honours & awards section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

To date, four people have won a Nobel Prize twice. Those include:

1. Maria Sklodowska-Curie (1903 and 1911, for the discovery of radioactivity (physics) and later for isolating pure radium (chemistry);
2. John Bardeen (1956 and 1972, for the invention of the transistor (physics) and for coming up with the theory of superconductivity (physics);
3. Linus Pauling (1954 and 1962, for research into the chemical bond in terms of complex substances (chemistry) and for anti-nuclear activism (peace); and
4. Frederick Sanger (1958 and 1980, discovering the structure of the insulin molecule (chemistry) and inventing a method to determine base sequences in DNA (chemistry).

Answer: (b)

1. Arjuna Award: instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports;
2. Oscar Awards: given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements;
3. Dronacharya Award: presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching; and
4. Pulitzer Prize: a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition.

Answer: (a)

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

Answer: (a)

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

Answer: (c)

Mrs. Devika Rani Roerich received the first Dada Sahab Phalke Award in 1969. Soumitra Chatterjee was conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2011 on May 3, 2012. Pran will be conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2012 on May 3, 2013.

Answer: (a)

The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award is given for service to children. Under this Scheme, every year the National Selection Committee selects three individuals who are presented the award on August 20 (the birthday of Rajiv Gandhi).