Awards and honours

[amp_mcq option1=”Alice Munro” option2=”Svetlana Alexievich” option3=”Bob Dylan” option4=”Angus Deaton” correct=”option2″]

Detailed SolutionThe 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was won by –

[amp_mcq option1=”S. R. Tendulkar & P. V. Narsimha Rao” option2=”S. R. Tendulkar & N. T. Rama Rao” option3=”S. R. Tendulkar & Prof. C. N. R. Rao” option4=”S. R. Tendulkar & Nageshwar Rao” correct=”option3″]

Detailed SolutionWho received the Bharat Ratna Award for the year 2013?

[amp_mcq option1=”Science and Technology” option2=”Environmental Studies” option3=”Literature and Journalism” option4=”International Understanding” correct=”option1″]

Detailed SolutionPulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of –

[amp_mcq option1=”English” option2=”Hindi” option3=”Konkani” option4=”Malayalam” correct=”option3″]

Detailed SolutionMahabaleshwar Sail won Saraswati Samman for work in which language?

[amp_mcq option1=”Literature” option2=”Films” option3=”Journalism” option4=”Economics” correct=”option2″]

Detailed SolutionThe ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which of the following field?

[amp_mcq option1=”Ek Hazarachi Note” option2=”A Short Story” option3=”Leviathan” option4=”Ajeyo” correct=”option1″]

Detailed SolutionWhich one among the following films was conferred the ‘Golden Peacock’ award in the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014)?

[amp_mcq option1=”Germany” option2=”United Kingdom” option3=”France” option4=”Belgium” correct=”option1″]

Detailed SolutionWhich European Country conferred on Amartya Sen its highest civilian honour in 2013?

[amp_mcq option1=”Fireflies in the Sky” option2=”Fireflies in the Abyss” option3=”Firefly” option4=”School” correct=”option1″]

Detailed Solution. . . . . . . . won the award in the Non – Feature Film Category at the 64th National Film Awards 2016.

[amp_mcq option1=”Lata Mangeshkar” option2=”Amartya Sen” option3=”M. S. Subbulakshmi” option4=”Atal Behari Vajpayee” correct=”option1″]

Detailed SolutionTo whom was ‘Bharat Ratna’ awarded in 1999?

[amp_mcq option1=”Best Female Actor – Vidya Balan” option2=”Best Film – Agneepath” option3=”Best Actor in a negative role – Rishi Kapoor” option4=”Best Actor – Ranbir Kapoor” correct=”option4″]

Detailed SolutionGiven below are pairs of the winners and the specific categories pertaining to the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards. Which one of the pairs is wrongly matched?