honours & awards section 10 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 46

The award is conferred to journalists aims to providing financial assistance :

a) Kalinga Award

b) Jnanpith Award

c) Bhatnagar Award

d) Appan Menon Memorial Award

Question : 47 [SSC CGL 2016]

The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win

a) Magsaysay Award

b) Jnanpith Award

c) Sahity Akademi Award

d) Padam Vibhushan

Question : 48

Consider the following statements:

1. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been awarded the inaugural CharlestonEFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015.
2. It is an international award, instituted in the memory and spirit of British Economist John Maynard Keynes’ work, life and legacy.

a) 2 only

b) Both1and 2

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Question : 49 [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award is given for the contribution in which of the following field?

a) Art and Handicraft

b) Science and Technology

c) Literature

d) Sports

Question : 50 [38th BPSC (Pre) 1992]

Who among the following journalists is the recipient ‘Magsasey’ Award?

a) Khushwant Singh

b) Dharmavir Bharti

c) Arun Shorie

d) Kamleshwar