.
- These included the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for Physics and Chemistry, the Karolinska Institute for Medicine, the Swedish Academy for Literature, and a Committee of five people chosen by the Norwegian Parliament for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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32. The ‘Chakradhar Fellowship’ is given in the field of :
(a) Folk dance
(b) Classical music
(c) Classical Dance
(d) Literary criticism
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (b) Classical music
- The ‘Chakradhar Fellowship’ was an award for people who excelled in classical music.
- King Chakradhar Singh was an expert in playing the Tabla and Pakhawaj.
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33. The Maharana Pratap Award is given for excellence in the field of:
(a) Science and Technology
(b) Sports
(c) Social Work
(d) Performing Arts
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2003]
Ans. (b) Sports
- The Maharana Pratap Award was set up in 1982-83 and is presented to athletes who have excelled in sports.
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34. Which one among the following Indians was honoured by a Special Oscar Award?
(a) Mahesh Bhatt
(b) Mina Nair
(c) Satyajit Ray
(d) O.P. Sippy
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]
Ans. (c) Satyajit Ray
- In 1992, Satyajit Ray was given a Special Oscar Award in recognition of his remarkable achievements in filmmaking.
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35. Who among the following is the Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award winner?
(a) Bhagawat Rawat
(b) Firaq Gorakhpuri
(c) Makhanlal Chaturvedi
(d) Cyan Ranjan
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (b) Firaq Gorakhpuri
- In 1969, the renowned Urdu poet Firaq Gorakhpuri was honored with the Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for his impressive work ‘Gule Nagma’.
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36. Identify the wrong pair related to Indian Cinema:
(a) First full-length Tamil Feature Film – Keechak Vadham
(b) The first Indian Film to use to technique of Playback singing – Dhoop
(c) First Indian Film to be nominated for an Oscar – Mughal-e-Azam
(d) First Indian Cinemascope Film – Kagaz Ke Phool
[R.A. S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (c) First Indian Film to be nominated for an Oscar – Mughal-e-Azam
- The first Indian movie to be nominated for an Oscar was ‘Mother India’ released in 1957, which was directed by Mehboob Khan.
- Unfortunately, it did not win the award in its category.
- The first full-length Tamil Feature Film was ‘Keechak Vadham’, released in January 1918. Nataraja Mudaliar was the director of the movie.
- The first use of playback singing was in 1935 in ‘Dhoop Chhaon’, directed by Nitin Bose.
- This film was a remake of the Bengali Film ‘Bhagya Chakra’, which was actually the first movie to use playback singing.
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37. Who among the following Pakistani citizens is awarded with ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Government of India?
(a) Liaquat Ali Khan
(b) M. A. Jinnah
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(d) Muhammad Iqbal
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
Ans. (c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Ghaffar Khan was born in 1890 to a wealthy family in Utmanzai, Peshawar Valley (in British India).
- He is also known as Badshah Khan or Frontier Gandhi.
- In 1985, he went to India to join in the centenary celebration of the Indian National Congress.
- Two years later, he was awarded the highest honour of India, the Bharat Ratna, in 1987.
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38. Who among the following journalists is the recipient ‘Magsasey’ Award?
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Arun Shorie
(c) Dharmavir Bharti
(d) Kamleshwar
[38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]
Ans. (b) Arun Shorie
- In 1982, Arun Shourie, a famous Indian journalist, was given the Magsaysay Award.
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