honours & awards section 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who has been awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’?

a) Amjad Ali Khan

b) Ravi Shankar

c) Dr. Kurien

d) Dr. Sarvapalli Gopal

Question : 2

Consider the following statements

1. The Nobel Prize awarding ceremony takes place on December 10 of every year.
2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five existing areas – Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 3

The award is conferred to journalists aims to providing financial assistance :

a) Kalinga Award

b) Jnanpith Award

c) Bhatnagar Award

d) Appan Menon Memorial Award

Question : 4

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

a) Chemistry

b) Environmental Protection

c) Physics

d) Economics

Question : 5

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 : 6

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

a) Economics

b) Physics

c) Medicine

d) Literature