MCQ’s Awards and Honours

1     In which one of the following scientific fields Borlaug award is given:

a)    Medicine

b)   Space research

c)    Agriculture

d)   Atomic physics

2     Stri Shakti Puraskar is given to women for:

a)    Excellence in athletics

b)   Outstanding performance in games

c)    Courage and enterprise for betterment of women

d)   Contribution to the nation and the people

3     The highest civilian award of India, Bharat Ratna has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Khan Abdul Khan, the other is:

a)    Mikhail Gorbachev

b)   George Bush

c)    Nelson Mandela

d)   Helmut Kohl

4     Which India born scientist was awarded the Nobel prize in Astrophysics?

a)    Prof. Chandrasekhar

b)   Sir C.V Raman

c)    Satyendra Nath Bose

d)   Vikram Sarabhai

5     Which of the following awards is not conferred by K.K. Birla Foundation?

a)    Bihari award

b)   Shankar award

c)    Bharat Barti Samman

d)   Vyas Samman

6     The Vachaspati award is given for the outstanding contribution in the field of:

a)    Hindi literature

b)   Sanskrit literature

c)    Bengali literature

d)   Malayalam literature

7     The Ramon Magsaysay award, considered to be the Asia’s Nobel prize is not given in which of the following fields:

a)     Government Services

b)   Public Services

c)    Community leadership

d)   Peace and disarmament