Honours and Awards Questions

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The Grande Croix Commandeur in National Merit Order - the highest civilian honor of Ivory Coast, Africa - was recently conferred on which Indian?

A) Pranab Mukherjee B) Narendra Modi
C) Gopalkrishna Gandhi D) Manmohan Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pranab Mukherjee

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Who among the following was awarded with Dhronacharya Award 2016 in the field of 'Swimming (Lifetime)'?

A) Shri Raj Kumar Sharma B) Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal
C) Shri S. Pradeep Kumar D) Shri Nagapuri Ramesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shri S. Pradeep Kumar

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Who among the following has been awarded the ‘Children’s Peace Prize-2017’?

A) Malala Yousafzai B) Mohamad Al Baruni
C) Mohamad Al Jounde D) Both A & B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mohamad Al Jounde

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Mohamad Al Jounde (16 years old) from Syria was awarded the ‘Children’s Peace Prize-2017’ for his efforts to ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children. He set up a school with the help of his family in a Lebanese refugee camp which provides education to 200 children.

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

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Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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Krishna Sobti is the recipient of the 53rd Jnanpith Award. Which of the following books has not been written by her?

A) Daar Se Bichhudi B) Mitro Marjani
C) Zindaginama D) Vishw Mithok Sarit Sagar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vishw Mithok Sarit Sagar

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Who is the recipient of Kala Ratna Award 2017?

A) Anupam Kher B) Om Puri
C) Naseeruddin Shah D) Prahlaj Nihalani
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anupam Kher

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Which film won the award for Best Film at the 61st Filmfare Award held in 2016?

A) Tubelight B) Sultan
C) Bajirao Mastani D) Badlapur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bajirao Mastani

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Who has recently been awarded with Nobel Prize for peace in 2016?

A) Juan Manuel Santos B) Henry Dunant
C) Kailash Satyarthi D) Malala Yousefzai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Juan Manuel Santos

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