honours & awards section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements given below regarding Dronacharya Awards 2014 and select which is/are correct?

1. Mahabir Prasad has been awarded Dronacharya Award for Wrestling
2. Gurcharan Singh Gogi has been awarded Dronacharya Award for Boxing.

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 2

Vachaspati Samman is given in the field of

a) Hindi Literature

b) Medical Science

c) Indian Philosophy

d) Sanskrit Literature

Question : 3

Anna Hazare was awarded the Padma Bhushan in recognition for

a) transforming a barren dry village called Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district into a model village of self-sufficiency, eco-friendly and harmony

b) his war against corruption and launching Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan

c) his service to the Indian army

d) his remarkable social service in the Adivasi areas of Bihar

Question : 4

Filmfare Award for Best Female Actor, 2011 was conferred on

a) Vidya Balan

b) Priyanka Chopra

c) Shilpa Shetty

d) Katrina Kaif

Question : 5

Who among the following former Chiefs of Army Staff had been awarded the ‘Mahavir Chakra’ twice?

a) General A.S. Vaidya

b) General K.S. Thimmayya

c) General K.M. Cariappa

d) General S.H.F.J. Man-ekshaw

Question : 6

Which prestigious award was given in 2013 to Aparajita Datta for her outstanding contribution for the conservation of hornbills?

a) Whitley Award

b) Right Livelihood Award

c) Magsaysay Award

d) Rajiv Gandhi Ecology Award