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

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

The Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh. The award is named after Kalidas, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer.

The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980 and was initially conferred in alternate years in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts.

Answer: (d)

The Sultan Qaboos prize is a biennial award sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which is given for environmental preservation.

Answer: (d)

All the statements are correct. The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language.

To be eligible for the Vyas Samman, the literary work must be in the Hindi language. Bihari Puruskar is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer.

Answer: (a)

B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of medicine. It was instituted in 1976 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India. It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors’ Day.