GENERAL KNOWLEDGE | QUIZ | AWARDS AND HONOURS | 1 | QUESTIONS BASED ON AWARDS AND HONOURS

DIRECTIONS : Questions based on Awards and Honours.

1.     Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize?
      A.  Mother Teresa
      B.  Hargobind Tagore
      C.  CV Raman
      D.  Rabindranath Tagore
 Ans: D.

2.     The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in
      A. 1967
      B. 1988
      C. 1969
      D. 1970
  Ans: C.

3.     Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?
      A.  Smita Patil
      B.  Nargis Dutt
      C.  Meena Kumari
      D.  Madhubala
  Ans: B.

4.     Who was the first Indian to receive the Magaysay Award?
      A.  Indira Gandhi
      B.  TN Seshan
      C.  Kiran Bedi
      D.  Vinoba Bhave
 Ans: D.

5.     Which of the following is India's highest honour in the field of literature?
      A.  Vyas Samman
      B.  Kalidas Samman
      C.  Jnanpith Award
      D.  Saraswathi Samman
 Ans: C.