Honours and Awards GK Questions

Questions from the Honours and Awards GK section are asked in almost every competitive exam. Especially, if you are preparing for the exams like SSC, UPSC, Bank PO, State PSC, etc. then it is very important for you to be well-versed with this section. Keeping the requirement of aspirants in mind, we have compiled a list of some of the most important Honours and Awards GK Questions with answers for exams. In this post, you will find many Honours and Awards questions that have appeared in many competitive exams.

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Honours and Awards GK Quiz 2024

1) Which among the following personalities got the India’s highest civilian awards?

(A) Madan Mohan Malaviya

(B) Manmohan Singh

(C) Deendayal Upadhyaya

(D) L. K Advani

Answer: A (Madan Mohan Malaviya)

2) The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field?

(A) Journalism

(B) Films

(C) Economics

(D) Literature

Answer: B (Films)

3) Grammy Award is given in the field of

(A) Acting

(B) Music

(C) Singing

(D) Boxing

Answer: B (Music)

4) The journalist who refused to accept ‘Padma Bhushan’ was?

(A) Shekaran Nair

(B) Khushwant Singh

(C) Ratan Thiyam

(D) Arun Shourie

Answer: B (Khushwant Singh)

5) Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?

(A) Linus Pauling

(B) Samuel Beckett

(C) Philip Noel – Baker

(D) Ralph Bunche

Answer: B (Samuel Beckett)

6) Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers ‘Finance minister of the year’ Award?

(A) Dalal Street

(B) Business Standard

(C) Euromoney

(D) Money Matters

Answer: C (Euromoney)

7) Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women?

(A)Tagore Literacy Award

(B)UNSECO Literacy Award

(C)Moorti Devi Award

(D)Kalinga Prize

Answer: C (Moorti Devi Award)

8) The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?

(A) Council for Scientific and industrial research

(B) Indian Council for Agricultural Research

(C) Indian National Science Academy

(D) ISRO

Answer: A (Council for Scientific and industrial research)

9) The Nobel Prize was first awarded in

(A)1976

(B)1958

(C)1901

(D)1972

Answer: C (1901)

10) On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinema given?

(A) Raj Kapoor

(B) Dada Saheb

(C) Meena Kumari

(D) Amitabh Bachchan

Answer:  B (Dada Saheb)