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Awards and Honours

related General
Knowledge questions and
answers
1. Who was the first actor to get Oscar
Award?
A. Montgomery
B. Fairbanks
C. Janet Gayner
D. Charlie Chaplin
Answer : C. Janet Gayner
2. Which country awards the Nobel Prize?
A. Ireland
B. Sweden
C. England
D. America
Answer : B. Sweden
3. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in
2010?
A. Albert Arnold Gore
B. Mohammed Unnus
C. Liu Xiaobo
D. Mohamed Elbaradei
Answer : C. Liu Xiaobo
4. Who among the following is not a
recipient of Bharat Ratna?
A. Vinobha Bhave
B. Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Dr.S. Radhakrishnan
Answer : B. Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel
5. Hari Om Ashram Trust Awards are
presented to outstanding
A. Sportsmen
B. Scientists
C. Literary writers
D. Journalist
Answer : B. Scientists
6. Who was the first Indian to receive a
Nobel Prize?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Hargobind Tagore
C. CV Raman
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer : D. Rabindranath Tagore
7. The Nobel prize for Economics was
instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in
A. 1967
B. 1988
C. 1969
D. 1970
Answer : C. 1969
8. Who was the first Indian lady actress to
receive the Padma Shri Award?
A. Smita Patil
B. Nargis Dutt
C. Meena Kumari
D. Madhubala
Answer : B. Nargis Dutt
9. Who was the first Indian to receive the
Magaysay Award?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. TN Seshan
C. Kiran Bedi
D. Vinoba Bhave
Answer : D. Vinoba Bhave
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10. Which of the following is Indias highest
honour in the field of literature?
A. Vyas Samman
B. Kalidas Samman
C. Jnanpith Award
D. Saraswathi Samman
Answer : C. Jnanpith Award
11. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by
A. Charlie Chapin
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Walt Disney
D. Kurosawa
Answer : C. Walt Disney
12. Which State Government of India has
instituted the Lqbal samman award?
A. UP
B. MP
C. AP
D. HP
Answer : B. MP
13. Manav Seva Award has been instituted
in the memory of
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Answer : C. Rajiv Gandhi
14. Shirin Ebadi, who won the nobel peace
prize in 2003, is from
A. Iraq
B. Nigeria
C. Iran
D. Libia
Answer : C. Iran
15. When was the Nobel Prize for literature
instituted?
A. 1956
B. 1969
C. 1972
D. 1975
Answer : B. 1969
16. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize
for literature?
A. Albert Camus
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Knut Hamson
D. Rene Sully Prudhome
Answer : D. Rene Sully Prudhome
17. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnager award are
given to those who in the field of science
and technology. The institution associated
with prof. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar is
A. DST
B. CSIR
C. ICMR
D. IISC
Answer : B. CSIR
18. In the context of the Indian defence,
what is Dhruv?
A. Aircraft carrying warship
B. Missilecarryingsubmarine
C. Advancedlighthelicopter
D. Intercontinental ballistic missile
Answer : C. Advancedlighthelicopter


19. Which of the following authors won the
Booker Prize twice?
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A. Margaret Atwood
B. JM Coetzee
C. graham Swift
D. Ian McEwan
Answer : B. JM Coetzee
20. Where were the principles of
Panchsheel regulated ?
A. Paris
B. New Delhi
C. Bandong
D. Cairo
Answer : C. Bandong
21. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in
the year
A. 1957
B. 1961
C. 1963
D. 1965
Answer : B. 1961
22. Which state gives Mewar Award?
A. Haryana
B. Delhi
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D. Rajasthan
23. The first recipient of Human Rights
Awards is
A. Leach Walesa
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Andrei Sakharov
D. Amnesty International
Answer : B. Nelson Mandela
24. The Journalist who refused to accept
Padma Bhushan was
A. Arun Shourie
B. Nikhil Chakraborty
C. Shekharan Nair
D. Khushwant Singh
Answer : A. Arun Shourie
25. Who was awarded the first Rajiv
Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?
A. J.R.D. Tata
B. Archarya Tulsi
C. Mother Terasa
D. R.A. Mashelkar
Answer : C. Mother Terasa
26. Which is the highest gallantry award in
India?
