Awards and honours

1. Which city has become the first Indian city to win ‘Pierre Lenfant International Planning Excellence Award 2017’ instituted by the American Planning Association?

Bhubaneshwar
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Meerut

Detailed SolutionWhich city has become the first Indian city to win ‘Pierre Lenfant International Planning Excellence Award 2017’ instituted by the American Planning Association?

2. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year –

1965
1963
1961
1957

Detailed SolutionThe Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year –

3. The highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is

Abdul Ghaffar khan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Marshal Tito
Abdul Wali Khan

Detailed SolutionThe highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is

4. Who won the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi?

Mridula Garg
Amar Kant
Nasira Sharma
Kamleshwar

Detailed SolutionWho won the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi?

5. Who has won the Best Actor award in the 90th Oscar awards 2018?

Garry Oldman
Denzel Washington
Daniel Day Lewis
Daniel Kaluuya

Detailed SolutionWho has won the Best Actor award in the 90th Oscar awards 2018?

6. ‘Global 500’ awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?

Campaign against AIDS
Population control
Protection of environment
Elimination of illiteracy

Detailed Solution‘Global 500’ awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?

7. In which year ‘Bharat Ratna’ India’s highest civilian award was established and how many persons have been honoured with this award so far?

1952, 67
1954, 48
1969, 45
1972, 41

Detailed SolutionIn which year ‘Bharat Ratna’ India’s highest civilian award was established and how many persons have been honoured with this award so far?

8. Who among the following was crowned with the Miss World 2017 title?

Andrea Meza
Rolene Strauss
Manushi Chillar
Aurore Kichenin

Detailed SolutionWho among the following was crowned with the Miss World 2017 title?

9. Who was the first recipient of Dronacharya Award in 1985?

O. M. Nambiar
Om Prakash Bhardwaj
B. B. Bhagwat
All of them

Detailed SolutionWho was the first recipient of Dronacharya Award in 1985?

10. Which of the following won the Best Film in 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017?

Dangal
Rustom
Airlift
Udta Punjab

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following won the Best Film in 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017?

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