honours & awards section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (c)

The prestigious ‘Geetha Chopra Award’ was presented to Ms Prachi Santosh Sen from Madhya Pradesh and the ‘Sanjay Chopra Award’ was presented to Master Saumik Mishra of Uttar Pradesh for their exemplary courageous acts.

The coveted ‘Bapu Gaidhani Award’ was presented to Ms Kavita Kanwar (posthumously) and Ms Seema Kanwar of Chhattisgarh and another ‘Bapu Gaidhani Award’ was presented to Ms Asu Kanwar for exhibiting extraordinary courage. She got National bravery awards in 2008.

Note: Sanjay Chopra Award and Geeta Chopra Award instituted for bravery by children under the age of 16.

Answer: (a)

The Ashoka Chakra is India’s highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.

It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra and is awarded for the “most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice” other than in the face of the enemy.

Answer: (d)

All the three medals are awarded to recognize “distinguished service of an exceptional order” to all ranks of the Indian armed forces.

Answer: (a)

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal.

Answer: (b)

Madhav Gadgil is an ecologist. He, along with Jane Lubchenco, has won Tyler Prize 2015 for Environmental Achievement.