Here are some general knowledge questions and answers about honours and awards. This question bank will benefit students preparing for various competitive examinations like NTSE and Bank tests.

NTSE Preparation | Honours And Awards Quiz 1

1. Who among the following was the first to win the Booker Prize?

a) William Golding
b) PH Newby
c) JM Coetzee
d) Peter Carey

2. Which one of the following awards instituted by KK Birla Foundation is given to an individual for outstanding work on Indian philosophy, culture and art?

a) Saraswathy Samman
b) Vyas Samman
c) Shankar Puraskar
d) Kalidas Samman

3. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?

a) 1956
b) 1969
c) 1972
d) 1975

4. Contribution to which field is honoured by Dhanvantari award?

a) Physics
b) space research
c) literature
d) medicine

5. Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature?

a) Vyas Samman
b) Kalidas Samman
c) Jnanpith Award
d) Saraswathi Samman

6. Which one of the following is India’s highest civilian honour?

a) Bharat Ratna
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padama Vibhushan
d) Padma Sri

7. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize for literature?

a) Albert Camus
b) Ernest Hemingway
c) Knut Hamson
d) Rene Sully Prudhome

8. Men from which nation has won the highest number of Nobel Prizes?

a) England
b) France
c) America
d) Italy

9. Which of the following awards is given to the Best Parliamentarian?

a) Gujar Mal Modi Award
b) JB Pant Award
c) Nehru Award
d) none of those

10. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?

a) 1917
b) 1949
c) 1977
d) 1982

11. Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith award?

a) Ashapurna Devi
b) Mahasweta Devi
c) Amrita Pritam
d) Sarojini Naidu

12. In terms of Prize money which of the following is the highest literary prize in India?

a) Vyas Samman
b) Saraswathy Samman
c) Jnanpith Award
d) Kalidas Samman

13. Which of the following awards was instituted by the Indian National Congress in its Centenary Year?

a) Gandhi Peace Prize
b) Nehru Award
c) Indira Gandhi award for National Integration
d) Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award

14. Which one of the following awards was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation?

a) Saraswati Samman
b) Kabir Award
c) Kalidas Samman
d) Jnanpith Award

15. When did Red Cross win the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time?

a) 1917
b) 1977
c) 1949
d) 1956

Answers

1. PH Newby
2. Shankar Puraskar
3. 1969
4. medicine
5. Jnanpith Award
6. Bharat Ratna
7. Rene Sully Prudhome
8. America
9. JB Pant Award
10. 1977
11. Ashapurna Devi
12. Saraswathi Samman
13. Indira Gandhi award for National Integration
14. Saraswathi Samman
15. 1917