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Awards and Honours — General Knowledge Questions & Practice

Practise 36 Awards and Honours questions from General Knowledge for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. Which Indian scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on light scattering?

  1. ARabindranath Tagore
  2. BC.V. Raman
  3. CS. Chandrasekhar
  4. DHomi Bhabha
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Answer: B

Sir C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for discovering the 'Raman Effect.'

2. What is the highest civilian award in India?

  1. APadma Shri
  2. BBharat Ratna
  3. CPadma Vibhushan
  4. DPadma Bhushan
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Answer: B

Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award, instituted in 1954.

3. Which committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize?

  1. ANorwegian Nobel Committee
  2. BTuring Award
  3. CSveriges Riksbank
  4. DSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Answer: A

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, unlike other Nobel Prizes awarded by Swedish institutions.

4. Which prize is awarded annually for achievements in journalism, literature, and world peace?

  1. ANobel Prize
  2. BNorway
  3. CPadma Vibhushan
  4. DJnanpith Award
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Answer: A

The correct answer is 'Nobel Prize'.

5. Which award is given to recognize India's best actors and films, similar to the Oscars?

  1. AAshoka Chakra
  2. BFilmfare Award
  3. CNobel Prize
  4. DMother Teresa
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Answer: B

The correct answer is 'Filmfare Award'.

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