honours & awards section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Veteran film-maker Shyam Benegal was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2005 in New Delhi on September 14, 2007, by the Hon’ble President Ms Pratibha Patil.

Mr Benegal is one of the. pioneers of the new Indian cinema. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician who served as the 12th President of the Republic of India and was the first woman to hold office.

Note: The most recent (2016) recipient of the award is filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath who will be honoured at the 64th National Film Awards ceremony.

Answer: (b)

Award winners are eligible to use the Golden Peacock Awards Logo on all promotional kinds of literature.

Answer: (d)

Lata Mangeshkar puraskar, instituted in 1992 by the Maharashtra government carries a cash prize of ` 5,00,000 and a citation. Renowned music director Anandji Shah, of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo, was the last recipient of the Lata Mangeshkar Award.

Answer: (c)

The Confucius Peace Prize is a prize established in 2010 in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

The Confucius Peace Prize’s first winner was former Vice President of the Republic of China and Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan, for his contribution to developing positive ties between Taiwan and mainland China.

Answer: (a)

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words “Khel Ratna” literally mean “sports gem” in Hindi.

The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/-. The money has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 750,000.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni(born 7 July 1981) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team and the Chennai Super Kings cricket team.

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.

Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour in 2009.

Answer: (b)

Earlier, the following people from India were honoured with the Giraffe Hero award including Baba Amte, Mabelle Arole, Jaya Arunachalam, C P Bhatt, Sunitha Krishnan, Usha Narayane, Bunker Roy, Vijay Saluja and G Venkatasamy.