A. Vir Chakra
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Param Vishishta Seva Medal
D. Kirti Chakra
Answer : B. Param Vir Chakra
27. Who was conferred the title Bharat Ki
Suputri in 1992?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Mother Teresa
D. Lata Mangeshkar
Answer : C. Mother Teresa
28. Nobel prizes are given in how many
fields?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer : B. 6
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29. Who is the first nonIndian to receive
the Bharat Ratna?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Zubin Metra
C. Martin Luther King
D. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Answer : D. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
30. The Chameli Devi Award is given to an
outstanding woman who is a
A. Scientist
B. Lawyer
C. Vocalist
D. Journalist
Answer : D. Journalist
31. The Nobel Prize is awarded in which
city?
A. Brussels
B. Oslo
C. Geneva
D. Stockholm
Answer : B. Oslo
32. Who among the following won a Nobel
Prize for literature?
A. Linus Pauling
B. Ralph Bunche
C. Phillip NoelBaker
D. Samuel Beckett
Answer : D. Samuel Beckett
33. Tansen Samman has been instituted by
the government of
A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat
Answer : B. Madhya Pradesh
34. Which of the following films won seven
Oscar Awards in 1991?
A. Ghost
B. Dances with Wolves
C. Reversal of Fortune
D. The Last Emperor
Answer : B. Dances with Wolves
35. The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize
in Literature was
A. C.V. Raman
B. Mother Terasa
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer : D. Rabindranath Tagore
36. Who among the following Nobel
Prize winners was not an indian
citizenship?
A. Cv Raman
B. Mother Terasa
C. SubramaniChandrasekar
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer : C. SubramaniChandrasekar
37. The first black American to win the
Nobel Prize for literature is
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Martin Luthar
C. Arther Ashe
D. Toni Morrison
Answer : D. Toni Morrison
38. When did Amnesty International win
the Nobel Prize?
A. 1917
B. 1949
C. 1977
D. 1982
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Answer : C. 1977
39. Which one of the following is a
spacecraft?
A. Apophis
B. Cassini
C. Spitzer
D. TechSar
Answer : B. Cassini
40. In which one of the
following locations is the International
Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
project being built?
A. Northern Spain
B. Southern France
C. Eastern Germany
D. Southern Italy
Answer : B. Southern France
41. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000
was awarded to the former President of
South Africa along with
A. Satish Dhawan
B. World Health Organisation
C. Subramaniam
D. Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
Answer : D. Grameen Bank of
Bangladesh
42. Ramon Magsaysay Award is named
after the former President of
A. Thailand
B. Phillippines
C. Indonesia
D. Indian Journalists Association
Answer : B. Phillippines
43. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna Award is
A. Leander Peas
B. Kapil Dev
C. Vishwanathan Anand
D. Limba Ram
Answer : D. Limba Ram
44. Who was the first recipient of the
Govind Ballabh Pant Award for the best
parliamentarian?
A. L.K. Advani
B. S.M.Banerjee
C. Shivraj Patil
D. Indrajit Gupta
Answer : D. Indrajit Gupta
45. Who among the following has been
chosen for the first C.K. Nayudu award for
life time contribution to Indian Cricket?
A. Lala Amarnathn
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. G.R. Vishwanath
D. Bishan Singh Bedi
Answer : A. Lala Amarnathn
46. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of
A. Music
B. Medicine
C. Environment
D. Journalism
Answer : D. Journalism
47. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
A. 1958
B. 1961
C. 1969
D. 1972
Answer : C. 1969
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48. The first recipient of Nehru Award
was
A. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Mother Terasa
C. U Thant
D. Martin Luther king
Answer : C. U Thant
49. Oscar Awards are associated with
A. Sports
B. Music
C. Literature
D. Films
Answer : D. Films
50. Saraswathi Samman is given annually
for out standing contribution to
A. Classical music
B. Fine arts
C. Literature
D. Education
Answer : C. Literature
51. Indias highest award given for
exceptional work in art, literature and
recognition of public service of the highest
order is
A. Param Vir Chakra
B. Bharat Ratna
C. Jnanpith Award
D. Kalinga Award
Answer : B. Bharat Ratna
52. To encourage increase in the quality,
quantity and availability o food in the
world, the world food prizes is founded by
A. Prof MS Swaminathan
B. UNDP
C. Prof Norman Borlaug
D. WHO
Answer : C. Prof Norman Borlaug
53. Which among the following Indian
artists is the winner of the Oscar Award?
