honours & awards section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his numerous published works, especially his six-volume set The Second World War.

Linus Carl Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962, making him the only person to be awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes.

Answer: (a)

The question is wrong. No one has ever won 36 Oscar Awards. Walt Disney (1901–66) won or received a total of twenty-six Academy Awards, and holds the record for most Academy Awards in history.

He won a total of twenty-two competitive Academy Awards from a total of fifty-nine nominations. He holds the records for most wins and most nominations for an individual in history.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Telugu writer Ravuri Bharadwaja was, on 17 April 2013, selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award 2012. He got the award for his contributions to Telugu literature over a period of six decades.

Note: The most recent 52nd Jnanpith Award recipient of the award is Bengali poet and critic Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.

Answer: (d)

The Maha Vir Chakra is the second military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. The medal may be awarded posthumously.

Answer: (c)

The double world record holder, rifle shooter Gagan Narang, loaded with the World Championship bronze medal apart from a clutch of Commonwealth Games gold medals and the Asian Games silver, was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on August 29, 2011.

Note: 2016 recipients of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award are the badminton player P. V. Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, sports shooter Jitu Rai, and wrestler Sakshi Malik.