honours & awards section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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

Question : 2

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.

a) 1, and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1,2 and 3

Question : 3

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

Question : 4

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.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 Only

Question : 5

Which of the following statements are correct about International Children’s Peace Prize?

1. The prize is an initiative of KidsRights Foundation.
2. The Prize was launched in the year 2005.
3. The prize for 2014 has been awarded to Neha Gupta, an Indian citizen.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 6

Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to

a) Econometrics

b) Welfare Economics

c) Monetary Economics

d) Development Economics