Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Awards and Honours-GK

B. C. Roy National Award Fund registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860, has decided to give award in recognition of the outstanding service in the field of Socio - Medical Relief and in the establishment of the Medical organisations and Medical institutions.

Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American publisher Joseph Pulitzer, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty - one categories.

The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was split between the South African President and peace representative Nelson Mandela and the microfinance organisation and community development bank Grameen Bank.

The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to government service.

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self - sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, Pakistani Nishan - e - Haider, or French Legion of Honour or Russian Cross of St. George.

Maharana Mewar Award is a State Award of Rajasthan. This award has been instituted to honour work of permanent value to those who consider it their duty, like the Diwan of Shree Eklingnath ji, to serve society through services in the field of education, literature, social services, philanthropy and character building activities.

Rabindranath Tagore is the first Asian Nobel Laureate in Literature in 1913.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Literature.