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Awards and Honours — State PSC Questions & Practice

Practise 14 Awards and Honours questions from State PSC 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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Practice questions on Awards and Honours — with answers

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1. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

  1. ARabindranath Tagore
  2. BJnanpith Award
  3. CVenkatraman Ramakrishnan
  4. DFilmfare Award
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Answer: A

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian (and first Asian) to win a Nobel Prize, in Literature in 1913.

2. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?

  1. AMother Teresa
  2. BRabindranath Tagore
  3. CC.V. Raman
  4. DManjul Bhargava
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Answer: C

C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his discovery of the Raman Effect.

3. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?

  1. AVenkatraman Ramakrishnan
  2. BDadasaheb Phalke Award
  3. CManjul Bhargava
  4. DMother Teresa
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Answer: D

The correct answer is 'Mother Teresa'.

4. Which award is given for excellence in Indian cinema, considered the highest film honour?

  1. ASachin Tendulkar
  2. BKailash Satyarthi
  3. CVenkatraman Ramakrishnan
  4. DDadasaheb Phalke Award
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Answer: D

The correct answer is 'Dadasaheb Phalke Award'.

5. Which is the highest literary award in India?

  1. AVenkatraman Ramakrishnan
  2. BJnanpith Award
  3. CDronacharya Award
  4. DSachin Tendulkar
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Answer: B

The correct answer is 'Jnanpith Award'.

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