honours & awards section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who was the first recipient woman of Vyas Samman?

a) Chitra Mudgal

b) Malti Joshi

c) Prabha Khetan

d) Mannu Bhandari

Question : 2

Tansen Samman is conferred in the field of :

a) Journalism

b) Literature

c) Science

d) Music

Question : 3

Consider the following statements

1. The first recipient of the Bharat Ratna was politician C. Rajagopalachariwho was honoured in 1960.
2. In 1966, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first individual to be honoured posthumously.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither of these

Question : 4

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award has recently been awarded to:

a) Shammi Kapoor

b) Shashi Kapoor

c) Amitabh Bachchan

d) Manoj Kumar

Question : 5

Consider the following statements :

1. Jnanpith Award is given to any of Indian citizens who writes in the eight scheduled languages of India.
2. Jnanpith Award was awarded for the first time in 1961.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 6

The Magsaysay Award for social service was instituted by

a) the ILO

b) the UNO

c) the Government of India

d) Philippines Government