honours & awards section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Bharat Ratna is designed like the leaf of

a) Cocount tree

b) Peepal tree

c) Banyan tree

d) Sandalwood tree

Question : 2

Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature ?

a) Kalidas Samman

b) Vyas Samman

c) Saraswati Samman

d) Jnanpith Award

Question : 3

Richard Flanagan recently won Man Booker Prize for which of the following book?

a) The Sound of One Hand Clapping

b) Death of a River Guide

c) The Narrow Road to the Deep North

d) The Unknown Terrorist

Question : 4

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 : 5

Vachaspati Samman is given in the field of

a) Hindi Literature

b) Medical Science

c) Indian Philosophy

d) Sanskrit Literature

Question : 6

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