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Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Awards and Honours-GK

Learn and practice General Knowledge questions and answers on Awards and Honours with very easy and understandable explanations. GK questions are very helpful different type of competitive exams. Page-3 section-1

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Awards and Honours .
21
The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in films.
22
The journalist who refused to accept 'Padma Bhushan' was?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Khushwant Singh (Journalist) returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984). He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.
23
The Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
As stipulated in the will of the Swedish born inventor and international industrialist Alfred Nobel, which was opened after his death in 1896, the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
24
Arjuna Award is given for -
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Arjuna award is given for outstanding performance in sports and games. This was the highest honour for sportspersons before Khel Ratna came up in 1991.
25
Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
M. F. Hussain is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award.
26
The UNSECO's 'Prix Jules Verne' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
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27
Who among the following is not a recipient of 'Dada Saheb Phalke' Award?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Ramanand Sagar is not a recipient of 'Dada Saheb Phalke' Award.
28
Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
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29
Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for -
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Madhya Pradesh government has instituted an award in memory of Sharad Joshi titled "Sharad Joshi Samman", given each year to individuals for outstanding achievement in the field of writing.
30
In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for -
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for Economics.