honours & awards section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Which of the following is different from the others?

a) Shaurya Chakra

b) Ashok Chakra

c) Vir Chakra

d) Kirti Chakra

Question : 2 [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2008]

Bharat Ratna is the highest Civilian Award of India which was first given in the year and to the person.

a) The year 1948 - C.V. Raman

b) The year 1953 - V. Krishnamurthy

c) The year 1952 - Lata Mangeshkar

d) The year 1954 - Dr. Radhakrishnan ‘

Question : 3

Consider the following statements given below regarding Arjuna Awards 2014 and select which is/are correct?

1. Arjuna Awards is given to sportspersons for their consistent outstanding performance for 5 years preceding the year of award.
2. Arjuna Awards carry a cash prize of 7 lakh rupees, a statuette and a citation.

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

Which of the following received the outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2010?

a) Karan singh

b) Arun Jaitley

c) Sharad Yadav.

d) Jaswant Singh

Question : 5 [SSC CML 2001]

The first Indian to win Nobel Prize was

a) Hargobind Khurana

b) Rabindra Nath Tagore

c) C.V. Raman

d) Amartya Sen