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A lot of competitive examinations ask questions about Awards and Honours. These questions are a bit  difficult to answer, but they are also rewarding. You must be aware of current affairs to answer these questions. You can begin after you&#39;ve read about it.

With a little practice, you&#39;ll be able to answer these General Awareness questions with ease. So we&#39;ve given you ten Awards & Honours questions to practice with. Each of these questions should take not more than a minute to answer.

 

<h2>Questions on Awards and Honours</h2>

 
You can also download the questions and answers pdf. Just click on the Download PDF button. So let&#39;s start with the first question.

Q:1 Who conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2023 to 84 artists?

1. Prime Minister 

2. President 

3. Cultural Minister 

4. Vice President 

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) Let&#39;s start off with a recent one.

Q:2 Who among the following won 1st position in Swachhta Pakhwada Awards 2022?

1. South Western Railway 

2. Western Railway 

3. North Eastern Railway

4. Northern Railway

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) This is a bit tough.

Q:3 Which among the following organisations has presented prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards since 1985?

1. BARC

2. DRDO

3. CSIR

4. HAL

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) This one&#39;s easy. Did you get it right?

Q:4 Guglielmo Marconi was awarded Nobel Prize in which field in 1909?

1. Physics

2. Chemistry

3. Peace

4. Medicine

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) This is a little tricky.

Q:5 The Emmy Awards is a major entertainment award in the United States for which of these category?

1. Music

2. Film

3. Television

4. Theatre

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) You can do this one, right?

Q:6 &#39;Ang Lee&#39; won Oscar Award in California as the best director for the film?

1. Abraham Lincon

2. Argo

3. Life of Pi

4. Searching for Sugar Man

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) This is simple too.

Q:7 Swadesh Darshan Award is given by which ministry?

1. Ministry of Tourism

2. Ministry of Culture

3. Ministry of Defense

4. Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) Read the options carefully to get this right.

Q:8 Which of the following is the highest civilian award of India?

1. Jnanpith Award

2. Bharat Ratna

3. Padma Shri

4. Padma Bhushan

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) Have you read about these awards?

Q:9 ________ is the highest military decoration awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during the war.

1. Mahavir Chakra

2. Sena Medal

3. Param Vir Chakra

4. Shaurya Chakra

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) This isn&#39;t difficult. Think a little.

Q:10 Who among the following was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna?

1. Ustad Bismillah Khan

2. Lata Mangeshkar

3. M.S. Subbulakshmi

4. Bhupen Hazarika

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Let&#39;s get done with the last one quickly.

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<h2>Answer Key</h2>

Let&#39;s have a look at your score.

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Comment below your score, considering each question has 1 mark only. If you scored 8 to 10, congratulations! You are one step closer to selection. If you have scored 5 to 8 marks, then you are doing well, keep it up. If you have scored less than 5 marks then you need to work a little harder on this subject. But don&#39;t worry, we are here to help you master the subject.

Let&#39;s check the answers and solutions and try to find out what went wrong.

 

<h2>Answers and Solutions</h2>

 
Q:1 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Vice President

The Vice President of India Shri Jagdeep Dhankar presented the one time Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to 84 artists from the field of performing arts of India. The artists are above the age of 75 years and haven&#39;t been accorded with any national honour in their careers.

 

Q:2 Correct answer is Option 1 i.e. South Western Railway

The Ministry of Railways launched the Swachhta Pakhwada 2023 on September 15, 2023. It is being observed from 16th September to 2nd October 2023. It is being inaugurated by Jaya Varma, Chairperson and CEO of Railway Board.

 

Q:3 Correct answer is Option 3 i.e. CSIR

Professor Rajnish Kumar of IIT Madras is awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for his significant contribution to the understanding of clathrate hydrates and Methane recovery techniques. CSIR announced the list of awardees for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2022.

 

Q:4 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Physics

Guglielmo Marconi was awarded Nobel Prize in the Physics field in 1909.

In context to his contributions towards the development of wireless telegraphy&#39;, he was awarded  Nobel Prize in the Physics field.

Guglielmo Marconi was born in Italy in 1874.

 

Q:5 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Television

The Emmy Awards is an annual presentations made for artistic, technical merit and  outstanding achievement in television in the United States.

The first Emmy Awards was presented in 1949.

 

Q:6 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Life of Pi​​​​​​

&#39;Ang Lee&#39; won Oscar Award in California as the best director for the film Life of Pi.

The storyline revolves around an Indian teenager named &#39;Pi&#39; Patel, who at 16 survives a shipwreck and is adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.

 

Q:7 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Ministry of Tourism

The Ministry of Tourism constituted the Swadesh Darshan Awards in various categories to acknowledge the efforts made by the State Governments, Union Territory Administrations and various implementing agencies.

A) Swadesh Darshan is a central sector scheme launched in 2014-15.

B) It was launched to develop a theme-based tourist circuit in India.

 

Q:8 The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in the country.

It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour.

 

Q:9 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Param Vir Chakra

Param Vir Chakra is the highest military decoration awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during the war.

Major Somnath Sharma, was the first recipient. 

 

Q:10 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. M.S. Subbulakshmi

M.S. Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

She was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1998 and became the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.

She is also the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award.

She was the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the Carnatic tradition of South India.

 

So that&#39;s it for today. General Awareness issues are usually important. We&#39;ll go over another topic of General Awareness later. Until then, you can practice the questions by downloading the Awards and Honours PDF.

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