Q- The only Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics is
(a) Dr. J.C. Bose
(b) Dr. C.V. Raman
(c) Dr. H.J. Bhabha
(d) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Ans: (b)
Q- Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to
(a) Literature (b) Education
(c) Fine arts (d) Classical music
Ans: (a)
Q- Nobel Prizes are not given for which of the following fields?
(a) Physics (b) Chemistry
(c) Peace (d) Music
Ans: (d)
Q- Which of the following brought the first Nobel Prize to an Indian?
(a) Theory of relativity
(b) Manu’s arthshastra
(c) Gitanjali
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
Q- ‘The Dronacharya Award’ is associated with
(a) Eminent Surgeons
(b) Famous Artists
(c) Sport Coaches
(d) Expert Engineers
Ans: (c)
Q- The only film-maker to get Bharat Ratna was
(a) Raj Kapoor (b) G.P.Sippy
(c) Satyajit Ray (d) S.S.Vasan
Ans: (c)
Q- Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award?
(a) Vinoba Bhave(b) Mother Teresa
(c) R.K.Laxman (d) T.N. Seshan
Ans: (a)
Q- The first Indian to receive the U Thant award for cultural understanding was
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
Q- 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) Marshal Tito
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev
(c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(d) Abdul Waji Khan
Ans: (c)
Q- For outstanding contribution to which one of the following fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given?
(a) Literature (b) Performing Arts
(c) Science (d) Social Service
Ans: (c)
Q- Since foundation of nobel prize awards has been added to the original five discipline which were considered for award of Nobel Prize?
(a) Medicine (b) Peace
(c) Literature (d) Economics
Ans: (d)
Q- U Thant Award is given for
(a) Contribution to east-west understanding
(b) Community leadership
(c) Social service
(d) Journalism
Ans: (c)
Q- ‘Meghanath Saha’ award is given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields?
(a) Journalism (b) Science
(c) Literature (d) Social science
Ans: (b)
Q- Jawaharlal Nehru award is given for
(a) Government science
(b) Literary work
(c) International Understanding
(d) Social Work
Ans: (c)
Q- Who among the following was the first to receive the Nobel prize?
(a) C.V. Raman
(b) Hargovind Khurana
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
Q- Who was the first Asian to have received the Nobel Prize?
(a) C.V. Raman
(b) R.N. Tagore
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) I.A. Bunin
Ans: (b)
Q- The recipient of the first ‘Moortidevi literacy Award’ is
(a) Masud Hussain Khan
(b) Swami Sivabalayogi
(c) C.K. Nagaraja Rao
(d) Ramanlal Joshi
Ans: (c)
Q- Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (d)
Q- Amartya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for his work on
(a) Game theory
(b) Securities analysis
(c) Poverty and famines
(d) Impact of Industrialisation
Ans: (c)
Q- Dr. Hargobind Khurana received the nobel prize for
(a) Medicine (b) Physics
(c) Peace (d) Chemistry
Ans: (a)
Q- Name the India’s highest award which is given to a civilian
(a) Bharat Ratna
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) National Film Award
(d) Jnanpith Award
Ans: (a)
Q- Arjuna Award is given for
(a) Bravery on battlefield
(b) Outstanding performance in sports
(c) Exceptional service in emergency
(d) Exceptional service of slum dwellers
Ans: (b)
Q- The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year
(a) 1965 (b) 1963
(c) 1961 (d) 1957
Ans: (c)
Q- U-Thant award is given for
(a) Social Service
(b) Contribution to East-West understanding
(c) Community leadership
(d) Journalism
Ans: (a)
Q- Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to
(a) Literature (b) Education
(c) Fine arts (d) Classical music
Ans: (a)
Q- B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of
(a) Journalism (b) Medicine
(c) Music (d) Environment
Ans: (a)
Q- Who was the first Indian to be honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar Award?
(a) Salim Ali
(b) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(c) Satyajit Ray
(d) Bachchendri Pal
Ans: (c)
Q- Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Templeton Award?
(a) Baba Amte
(b) Mother Teresa
(c) Dr. S. Radhakrishanan
(d) Vinoba Bhave
Ans: (c)
Q- The first Indian to share the Oscar award was
(a) Hargobind Khurana
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Bhanu Athaiya
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
Q- The Ex-officio Secretary of NDC is
(a) Vice-Chairman of Planning Commission
(b) General Secretary of Lok Sabha
(c) Secretary of Finance Ministry
(d) Secretary of Planning Commission
Ans: (d)