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

Question : 16

Which one of the following organizations has been awarded Gandhi Peace Prize 2014?

a) ISRO

b) BARC

c) Bachpan Bachao Andolan

d) Grameen Bank

Question : 17

What is the correct chronological order of conferring Bharat Ratna for the following persons?

1. MS Subbulakshmi
2. Amartya Sen
3. APJ Abdul Kalam
4. Lata Mangeshkar

a) 2, 1, 4, 3

b) 1, 2, 3, 4

c) 3, 1, 2, 4

d) 4, 3, 1, 2

Question : 18

The International Linguapax award is given on

a) Computer Literacy Day

b) Human Rights Day

c) Non-violence Day

d) Mother Language Day

Question : 19 [SSC CGL 2016]

Which Indian author in May 2016 won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her work ‘Codex : The Lost Treasure of the Indus’ ?

a) Rupa Iyer

b) Aditi Krishna Kumar

c) Anita Desai

d) Preethi Nair

Question : 20 [SSC Constable 2012]

The Indian representing an international organization who shared the Nobal Peace Prize with Al Gore of U.S. was

a) R.N. Tagore

b) Viswanathan Subramanian

c) Rajendra Pachauri

d) Mother Teresa