honours & awards section 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Patrick Madiano has been awarded with Nobel Prize in which of the following category?

a) Economics

b) Physics

c) Medicine

d) Literature

Question : 2

Consider the following statements

1. As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Mahatma Gandhi, the Government of India had launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
2. First recipient of the prize is Dr. A. T. Ariyaratane President, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither of these

Question : 3

Nobel Prize winning India, Amartya Sen, is known for his work in which area ?

a) Chemistry

b) Environmental Protection

c) Physics

d) Economics

Question : 4

Consider the following names.

1. Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu
2. Lech Wales Shimson Peres
3. Yasser Arafat

a) 1 and 2

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 5

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development - 2012 was awarded to :

a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

b) Chanda Kochhar

c) Sunita Williams

d) Tereza Fajksova

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

1. Paulina Vega was crowned 63rd Miss Universe.
2. She is daughter of celebrated Colombian singer Gastón Vega.
3. It was founded by the California clothing company Pacific Mills in 1952.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above