SBI Clerk - Awards and Honours, Books and Authors, Important Days Online Test (MCQ Quiz)

1. Which Indian personality was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work on the rights of children?

A) Amartya Sen B) Kailash Satyarthi C) Mother Teresa D) R. K. Narayan

2. The book 'Wings of Fire' is an autobiography of which prominent Indian leader?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam D) Indira Gandhi

3. World Environment Day is celebrated annually on which date?

A) April 22 B) June 5 C) December 10 D) October 24

4. Who is the author of the famous novel 'The God of Small Things'?

A) Salman Rushdie B) Arundhati Roy C) Vikram Seth D) Jhumpa Lahiri

5. The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of which country?

A) Bangladesh B) Sri Lanka C) India D) Nepal

6. Which of the following is NOT a recipient of the Jnanpith Award?

A) Mahadevi Varma B) Gopinath Mohanty C) Rabindranath Tagore D) V. S. Naipaul

7. The book 'My Experiments with Truth' is the autobiography of which Indian leader?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Lal Bahadur Shastri C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

8. International Women's Day is observed every year on:

A) March 8 B) August 15 C) January 26 D) November 11

9. Who wrote the epic poem 'Mahabharata'?

A) Valmiki B) Tulsidas C) Vyasa D) Kalidasa

10. The Booker Prize is an annual literary award given for the best novel written in which language?

A) French B) English C) Spanish D) German

11. Which Indian film won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2023?

A) RRR B) The Elephant Whisperers C) Sardar Udham D) Gangubai Kathiawadi

12. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest honor in which field?

A) Literature B) Music C) Cinema D) Dance

13. Who is the author of the novel 'Midnight's Children'?

A) Khaled Hosseini B) Salman Rushdie C) Vikram Chandra D) Amitav Ghosh

14. World Population Day is observed on:

A) July 11 B) September 5 C) November 19 D) March 21

15. The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award in India. Which of the following is NOT a Padma award?

A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan C) Kirti Chakra D) Padma Vibhushan

16. Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2022 for his novel 'Ret Samadhi'?

A) Gyan Chaturvedi B) Anuradha Roy C) Pankaj Bisht D) Anurag Pathak

17. The United Nations Day is celebrated on:

A) January 1 B) June 21 C) October 24 D) December 1

18. Who wrote the famous play 'Abhijnanasakuntalam'?

A) Banabhatta B) Vishakhadatta C) Kalidasa D) Bhavabhuti

19. The Arjuna Award is given by the Government of India to recognize excellence in which field?

A) Sports B) Literature C) Social Service D) Science

20. Which Indian scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930?

A) Dr. C.V. Raman B) Dr. Homi J. Bhabha C) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai D) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

21. The book 'Train to Pakistan' was written by:

A) Mulk Raj Anand B) Khushwant Singh C) R.K. Narayan D) Anita Desai

22. World Health Day is observed on:

A) April 7 B) May 1 C) June 1 D) July 1

23. The Kalinga Prize for popularization of science is awarded by which organization?

A) UNESCO B) WHO C) UNICEF D) ISRO

24. Who is the author of the novel 'A Suitable Boy'?

A) Salman Rushdie B) Arundhati Roy C) Vikram Seth D) Amitav Ghosh

25. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 was awarded to Annie Ernaux for:

A) Her exploration of personal memory and collective amnesia B) Her profound insights into the human condition C) Her powerful exploration of courage, compassion and conviction D) Her innovative use of language and form

26. International Day of Yoga is celebrated on:

A) June 20 B) June 21 C) July 20 D) July 21

27. Which Indian classical dancer received the Padma Vibhushan in 2022?

A) Sonal Mansingh B) Gopi Krishna C) Birju Maharaj D) Mallika Sarabhai

28. The book 'Gitanjali' which won the Nobel Prize in Literature was written by:

A) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay B) Rabindranath Tagore C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee D) Jibanananda Das

29. The Pulitzer Prize is awarded annually for achievements in what field?

A) Film and Television B) Music and Drama C) Journalism, Literature, and Musical Composition D) Science and Technology

30. Which day is observed as World Tourism Day?

A) September 27 B) October 1 C) November 14 D) December 5

31. Who is the author of the novel 'The White Tiger'?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Aravind Adiga C) Kiran Desai D) Rohinton Mistry

32. 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?

A) Kailash Satyarthi B) Siddhartha Mukherjee C) Ravish Kumar D) Arunachalam Muruganantham

33. World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on:

A) March 10 B) March 15 C) April 1 D) April 15

34. Who wrote the famous book 'Arthashastra'?

A) Panini B) Kautilya (Chanakya) C) Vatsyayana D) Aryabhata

35. The Dronacharya Award is given to:

A) Outstanding sports performance B) Excellence in sports coaching C) Lifetime achievement in sports D) Sports journalism

36. Which Indian author won the International Booker Prize in 2022 for the novel 'Tomb of Sand'?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Salman Rushdie C) Geetanjali Shree D) Vikram Seth

37. World Blood Donor Day is observed on:

A) June 10 B) June 14 C) July 10 D) July 14

38. The Sahitya Akademi Award is given for literary works in how many Indian languages?

A) 12 B) 18 C) 22 D) 24

39. Who is the author of the book 'The Discovery of India'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Subhas Chandra Bose

40. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022 was awarded to Svante Pääbo for:

A) His discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution B) His discoveries concerning the structure of the ribosome C) His discoveries concerning the regulation of immune system checkpoints D) His discoveries concerning messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines

41. World Photography Day is celebrated on:

A) August 10 B) August 19 C) September 10 D) September 19

42. Which Indian personality received the Bharat Ratna in 2019?

A) Pranab Mukherjee B) Bhupen Hazarika C) Nanaji Deshmukh D) All of the above

43. Who wrote the novel 'Poonachi: Or the Story of a Little Goat'?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Kiran Desai C) Aravind Adiga D) Perumal Murugan

44. International Day of Non-Violence is observed on the birthday of which famous personality?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Nelson Mandela C) Martin Luther King Jr. D) Abraham Lincoln

45. The Padma Awards are announced annually on the eve of:

A) Independence Day B) Republic Day C) Gandhi Jayanti D) Children's Day

46. Who is the author of the book 'An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth'?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Sardar Patel D) Subhas Chandra Bose

47. 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:

A) Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger B) Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann C) Benjamin List and David MacMillan D) K. Barry Sharpless, Morten Meldal and Carolyn R. Bertozzi

48. World Literacy Day is celebrated on:

A) September 5 B) September 8 C) October 5 D) October 8

49. Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2021 for English for his novel 'The Nutmeg's Curse: Born to be Free'?

A) Amitav Ghosh B) Vikram Seth C) Ruskin Bond D) William Dalrymple

50. The National Film Awards are presented annually by which Ministry of India?

A) Ministry of Culture B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting C) Ministry of Home Affairs D) Ministry of Education

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