Awards and honours

1. Who won the Jnanpith Award 2016?

Shankha Ghosh
Shankar Balasubramaniam
Amitav Ghosh
Jhumpa Lahiri

Detailed SolutionWho won the Jnanpith Award 2016?

2. How many Nobel Prize awards are awarded each year?

8
5
10
6

Detailed SolutionHow many Nobel Prize awards are awarded each year?

3. The first Indian Economist who won the Nobel Prize was –

Rajachellaiah
Rangarajan
Amartya Sen
K. N. Raj

Detailed SolutionThe first Indian Economist who won the Nobel Prize was –

4. Who among the following has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014?

Kailash Satyarthi
Malala Yousafzai
Jean Tirole
Patrick Modiano

Detailed SolutionWho among the following has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014?

5. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city?

Brussels
Geneva
Oslo
The Hague

Detailed SolutionThe Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city?

6. Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to –

Monetary Economics
Welfare Economics
Environmental Economics
Development Economics

Detailed SolutionAmartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to –

7. Which feature film was selected as the best Hindi feature film in the 2017 National Film Award?

Neerja
Rustom
Kadvi Hawa
Dangal

Detailed SolutionWhich feature film was selected as the best Hindi feature film in the 2017 National Film Award?

8. Who among the following was awarded with Padma Shri 2017 in the field of ‘Culinary’?

Sanjeev Kapoor
Vikas Khanna
Ranveer Brar
Kunal Kapur

Detailed SolutionWho among the following was awarded with Padma Shri 2017 in the field of ‘Culinary’?

9. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Indian Council for Agricultural Research
Indian National Science Academy
Indian Space Research Organisation

Detailed SolutionThe Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?

10. Who among the following is/are the recipient/recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2018?

Virat Kohli
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli
Neeraj Chopra
Hima Das and Neeraj Chopra

Detailed SolutionWho among the following is/are the recipient/recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2018?

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