Awards Quiz
Practice quiz on Awards (General Knowledge). 10 exam-style questions with explanations.
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Awards Quiz — Questions with Solutions
All 10 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.
Q1.The highest civilian award of India is the
- A.Padma Vibhushan
- B.Padma Shri
- C.Bharat Ratna
- D.Param Vir Chakra
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Answer: C. Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna.
Q2.The highest gallantry award in wartime is
- A.Param Vir Chakra
- B.Ashoka Chakra
- C.Maha Vir Chakra
- D.Vir Chakra
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Answer: A. Param Vir Chakra
Param Vir Chakra.
Q3.The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in
- A.Geneva
- B.Oslo
- C.Paris
- D.Stockholm
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Answer: B. Oslo
Oslo (Norway).
Q4.The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize was
- A.Mother Teresa
- B.Amartya Sen
- C.C.V. Raman
- D.Rabindranath Tagore
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Answer: D. Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore, 1913.
Q5.The Arjuna Award is given for
- A.Literature
- B.Science
- C.Sports
- D.Cinema
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Answer: C. Sports
Sports.
Q6.The Jnanpith Award is given for
- A.Sports
- B.Literature
- C.Science
- D.Medicine
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Answer: B. Literature
Literature.
Q7.The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given for
- A.Cinema
- B.Literature
- C.Music
- D.Sports
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Answer: A. Cinema
Contribution to Indian cinema.
Q8.The Booker Prize is for
- A.Peace
- B.Fiction
- C.Economics
- D.Science
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Answer: B. Fiction
Literature.
Q9.The Magsaysay Award is associated with
- A.America
- B.Asia
- C.Africa
- D.Europe
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Answer: B. Asia
Asia's Nobel.
Q10.The Padma Awards are announced on the eve of
- A.Republic Day
- B.Gandhi Jayanti
- C.Children's Day
- D.Independence Day
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Answer: A. Republic Day
26 January.
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Awards & Honours questions appear regularly in SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, GD; IBPS PO, Clerk; SBI PO, Clerk; RRB NTPC, Group D; UPSC prelims and most State PSC exams. The specific weightage varies by exam — check the exam pattern on the corresponding AajExam exam page for details.