A. Dilip Kumar
B. Bhanu Athaiya
C. Shyam Benegal
D. Rohini Hattangadi
Answer : B. Bhanu Athaiya
54. Which of the following awards was
instituted by the Indian National Congress
in its Centenary Year?
A. Gandhi Peace Prize
B. Nehru Award
C. Indira Gandhi award
D. Mahatma Gandhi Award
Answer : C. Indira Gandhi award
55. Goldman Awards are given for
outstanding contribution in which of the
following fields?
A. population control
B. population of science
C. conservation of energy
D. protectionofenvironment
Answer : D. protectionofenvironment
56. Nobel prize are distributed annually at
A. Manila
B. Stockholm
C. Geneva
D. New York
Answer : B. Stockholm
57. Which one of the following awards was
instituted by the KK Birla Foundation?
A. Saraswati Samman
B. Kabir Award
C. Kalidas Samman
D. Jnanpith Award
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Answer : A. Saraswati Samman
58. Who among the following has received
both Bharat Ratna and Nishan -e -
Pakistan?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Moraji Desai
C. Ayub Khan
D. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer : B. Moraji Desai
59. Ramon Magaysay Award is named after
the former president of
A. Indonesia
B. Indian Journalists Association
C. Thailand
D. Phillipines
Answer : D. Phillipines
60. Meghanath Saha award is given for
outstanding contribution in which of the
following fields?
A. Journalism
B. Science
C. Literature
D. Social Science
Answer : B. Science
61. Who among the following got the
Bharat Ratna award before becoming the
president of India?
A. R Venkataraman
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. DR Zakir Hussian
D. W Giri
Answer : C. DR Zakir Hussian
62. From which one of the following did
india buy the Brank anti missile defence
systems?
A. France
B. Israel
C. Russia
D. USA
Answer : B. Israel
63. The Chameli Devi Award is given to an
outstanding woman is a
A. Vocalist
B. journalist
C. lawyer
D. scientist
Answer : B. journalist
64. Which one of the following is a medium
range surface to air missile ?
A. Nag
B. Prithvi
C. Trishul
D. Akash
Answer : C. Trishul
65. Who among the following is not a Data
Saheb Phalke awardee?
A. Shyam Benegal
B. JP Dutta
C. Adoor Gopalakrishnan
D. Mrinal Sen
Answer : B. JP Dutta
66. Moortidevi Award is given annually in
which of the following fields?
A. Films
B. Music
C. Literature
D. Journalism
Answer : C. Literature
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67. Who among the following is the
recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
A. Kishore kumar
B. Durga Khote
C. Satyajit Ray
D. Om puri
Answer : B. Durga Khote
68. Who among the following Indian
artistes is the winner of the Oscar Award?
A. Shyam Bengal
B. Bhanu Athaiya
C. Dilip kumar
D. Rohini Hattangadi
Answer : B. Bhanu Athaiya
69. In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for
A. Physics
B. Chemistry
C. Economics
D. Peace
Answer : C. Economics
70. The first Indira Gandhi Award for
International Justice and Harmony has
been given to
A. Larry Pressler
B. Yasser Arafat
C. Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
D. Amnesty International
Answer : B. Yasser Arafat
71. Who is the first nonindian to receive
the Bharat Ratna?
A. Martin Luther King
B. Mother Terasa
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Aubin Mehta
Answer : C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

72. Cannes Film Festival is held in
A. Switzerland
B. France
C. Italy
D. England
Answer : B. France
73. When did Amnesty International win
the Nobel Prize?
A. 1917
B. 1949
C. 1977
D. 1982
Answer : C. 1977
74. In which country is the committee
which selects winners for nobel peace
prize located?
A. Sweden
B. Norway
C. Finland
D. Denmark
Answer : B. Norway
75. On which one of the following rivers is
the Tehri HydroPower Complex located?
A. Alaknanda
B. Bhagirathi
C. Dhauliganga
D. Mandakini
Answer : B. Bhagirathi
76. Life Divine was written by
A. Sri Aurobindo
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Vivekanand
D. Abul Fazal
Answer : A. Sri Aurobindo
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77. Who was awarded the first Rajiv
Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?
A. Archarya Tulsi
B. Mother Teresa
C. J.R.
D. Tata D. R.A. Mashelkar
Answer : B. Mother Teresa
78. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of
A. Music
B. Medicine
C. Journalism
D. Environment
Answer : C. Journalism
79. Who among the following Indians has
been honoured by a special Oscar?
