Awards and honours - Question Bank
1. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize?
2. The 'Abel Prize' is considered the most prestigious award in which field?
3. Which of the following awards is NOT associated with literature?
4. The 'J C Daniel Award' is the highest honour in the field of cinema in which Indian state?
5. Who is the only Indian to have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for work on superconductivity?
6. The 'Sangeet Natak Akademi Award' is given for outstanding contribution in which fields?
7. Which country awards the 'Order of the Rising Sun'?
8. The 'Vyas Samman' is an annual literary award given in India for outstanding prose or poetry work in which language?
9. Which Indian athlete was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
10. The 'National Film Awards' in India are presented annually by which organization?
11. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?
12. Which award is presented by the UN for outstanding achievements in the field of human rights?
13. The 'Magsaysay Award' for community leadership was awarded to 'The Environmental Service Program' of which country in 2001?
14. Which Indian scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the Raman Effect?
15. The 'Golden Globe Awards' are primarily awarded for achievements in which two industries?
16. Which of the following is NOT a recipient of the Bharat Ratna award?
17. The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is given for contributions in which area?
18. The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020 was awarded for discoveries concerning black holes. Who were the recipients?
19. Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title?
20. Which award is given by the Indian government for excellence in film direction?
21. 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?
22. Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna award?
23. The Turner Prize is a prestigious award given annually for contemporary art in which country?
24. Which is the highest gallantry award in India during peacetime?
25. The Sahitya Akademi Award is given for literary works in which of the following languages recognized by the Constitution of India?
26. Which Indian Prime Minister received the Bharat Ratna award posthumously?
27. 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?
28. Which award is given to coaches for outstanding contribution in sports training?
29. 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?
30. Who is the only Indian to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
31. The Grammy Awards are primarily awarded for achievements in which industry?
32. Which Indian author received the Booker Prize for her novel 'The God of Small Things'?
33. The Arjuna Award is given for excellence in which field?
34. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics?
35. The Commonwealth Writers' Prize is awarded for outstanding writing from which region?
36. Which of the following is NOT a Padma Award?
37. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often called the 'Asian Nobel Prize'. Which country presents this award?
38. Which Indian scientist received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the genetic code?
39. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are primarily given for excellence in which field?
40. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title?
41. Which award is considered the most prestigious award in journalism?
42. The Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations of which body?
43. Who among the following is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
44. Which award is given for outstanding contribution to the development of science and technology in India?
45. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is presented annually by the Government of India for contributions to which field?
46. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
47. The Booker Prize, an annual literary award, is primarily given for the best novel written in which language?
48. Which of the following is the highest sporting honour in India?
49. The Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was first awarded in which year?
50. 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?