Important Days, Books and Authors, Awards and Honors - Question Bank
1. The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize achievements in which industry?
2. Who is the author of the famous book 'Animal Farm'?
3. World Hindi Day is celebrated on:
4. The Oscar Awards, officially known as the Academy Awards, are most associated with which industry?
5. Which Indian author wrote the novel 'The White Tiger', which won the Man Booker Prize?
6. International Mountain Day is celebrated on:
7. The Vayalar Award is a prestigious literary award in India, primarily given for works in which language?
8. Who wrote the epic Mahabharata?
9. World Human Rights Day is observed on:
10. The Man Booker International Prize is awarded annually for a single work of fiction translated into English. Which country's authors are eligible?
11. Which book details the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
12. World Soil Day is celebrated on:
13. The National Film Awards are India's most prestigious film awards. Who presents these awards?
14. Who authored the famous play 'Romeo and Juliet'?
15. World AIDS Day is observed on:
16. The Magsaysay Award, often called the 'Asian Nobel Prize', is given for outstanding public service. It is named after a former president of which country?
17. Which of these books is written by R.K. Narayan?
18. World Food Day is observed annually on:
19. The Ramanujan Award is given for outstanding contributions in which field?
20. Who wrote the novel 'War and Peace'?
21. International Literacy Day is celebrated on:
22. The Pulitzer Prize is an award given for achievements in which field, primarily in the United States?
23. Which famous book is credited to Kalidasa?
24. World Ozone Day is observed on:
25. The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour that recognizes works in which category?
26. Who wrote the classic novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?
27. Which day is observed as World Tourism Day?
28. 'The God of Small Things' was the first book by Arundhati Roy to win the Booker Prize. In which year was it published?
29. International Day of Peace is observed on:
30. The Padma Awards (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri) are India's highest civilian honours. Which of these is the second highest civilian award?
31. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?
32. Which day is observed as World Consumer Rights Day?
33. The Booker Prize is an annual literary award given for the best novel written in which language and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland?
34. 'Gitanjali', a collection of poems for which Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize, was originally written in which language?
35. World Health Day is celebrated on:
36. The Arjuna Award is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize excellence in which area?
37. Who wrote the famous epic 'Ramayana'?
38. Which day is observed as World Population Day?
39. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in which field?
40. Which book is often attributed to Chanakya (also known as Kautilya)?
41. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on:
42. The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award. Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna?
43. Who is the author of the novel 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize?
44. International Women's Day is observed every year on:
45. Which Indian state is known for the 'Kalinga Award' for popularization of science?
46. 'The Discovery of India' is a famous book written by whom during his imprisonment in India?
47. World Environment Day is celebrated annually on which date?
48. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 was awarded to Jon Fosse for his innovative plays and prose. In which country is he from?
49. The book 'Wings of Fire' is an autobiography of which prominent Indian leader?
50. Which day is observed as International Day of Yoga?