A. G.P. Sippy
B. Mahesh Bhatt
C. Satyajit Ray
D. Mira Nair
Answer : C. Satyajit Ray
80. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by
A. Walt Disney
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Charlie Chaplin
D. Akira Kurosawa
Answer : A. Walt Disney
Biology related General
Knowledge questions and
answers
1. For which among the following is not a
true fruit?
A. Apple
B. Date
C. Grape
D. Plum
Answer : D. Plum
2. Which of the following is least infectious
?
A. leprosy
B. hepatitis
C. tuberculosis
D. conjunctivitis
Answer : A. leprosy
3. Which of the following is not a mosquito
borne disease?
A. Dengue fever
B. Malaria
C. Sleeping sickness
D. Filariasis
Answer : C. Sleeping sickness
4. In certain amino acids, which one of the
following elements is found in addition to
carbon , hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen?
A. Phosphorus
B. Zinc
C. Calcium
D. Sulphur
Answer : D. Sulphur
5. Among the following elements, which one
is essential for the transmission of impulses
in the nerve fibre?
A. Calcium
B. Iron
C. Sodium
D. Zinc
Answer : A. Calcium
6. The vitamin which is very liable and
easily destroyed during cooking as well as
storage is
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A. Vitamin A
B. Vitaminb6
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin K
Answer : C. Vitamin C
7. The compound used in anti-
malarial drug is
A. Aspirin
B. Neoprene
C. Isoprene
D. Chloroquin
Answer : D. Chloroquin
8. Which of the following is a skin disease?
A. Anaemia
B. Pellagra
C. Osteomalacia
D. Rickets
Answer : B. Pellagra
9. The richest source of vitamin D is
A. Cod liver oil
B. Spinach
C. Milk
D. Cheese
Answer : A. Cod liver oil
10. Which of the following tests helps in
diagnosis of cancer?
A. X-ray
B. Urine test
C. Blood test
D. Biopsy test
Answer : D. Biopsy test
11. Which one of the following is an
enzyme?
A. Glucagon
B. Insulin
C. Somatotropin
D. Trypsin
Answer : D. Trypsin
12. Which vitamin is provided by sunlight
to the body?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
Answer : D. Vitamin D
13. The deficiency of which of the following
leads to dental caries?
A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Fluorine
D. Zinc
Answer : C. Fluorine
14. Healing of wounds is hastened by
vitamin
A. A
B. E
C. C
D. K
Answer : C. C
15. Which of the following diseases is
caused by the bite of a mad dog?
A. Hydrocele
B. Hydrophobia
C. Hydrocephatus
D. Hydroperitoneum

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Answer : B. Hydrophobia
16. Which of the
following vegetable proteins is considered
as good as an animal protein?
A. Soyabean protein
B. corn protein
C. Wheat protein
D. Bengal gram protein
Answer : A. Soyabean protein
17. Carotene in Indian cows milk causes
A. Creamish white colour
B. yellow colour
C. deep yellow colour
D. no change
Answer : B. yellow colour
18. A woman who weighs 45 kg and whose
work involves a lot of physical exertion
needs
A. 2800 calories per day
B. 3000 calories per day
C. 25000 calories per day
D. 3700 calories per day
Answer : B. 3000 calories per day
19. Foot and mouth disease is found in
A. Cats and dogs
B. Cattle
C. Poultry
D. Humans
Answer : B. Cattle
20. Which one of the following is a
primate?
A. Bear
B. Otter
C. Loris
D. Pangolin
Answer : C. Loris
21. To which one of the following types
oforganisms do mushrooms belong?
A. Algae
B. Ferns
C. Fungi
D. Lichens
Answer : C. Fungi
22. Food wrapped in newspaper is likely to
get contaminated with
A. Lead
B. Aluminium
C. Iron
D. Magnesium
Answer : A. Lead
23. Which one of the following produces
seeds but no flowers?
A. Cashew nut
B. Coffee
C. Ground nut
D. Pine
Answer : C. Ground nut
24. Which one of the following palnts is
used for green manuring in India?
A. Wheat
B. Sunhemp
C. Cotton
D. Rice
Answer : B. Sunhemp
25. The combination of foods providing
protein quality nearest to that of meat is
A. Wheat, dal and groundnuts
B. Bread and butter
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C. Sprouted gram and groundnuts
D. Groundnuts and jiggery
Answer : C. Sprouted gram and
groundnuts
26. Which one of the following disease is
Inheritable?
