honours & awards section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The first Indian to win Nobel Prize was

a) Hargobind Khurana

b) Rabindra Nath Tagore

c) C.V. Raman

d) Amartya Sen

Question : 2

Who out of the following, was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?

a) C.V. Raman

b) S. Chandrasekhar

c) B.C. Roy

d) Gobind Ballabh Pant

Question : 3

The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award was

a) Dalai Lama

b) Nelson Mandela

c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

d) Annie Besant

Question : 4

Consider the following statements given below regarding Arjuna Awards 2014 and select which is/are correct?

1. Arjuna Awards is given to sportspersons for their consistent outstanding performance for 5 years preceding the year of award.
2. Arjuna Awards carry a cash prize of 7 lakh rupees, a statuette and a citation.

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 5

Bharat Ratna is the highest Civilian Award of India which was first given in the year and to the person.

a) The year 1948 - C.V. Raman

b) The year 1953 - V. Krishnamurthy

c) The year 1952 - Lata Mangeshkar

d) The year 1954 - Dr. Radhakrishnan ‘

Question : 6

Which of the following is different from the others?

a) Shaurya Chakra

b) Ashok Chakra

c) Vir Chakra

d) Kirti Chakra