Honors and Awards Quiz 4

1. Besides Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, which other foreigner has won the Bharat Ratna award?

a) Nelson Mandela
b) Bernard Shaw
c) Kofi Annan
d) Mujib-ur-Rahman

2. Who was the first scientist to win the Bharat Ratna Award?

a) S Chandra Sekhar
b) CV Raman
c) JC Bose
d) Hargobind Khorana

3. Which of the following is India’s highest peace-time gallantry award?

a) Mahavir Chakra
b) Ashoka Chakra
c) Vir Chakra
d) Param Vir Chakra

4. Which of the following awards was instituted in 1992 to mark the golden jubilee of the Quit India Movement?

a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
b) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award
c) Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award
d) Rajiv Smriti Puraskar

5. Who was the first winner of Saraswathy Samman?

a) Rama Kant Path
b) Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan
c) Vijay Tendulkar
d) Dr Harbajan Singh

6. In terms of price money which of the following is the highest award given by the Government of India in any field?

a) Bharat Ratna
b) Gandhi Peace Prize
c) Arjuna Award
d) Jnanpith Award

7. Who was the first winner of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding?

a) U Thant
b) Martin Luther King
c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
d) Yehudi Menuhin

8. Contribution to which field is honoured by the Global 500 award?

a) Cinema
b) Environmental conservation
c) Sports
d) Literature

9. Which of the following is the world’s top environmental conservation award?

a) Golden Bear Award
b) Golden Panda Award
c) Golden Globe Award
d) Golden Palms Award

10. Who was the first winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award?

a) Vinobha Bhave
b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
c) Jaya Prakash Narayan
d) None of these

Answers

1. Nelson Mandela
2. CV Raman
3. Ashoka Chakra
4. Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award
5. Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan
6. Gandhi Peace Prize
7. U Thant
8. Environmental conservation
9. Golden Panda Award
10. Vinobha Bhave