A. Leukaemia
B. Colour blindness
C. Malignancy
D. Hepatitis
Answer : B. Colour blindness
27. Which one of the following elements
are present in all proteins? 1. Carbon 2.
Hydrogen 3. Oxygen 4. Nitrogen
A. 2 and 3
B. 1,2 and 4
C. 1,3 and 4
D. 1,2,3 and 4
Answer : D. 1,2,3 and 4
28. For which one among the
following diseases no vaccine is yet
available?
A. Tetanus
B. Malaria
C. Measles
D. Mumps
Answer : B. Malaria
29. Which of the following vitamins is
synthesised in the body by intenstinal
bacteria?
A. vitamin B1
B. vitamin B4
C. vitamin D
D. vitaminsK
Answer : D. vitaminsK
30. BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette
Guerine) is injected to get immunity from
A. Polio
B. Cholera
C. Small pox
D. Tuberculosis
Answer : D. Tuberculosis
31. In which one of the following, antibody
formations takes place?
A. RBCs
B. Blood platelets
C. Blood Plasma
D. Donnans membrane
Answer : C. Blood Plasma
32. From the evolutionary point of view,
which one of the following is closer to
man?
A. Dolphin
B. Flying fish
C. shark
D. tortoise
Answer : A. Dolphin
33. How do most insects respire?
A. through skin
B. through gills
C. by lungs
D. by trachea system
Answer : D. by trachea system
34. Which one of the following part
of human brain is the regulating centre for
swallowing and vomiting?
A. Cerebellum
B. cerebrum
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C. medulla oblongata
D. pons
Answer : C. medulla oblongata
35. Production of which one of the following
is a function of the liver?
A. Lipase
B. Urea
C. Mucus
D. Hydrochloric acid
Answer : B. Urea
36. During sleep a mans blood pressure
A. Increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. fluctuates
Answer : D. fluctuates
37. Oncogene is responsible for
A. Aids
B. typhoid
C. malaria
D. cancer
Answer : D. cancer
38. Which acid is produced when milk gets
sour?
A. Acetic acid
B. Tartaric acid
C. Lactic acid
D. Butyric acid
Answer : C. Lactic acid
39. Two richest kown sources of edible
protein are
A. Meat and eggs
B. Milk and vegetables
C. Soyabean and groundnut
D. Some algae and other micro-
organisms
Answer : C. Soyabean and groundnut
40. Which nutrients are most likely to be
affected by food processing and storage?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Fats
C. Proteins
D. Vitamins
Answer : D. Vitamins
41. Which one of the following parts of
thepitcher plant becomes modified into
apitcher?
A. Stem
B. leaf
C. stipule
D. petiole
Answer : B. leaf
42. In which one of the following animals is
respiration done by skin?
A. Flying fish
B. Sea horse
C. Frog
D. Chameleon
Answer : C. Frog
43. Which one of the following bacteria
helps in improving the soil fertility?
A. Clostridium
B. Rhizobium
C. Salmonella
D. Staphylococcus
Answer : B. Rhizobium
44. Which chamber of human heart pumps
fully oxygenated blood to aorta and hence
to the body?
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A. Right Auricle
B. Left Auricle
C. Right Ventricle
D. Left Ventricle
Answer : D. Left Ventricle
45. Which one of the following is a
vitamin?
A. Citric acid
B. Folic acid
C. Glutamic acid
D. Linoleic acid
Answer : B. Folic acid
46. Which one of the following is
responsible for converting milk into curd?
A. Fungi
B. Bacteria
C. Virus
D. None of these
Answer : B. Bacteria
47. In which one of the following animals is
skin a respiratory organ?
A. Cockroach
B. Frog
C. shark
D. Whale
Answer : B. Frog
48. A typical human ribcage consists of how
many ribs?
A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 24
Answer : D. 24
49. What is the pH level of blood of a
normal person?
A. 4.0 4.5
B. 6.45 65.5
C. 7.35 7.45
D. 8.25 8.35
Answer : C. 7.35 7.45
50. Which of the following disease is not a
caused by viruses?
A. Cholera
B. Chickenpox
C. Hepatitis
D. Measles
Answer : A. Cholera