Awards and honours - One Line Questions

1. The Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was first awarded in which year? — 1954
2. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title? — Reita Faria
3. Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title? — Harnaaz Sandhu
4. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics? — Amartya Sen
5. Which of the following is the highest sporting honour in India? — Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
6. Which award is given to coaches for outstanding contribution in sports training? — Dronacharya Award
7. Which award is given for outstanding contribution to the development of science and technology in India? — Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
8. Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna award? — C. Rajagopalachari
9. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics? — C. V. Raman
10. Who is the only Indian to have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for work on superconductivity? — None of the above
11. Which country awards the 'Order of the Rising Sun'? — Japan
12. The 'Sangeet Natak Akademi Award' is given for outstanding contribution in which fields? — Indian classical music, dance, drama and folk arts
13. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for the development of a method for genome editing. What is this method commonly known as? — CRISPR-Cas9
14. The 'Vyas Samman' is an annual literary award given in India for outstanding prose or poetry work in which language? — Hindi
15. The Commonwealth Writers' Prize is awarded for outstanding writing from which region? — The Commonwealth of Nations
16. The Grammy Awards are primarily awarded for achievements in which industry? — Music
17. The 'Golden Globe Awards' are primarily awarded for achievements in which two industries? — Film and Television
18. The 'National Film Awards' in India are presented annually by which organization? — Directorate of Film Festivals
19. The Booker Prize, an annual literary award, is primarily given for the best novel written in which language? — English
20. Which Indian scientist received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the genetic code? — Hargobind Khorana
21. The 'Magsaysay Award' for community leadership was awarded to 'The Environmental Service Program' of which country in 2001? — Philippines
22. The 'Man Booker International Prize' is awarded for a book translated into English and published in the United Kingdom. What is the primary distinction of this award? — It recognizes translated fiction.
23. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often called the 'Asian Nobel Prize'. Which country presents this award? — Philippines
24. Which Indian Prime Minister received the Bharat Ratna award posthumously? — Rajiv Gandhi
25. Who among the following is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? — Jhumpa Lahiri
26. Which Indian author received the Booker Prize for her novel 'The God of Small Things'? — Arundhati Roy
27. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize? — Arundhati Roy
28. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is presented annually by the Government of India for contributions to which field? — Cinema
29. The Arjuna Award is given for excellence in which field? — Sports
30. Which of the following is NOT a recipient of the Bharat Ratna award? — Mahatma Gandhi
31. Which award is given by the Indian government for excellence in film direction? — National Film Award for Best Director
32. Which award is presented by the UN for outstanding achievements in the field of human rights? — United Nations Human Rights Prize
33. The Sahitya Akademi Award is given for literary works in which of the following languages recognized by the Constitution of India? — 22 Scheduled Languages
34. Which of the following is NOT a Padma Award? — Param Vir Chakra
35. Which is the highest gallantry award in India during peacetime? — Ashoka Chakra
36. The Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations of which body? — Padma Awards Committee
37. The 'Abel Prize' is considered the most prestigious award in which field? — Mathematics
38. Who is the only Indian to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature? — Rabindranath Tagore
39. Which award is considered the most prestigious award in journalism? — Pulitzer Prize
40. The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020 was awarded for discoveries concerning black holes. Who were the recipients? — Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez
41. Which Indian athlete was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? — Viswanathan Anand
42. Which of the following awards is NOT associated with literature? — Dronacharya Award
43. Which Indian scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the Raman Effect? — C. V. Raman
44. The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is given for contributions in which area? — International peace and cooperation
45. Which Indian personality was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for her fight for the right to education of every child? — Kailash Satyarthi
46. The 'J C Daniel Award' is the highest honour in the field of cinema in which Indian state? — Kerala
47. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are primarily given for excellence in which field? — Film
48. The International Booker Prize (formerly Independent Foreign Fiction Prize) is awarded annually for a book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. What is the key criterion for eligibility? — The book must be translated from another language.
49. The Turner Prize is a prestigious award given annually for contemporary art in which country? — United Kingdom
50. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award? — Vinoba Bhave
All One Line Questions
E-Book Awards and honours Online Test Awards and honours Question Bank Awards and honours