Awards, Books and Authors, Important Days - One Line Questions

1. Which book is famously attributed to Mahatma Gandhi? — 'My Experiments with Truth'
2. Which book is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature? — 'Gitanjali'
3. Which book is the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy? — 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
4. The Dada Saheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement in cinema was first awarded in which year? — 1969
5. Who is the author of the detective novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'? — Arthur Conan Doyle
6. Who wrote the novel '1984'? — George Orwell
7. World Environment Day is celebrated on which date? — June 5
8. World Health Day is celebrated annually on: — April 7
9. Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'? — William Shakespeare
10. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'? — Jane Austen
11. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded for outstanding discoveries in which field? — Physics
12. Who wrote the satirical novel 'Gulliver's Travels'? — Jonathan Swift
13. Human Rights Day is observed on: — December 10
14. The Pritzker Architecture Prize is considered the Nobel Prize for which profession? — Architecture
15. Who wrote the novel 'The Great Gatsby'? — F. Scott Fitzgerald
16. World Wildlife Day is observed on: — March 3
17. National Science Day in India is celebrated on: — February 28
18. The Grammy Awards are primarily associated with achievements in which field? — Music
19. The Booker Prize is awarded annually to outstanding works of fiction written in which language? — English
20. Which author wrote 'War and Peace'? — Leo Tolstoy
21. Who wrote the novel 'The Alchemist'? — Paulo Coelho
22. Who wrote the epic poem 'Paradise Lost'? — John Milton
23. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded for distinguished fiction by an American author, published during the preceding year. Which of these is NOT a past winner? — Gabriel García Márquez
24. Who wrote the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? — Harper Lee
25. Who is the author of the science fiction novel 'Dune'? — Frank Herbert
26. Which Indian author received the Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel 'The God of Small Things'? — Arundhati Roy
27. World Population Day is observed on: — July 11
28. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on: — June 14
29. International Yoga Day is celebrated on which date? — June 21
30. Who is the author of the epic poem 'Ramcharitmanas'? — Tulsidas
31. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest honor in which field? — Cinema
32. International Day of Non-Violence is observed on the birthday of: — Mahatma Gandhi
33. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on: — March 24
34. International Women's Day is observed on which date each year? — March 8
35. Who wrote the novel 'Moby Dick'? — Herman Melville
36. The Man Booker International Prize is awarded for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, and is open to authors from any country. It is awarded for: — Fiction
37. World AIDS Day is observed on: — December 1
38. World Teachers' Day is celebrated on: — October 5
39. World Food Day is observed on: — October 16
40. The Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India, given for outstanding contribution to literature in which languages? — Any of the 22 scheduled languages of India
41. The Sahitya Akademi Award is given for outstanding contribution in Indian literature in which languages? — 24 languages, including English and Rajasthani
42. Which award is considered the highest civilian honor in India? — Bharat Ratna
43. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, now known as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, is India's highest sporting honor. It is named after: — Major Dhyan Chand
44. The Pulitzer Prize is primarily awarded for achievements in which area? — Journalism, Literature, and Music
45. International Day of Peace is observed on: — September 21
46. World Tourism Day is observed on: — September 27
47. The Arjuna Award is given by the Indian government to recognize excellence in which sector? — Sports
48. The Ramanujan Award for young mathematicians is named after which renowned Indian mathematician? — Srinivasa Ramanujan
49. The Vayalar Award is a literary award given in which Indian state? — Kerala
50. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented for excellence in which industry? — Film
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