Awards & Honours Questions with Solutions
This topic covers national and international awards: Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards, gallantry awards, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi awards, sports awards, Nobel Prizes, the Ramon Magsaysay Award and other global honours, along with the fields they recognise and notable winners. Static questions ask about the field each award is given for, the year it started, and the first winners. For example, the Jnanpith Award is for literature and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is for cinema. Questions on recent winners change every year, so revise those from the latest announcements and treat older winner lists as background only. Practise the awards and honours questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q41.
M.S. Subbulakshmi became the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna in which year?
A. 2001B. 1998C. 1975D. 1954mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q42.
Annapurna Devi, the reclusive surbahar maestro, received the Padma Bhushan in which year?
A. 1977B. 2004C. 1991D. 1958hardAsked in Police +1View solution › - Q43.
Ileana Citaristi, an Italian-born dancer, received the Padma Shri in 2006 for her contribution to which dance?
A. BharatanatyamB. OdissiC. KathakaliD. KathakhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q44.
Ashapoorna Devi, the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award, received it in which year?
A. 1992B. 1984C. 1965D. 1976hardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q45.
Who became the first Indian to receive the Richard Dawkins Award?
A. GulzarB. Kailash SatyarthiC. Javed AkhtarD. Shabana AzmimediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q46.
Who was the first Indian to win the Pulitzer Prize?
A. Vijay SeshadriB. Siddhartha MukherjeeC. Gobind Behari LalD. Jhumpa LahirimediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q47.
Saroja Vaidyanathan, who received the Padma Shri (2002) and the Padma Bhushan (2013), was an exponent of which dance?
A. KathakB. BharatanatyamC. MohiniyattamD. OdissimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q48.
Which Hindi author was awarded the 59th Jnanpith Award for his outstanding contribution to contemporary Indian Literature?
A. M.T. Vasudevan NairB. Vinod Kumar ShuklaC. Manu RishiD. Javed AkhtarmediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q49.
Which actor won his first National Film Award for Best Actor at the 71st National Film Awards (2025) for his performance in the Hindi feature film Jawan?
A. Shah Rukh KhanB. Vikrant MasseyC. MohanlalD. Rani MukerjieasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q50.
Which renowned Indian writer, recognized for his works primarily in Urdu, was a co-recipient of the 58th Jnanpith Award (announced in 2024)?
A. GulzarB. Raghuveer ChaudharyC. Damodar MauzoD. Amitav GhoshmediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q51.
Which of the following is true about the 2025 awards announced by Sahitya Akademi in India?
A. Sahitya Akademi discontinued the Yuva Puraskar in 2025.B. The Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 was awarded in more than one Indian language.C. The 2025 awards were postponed due to administrative issues.D. The Yuva Puraskar 2025 was given only for English-language works.mediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q52.
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2025?
A. Laszlo KrasznahorkaiB. Imre KerteszC. Rudyard KiplingD. Abdulrazak GurnaheasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026View solution › - Q53.
Which Indian Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) received the Green World Environment Award 2024 in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) category?
A. ONGC - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation LimitedB. CIL - Coal India LimitedC. NTPC - National Thermal Power Corporation LimitedD. BHEL - Bharat Heavy Electricals LimitedmediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2 April Shift-2 2026View solution › - Q54.
The 'Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award' is given for distinguished service in which field?
A. Energy ConservationB. Environment ProtectionC. Wildlife ProtectionD. Biodiversity ProtectionmediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2 April Shift-2 2026View solution › - Q55.
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology is presented by:
A. Department of Science and Technology (DST)B. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)C. Indian National Science Academy (INSA)D. University Grants Commission (UGC)mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q56.
The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, was inaugurated on:
A. 12 March 1954B. 28 January 1953C. 5 August 1954D. 15 August 1947mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q57.
'The Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star' is the highest civilian honour of:
A. FijiB. GuyanaC. Trinidad and TobagoD. SurinamehardAsked in DefenceView solution ›