honours & awards section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

The Tansen Samman is given by the government of Madhya Pradesh. This prestigious award was instituted in the year 1980-1981 and is given in the field of classical music. It carries Rs. 2 lakh in cash, citation, shawl and Shrifal.

Answer: (a)

The Nandi award is the highest award for excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu Theatre, Telugu Television, and Life time achievements in Indian cinema, presented annually by Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Answer: (a)

Bihari Puraskar conferred by Rajasthan is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. It carries a citation, a plaque and prize money of Rs. 1 lakh.

Answer: (b)

Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

Answer: (d)

1. M. S. Subbulakshmi (1998): Carnatic classical singer;
2. Ravi Shankar (1999): Sitar player;
3. Lata Mangeshkar (2001): playback singer;
4. Bismillah Khan (2001): Hindustani classical shehnai player; and
5. Bhimsen Joshi (2008): Hindustani classical singer.

Note: so far 6 people got the Baharat Ratna award in the field of music 6th one was Pandit Bhim sen Joshi (2008).

The last time Madan Mohan Malaviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee got this award was in 2015.