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

1. The Sahitya Akademi Award is given for literary works in how many Indian languages? — 24
2. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 was awarded for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science to: — Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger
3. Which Indian personality was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work on the rights of children? — Kailash Satyarthi
4. Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2021 for English for his novel 'The Nutmeg's Curse: Born to be Free'? — Amitav Ghosh
5. World Environment Day is celebrated annually on which date? — June 5
6. World Health Day is observed on: — April 7
7. Which Indian author won the International Booker Prize in 2022 for the novel 'Tomb of Sand'? — Geetanjali Shree
8. Who wrote the novel 'Poonachi: Or the Story of a Little Goat'? — Perumal Murugan
9. World Photography Day is celebrated on: — August 19
10. Who wrote the famous play 'Abhijnanasakuntalam'? — Kalidasa
11. The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of which country? — India
12. Which Indian scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930? — Dr. C.V. Raman
13. The Pulitzer Prize is awarded annually for achievements in what field? — Journalism, Literature, and Musical Composition
14. The Booker Prize is an annual literary award given for the best novel written in which language? — English
15. Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2022 for his novel 'Ret Samadhi'? — Gyan Chaturvedi
16. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 was awarded to Annie Ernaux for: — Her exploration of personal memory and collective amnesia
17. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022 was awarded to Svante Pääbo for: — His discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution
18. The Padma Awards are announced annually on the eve of: — Republic Day
19. The United Nations Day is celebrated on: — October 24
20. Who is the author of the book 'An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth'? — Mahatma Gandhi
21. The book 'Wings of Fire' is an autobiography of which prominent Indian leader? — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
22. Who is the author of the novel 'The White Tiger'? — Aravind Adiga
23. World Population Day is observed on: — July 11
24. World Blood Donor Day is observed on: — June 14
25. International Day of Yoga is celebrated on: — June 21
26. The Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the 'Asian Nobel Prize', is given for outstanding contributions in several fields. Which Indian personality received it in 2018 for Emergent Leadership? — Ravish Kumar
27. Who is the author of the novel 'Midnight's Children'? — Salman Rushdie
28. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest honor in which field? — Cinema
29. Which of the following is NOT a recipient of the Jnanpith Award? — Rabindranath Tagore
30. Who is the author of the book 'The Discovery of India'? — Jawaharlal Nehru
31. International Day of Non-Violence is observed on the birthday of which famous personality? — Mahatma Gandhi
32. The book 'My Experiments with Truth' is the autobiography of which Indian leader? — Mahatma Gandhi
33. World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on: — March 15
34. International Women's Day is observed every year on: — March 8
35. The National Film Awards are presented annually by which Ministry of India? — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
36. The book 'Train to Pakistan' was written by: — Khushwant Singh
37. The Dronacharya Award is given to: — Excellence in sports coaching
38. The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award in India. Which of the following is NOT a Padma award? — Kirti Chakra
39. Who wrote the famous book 'Arthashastra'? — Kautilya (Chanakya)
40. Which Indian personality received the Bharat Ratna in 2019? — All of the above
41. Which Indian film won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2023? — The Elephant Whisperers
42. Who is the author of the novel 'A Suitable Boy'? — Vikram Seth
43. Who is the author of the famous novel 'The God of Small Things'? — Arundhati Roy
44. The book 'Gitanjali' which won the Nobel Prize in Literature was written by: — Rabindranath Tagore
45. Which day is observed as World Tourism Day? — September 27
46. World Literacy Day is celebrated on: — September 8
47. Which Indian classical dancer received the Padma Vibhushan in 2022? — Birju Maharaj
48. The Arjuna Award is given by the Government of India to recognize excellence in which field? — Sports
49. The Kalinga Prize for popularization of science is awarded by which organization? — UNESCO
50. Who wrote the epic poem 'Mahabharata'? — Vyasa
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