honours & awards section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following Statements:

1. Hifikepunye Pohambawon the Mo Ibrahim prize for achievement in African leadership for year 2014.
2. He was the president of Ghana.
3. Mo Ibrahim prize was established in 1995.

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) All of the above

Question : 2

Consider the following statements

1. The biennial Green Star Awards recognize individuals, organizations, governments and companies who have demonstrated achievements in prevention, preparedness and response to environmental emergencies.
2. A joint initiative between Green Cross International (GCI), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Green Star Awards seeks to increase awareness of environmental emergencies by drawing attention to efforts made to prevent, prepare for and respond to such emergencies.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither of these

Question : 3

Which of the following is not a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award ?

a) Gemini Ganesan

b) Mrs. Kanan Devi

c) Prithvi Raj Kapoor

d) Mrs. Devika Rani

Question : 4

The award is given in the field of agriculture

a) Kaling Award

b) Bourlog Award

c) Dhanwantari Award

d) Bhatnagar Award

Question : 5

Who is the winner of inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for poetry?

a) Arundhathi Subramaniam

b) Joy Goswami

c) Sridala Swamy

d) Ranjit Hoskote

Question : 6

Who crowned Miss World 2014 ?

a) Rolene Strauss

b) Edina Kulcsar

c) Yu Venesia

d) Elizabeth Safrit