Honours and Awards Questions

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Oscar Awards are conferred annually by

A) Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA B) Hollywood Foreign Press Association
C) Government of United States D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA

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The newly appointed adviser to Odsha government on public health programmes, K. Srinath Reddy is the receiver of which prestigious civilian award ?

A) Padma Vibushan B) Padma Shri
C) Padma Bhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Padma Bhushan

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' Ashoka Chakra ' is awarded for 

A) Outstanding contribution to literature B) Gallantry by children
C) Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy D) Acts most conspicuous bravery of self saccrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Acts most conspicuous bravery of self saccrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy

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The only fil-maker to get Bharat Rartna was

A) Raj Kapoor B) Curies
C) Satyjit ray D) S.S.Vasan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Satyjit ray

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Who among the following was the first to receive the Nobel Prize

A) C.V.Raman B) Hargovind Khurana
C) Rabindranath tagore D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rabindranath tagore

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The Prestigious 'Ramanujan Mathematics Award' at Eighth National Mathematical Convention on January 28, 2014,  was awarded to

A) Mr. Sushanta Kumar B) Mr. Anand Kumar
C) Mr. Vinod Kumar Singh D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mr. Anand Kumar

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...................was conferred Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry book Khara Zaran

A) Mr. Chinu Modi B) Robin Sharma
C) Gunvant Shah D) Narendra kohli
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mr. Chinu Modi

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Who was the  Indian cricketer honored with CK Naidu Lifetime Achievement  Award in 2014 ?

A) Kapil Dev B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Rahul Dravid D) M S Dhoni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kapil Dev

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