honours & awards section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following statements is /are correct?

1. Mathematician Dr. Amalendu Krishna is the recipient of Ramanujan Prize for year 2015.
2. Sania Mirza has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2015.
3. Uttarakhand Tourism has won 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 2

Consider the following Statements.

1. Roger Federer of Switzerland has won the US Open Men’s Singles title.
2. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the Men’s Doubles trophy of the US Open.
3. Sania Mirza (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) pair won the Switzerland women’s Doubles trophy of the US Open.
4. Leander Paes (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) pair won the Mixed Doubles trophy of Final Grand Slam of the US Open.

a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 only

d) 2, 3 and 4 only

Question : 3

Who was appointed by the Union Sports Ministry of the Government of India as the head of the selection committee for Arjuna award so as to pick the eminent athletes for year’s award(2015)?

a) Justice Ranjana P Desai

b) Justice V. K. Bali

c) Justice Deepak Verma

d) Justice A. K. Patnaik

Question : 4

Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of

a) International Understanding

b) Environmental Studies

c) Literature and Journalism

d) Science and Technology

Question : 5

Consider the following statements

1. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema given annually by the government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
2. Prithviraj Kapoor was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 6

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former Indian President, received the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in the year

a) 1997

b) 1995

c) 1992

d) 1998