honours & awards section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Identify the wrong pair related to Indian Cinema.

a) First full-length Tamil Feature Film - Keechak Vadham

b) First Indian Film to be nominated for an Oscar - Mughal-e-Azam

c) First Indian Film to use to technique of Playback singing - Dhoop

d) First Indian Cinemascope Film - Kagaz Ke Phool

Question : 2

In August 2013, who won the International Children’s Peace Prize ?

a) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

b) Angela Merkel

c) Malala Yousafzai

d) Silvio Berlusconi

Question : 3

Which of the following received the Field’s medal (Nobel Prize of Mathematics) 2014?

a) Sanjay Barua

b) Manjul Bhargava

c) Mukul Pathak

d) Srikant Kheda

Question : 4

James Rodriguez has been awarded with which award in the Football World Cup, 2014?

a) Golden Boot

b) Golden Glove

c) Golden Ball

d) Young player of the tournament

Question : 5

Consider the following statements:

1. Jhumpa Lahiri has won prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015.
2. She has received the prize for her work The Lowland.
3. It is awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asia such as culture, politics, history, or people.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 6

Who won the prestigious Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative Science and Technology for the year 2015?

a) Vivekanand Kain

b) G.M. Reddy

c) Prof. Mustansir Barma

d) Amalendu Krishna