honours & awards section 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award is given for the contribution in which of the following field?

a) Art and Handicraft

b) Science and Technology

c) Literature

d) Sports

Question : 2

Who among the following journalists is the recipient ‘Magsasey’ Award?

a) Khushwant Singh

b) Dharmavir Bharti

c) Arun Shorie

d) Kamleshwar

Question : 3

Who was honoured with “The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 2014”. ?

a) Ratan Tata

b) Manmohan Singh

c) Narendra Modi

d) Pranab Mukherjee

Question : 4

The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win

a) Magsaysay Award

b) Jnanpith Award

c) Sahity Akademi Award

d) Padam Vibhushan

Question : 5

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 : 6

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