honours & awards section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who among the following has become the first winner of Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize?

a) Manmohan Singh

b) A.P.J. Kalam

c) L.K. Advani

d) Amartya Sen

Question : 2

Consider the following statements :

1. Tagore Awards have been instituted as part of Hope Project, a corporate social responsibility initiative.
2. Under this award literary works in 24 Indian languages are eligible.

a) 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 3

‘Stree Shakti Puraskar’ is given to women for

1. Their excellence in athletics
2. Their outstanding performance in games
3. Their courage and enterprise for betterment of women
4. Their contribution to the nation and the people

a) 1 and 2

b) 3 and 4

c) 2 and 3

d) 1 and 4

Question : 4

Who is named as the winner of Pen Pinter Prize?

a) Arundhati Roy

b) Anita Desai

c) Salman Rushdie

d) Khushwant Singh

Question : 5

Consider the following statements:

1. The Kalinga Prize is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people.
2. World Economic Forum gives the ‘Crystal Award’.
3. Laureates award is related to sports.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 6

Which agricultural scientist was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace?

a) M.S. Swaminathan

b) S. Chandrasekhar

c) Norman Borlaug

d) Hargovind Khurana