honours & awards section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 46

Consider the following statements:

  1. Devika Rani was the first Indian to win Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
  2. Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian Oscar Winner.
  3. Arundhati Roy is the first Indian to win Booker Prize.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 Only

Answer: (b)

Question : 47 [SSC CGL 2015]

Who was the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2014 ?

a) Shashikant Kapoor

b) Shakti Kapoor

c) Shashi Kapoor

d) Shekhar Kapoor

Answer: (c)

Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor was, in March 2015, honoured with the Dada Saheb Phalke award 2014, India’s highest honour in cinema. He is the 46th winner of the honour. In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan; he is also a proud recipient of three National Film Awards.

Note: 2016 Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient is filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath who will be honoured at the 64th National Film Awards ceremony.

Question : 48

The first ever India Human Development Award 2012 is instituted by

  1. Ministry of Rural Development
  2. Government of India and World Bank
  3. Planning Commission and UNDP
  4. Ministry of Social Justice

a) 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) 4 only

Answer: (a)

Question : 49

Consider the following statements

  1. The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is an annual prestigious award instituted by Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi.
  2. It is awarded to a business leader, management practitioner, public administrator, educator or institution builder for his/her sustained individual contributions for achievements of high professional order and excellence.
  3. The award was started in 2000.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1, and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1,2 and 3

Answer: (b)

He award was started in 1999.

Question : 50 [SSC MTS 2013]

Who was the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 ?

a) K. Balachandar

b) Javed Akhtar

c) A.R. Rahman

d) V.K. Murthy

Answer: (a)

Legendary Cinematographer V K Murthy has been conferred the 2008 Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Veteran producer and Guinness record holder Daggubati Ramanaidu has conferred the 2009 Dada Saheb Phalke Award on October 22, 2010.

Director K Balachander has conferred the 2010 Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Soumitra Chatterjee has conferred the 2011 Dada Saheb Phalke Award on May 3, 2012.

Note: 2016 Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient is filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath who will be honoured at the 64th National Film Awards ceremony.

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