Practice Quiz set 8 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   How many person distinguished in the field of music has so far been awarded ‘‘Bharat Ratna’’?

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(b)

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Explanation:

  1. M. S. Subbulakshmi (1998): Carnatic classical singer;
  2. Ravi Shankar (1999): Sitar player;
  3. Lata Mangeshkar (2001): playback singer;
  4. Bismillah Khan (2001): Hindustani classical shehnai player; and
  5. Bhimsen Joshi (2008): Hindustani classical singer.

Note: so far 6 people got the Baharat Ratna award in the field of music 6th one was Pandit Bhim sen Joshi (2008).

The last time Madan Mohan Malaviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee got this award was in 2015.


Q-2)   Nobel Prizes are distributed annually at

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Noble Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while the other prizes (Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Economics) are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden. The will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895.


Q-3)   The Government of which State has instituted the ‘Tansen Samman’ ?

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(b)

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Explanation:

The Tansen Samman is given by the government of Madhya Pradesh. This prestigious award was instituted in the year 1980-1981 and is given in the field of classical music. It carries Rs. 2 lakh in cash, citation, shawl and Shrifal.


Q-4)   The film which won the Audience Award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland is

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Lagaan won the Audience Award at the Locarno International Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards also. This film was directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar.


Q-5)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I List II
A. Param Vir Chakra 1. Highest gallantry award
B. Mahavir Chakra 2. Third highest gallantry award 
C. Vir Chakra 3. Second highest gallantry award
Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation: er: (d)
  • The Param Vir Chakra is India’s highest military decoration award.
  • The Maha Vir Chakra is the second highest military decoration. 
  • Vir Chakra is third in precedence in the war time gallantry awards.

  • Q-6)   The 28th Annual Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 was conferred to

    (a)

    (b)

    (c)

    (d)

    Explanation:

    The Madhya Pradesh government, in May 2013, conferred the 28th Annual Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 on famous playback singer Hariharan. Instituted in 1984, the award is conferred upon to a music composer and singer alternately.


    Q-7)   Palme d’or prize is given by

    (a)

    (b)

    (c)

    (d)

    Explanation:

    The Palme d’Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It is presented by Festival International du film de, France.


    Q-8)   Which of the following states conferred the Bihari Puraskar?

    (a)

    (b)

    (c)

    (d)

    Explanation:

    Bihari Puraskar conferred by Rajasthan is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. It carries a citation, a plaque and prize money of Rs. 1 lakh.


    Q-9)   Who among the following has been honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2007?

    (a)

    (b)

    (c)

    (d)

    Explanation:

    Prabodh Chandra Dey better known by his nickname Manna Dey (Bengali, is a legendary playback singer in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Assamese films. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh he was a part of the Indian film playback music industry.

    He is rated as the best classical singer among all singers of Hindi film music, though he sang various types of songs from pop to folk. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of his career.

    The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1971, the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for its lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

    Note: 2016 recipient of the award is filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath who will be honoured at the 64th National Film Awards ceremony.


    Q-10)   James Rodriguez has been awarded with which award in the Football World Cup, 2014?

    (a)

    (b)

    (c)

    (d)

    Explanation:

    James Rodriguez of Colombia was awarded with the Golden Boot Award for his six goals in the tournament.