Standard G.K.
TEST -4 Max
Marks : 30
1) Consider the following statements ( )
1. Padma
Vibhushan is the second highest Civilian award of India.
2. Satyendra Nath Bose was one of the
first recipients of the Padma
Vibhushan Award.
Which of the statements given above is \
are correct?
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 and 2 d.
Neither 1 nor 2
2) Which of the following statements are
correct ? ( )
1. Tagore
Literature Awards are Jointly instituted by the Sahitya Akademi and Nokia.
2. The
Awards are given to the best of literary contributions by writers in 8 Indian
Languages
3. Literary
works in 24 Indian Languages are eligible for consideration under the Scheme
4. Awards
have been instituted as part of Hope Project , a corporate social
responsibility initiative.
Select correct answer from the codes
given below
a. 1, 2
and 3 b. 1, 2 and 4 c. 2, 3 and 4 d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
3) Consider the following statements about
Saraswati Samman ( )
1. The
Saraswati Samman is the most prestigious award of the KK Birla Foundation.
2. The
samman is given annually to an outstanding literary work published in Hindi
only during the last 10 years.
3. It
was initiated in 1991.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a. 1, 2
and 3 b. 1 and 2 c.
1 and 3 d. Only 2
4) Consider the following statements (
)
1. Bharat
Ratna is not awarded to the dead persons like the Nobel Prize.
2. Mahatma
Gandhi received the Bharat Ratna Award more than once in the Indian History.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 and 2 d.
Neither 1 nor 2
5) Which one of the following publishers
founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust to give the Jnanpith award to Indian
writers? ( )
a. The
Times of India Group b. The
Hindustan Times Group
c. The
Hindu Group d. The
Indian Express Group
6) Consider the following statements ( )
1. The
holders of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in the Indian order of
precedence.
2. CV
Raman is the first person to receive the Bharat Ratna Award.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 and 2 d.
Neither 1 nor 2
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7) Ramnath Goenka Award is conferred in which
field? ( )
a.
Literature b.
Scientific Research
c.
Cinematic excellence d.
Journalism
8) Consider
the following statements ( )
1. Indira
Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development is awarded only to Indian.
2. UNICEF
is the only agency of the United Nations to get the Indira Gandhi Prize for
Peace, Disarmament and Development
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 and 2 d.
Neither 1 nor 2
9) Aryabhatta Award is given in the field of ( )
(a) Mathematics (b) Astrology
(c)
Astronautics and space (d) Planetary
motion
10) Consider the
following statements ( )
1. Padma
Shri is awarded to citizens of India to
recognize their distinguished contribution in the fields of Arts,
Education, Industry, Literature,
Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service and Public Affairs.
2. Padma
Shri cannot be awarded to distinguished individuals who were not citizens of
India
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 and 2 d.
Neither 1 nor 2
11) Consider the
following statements ( )
1. Jnanpith
Award is given to any of Indian citizens who writes in the Eighth scheduled
languages of India.
2. Jnanpith
Award was awarded for the first time in 1961.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 and 2 d.
Neither 1 nor 2
12) Which one of the following agencies
administered the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding? ( )
a. Indian Council of Historical Society
b. Indian Council for Cultural Relations
c. Indian Council of the Scientific and
Cultural Relations
d.
None of the above
13) Consider the
following fields ( )
1. Biology 2. Physics 3. Medicine 4.
Mathematics
Which of the fields given above is/are awarded in the Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar Prize?
a.
1, 2, 3 and 4 b. 1, 2 and 3 c. 2 and 3 d. 3 and 4
14) Consider the following statements ( )
1. Jnanpith
Award was instituted in 1961.
2. G.
Sankara Kurup was the first person to receive the Jnanpith Award.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 and 2 d.
Neither 1 nor 2
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15) Shell Helen Keller Awards, instituted in 1999,
was given to ( )
1. NTPC 2. Tata Tea
Limited
3. HPCL 4.
CIL
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below
a.
1 and 2 b. 2, 3 and 4 c. 1, 2 and 3 d. 1, 2 and 4
16) Which one of the following awards of the
Indian Government gives the Swarna Kamal and Rajat Kamal to outstanding
performance ( )
a. National Film Award b. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
c. Arjuna Award d.
None of the above
17) Which among the following is not correct about
Borlaug Award? ( )
a. It
is given for outstanding performance in the field of agriculture and
environment.
b. It
was created in 1974.
c. It
carries a cash price of Rs.5 laks
d. It
was named in honour of Nobel laureate
Norman E Borlaug
18) The International Newspaper which had won four
Pulitzer prize in 2013 including the award for investigative reporting for
stories ( )
a. The
Washington post b. The
Telegraph
c. New
York times d. The Sun
19) Consider the following statements regarding
Simone de Beauvoir Prize ( )
1. It
was instituted in 2008 by Julia
Kristeva.
2. This
is awarded for women’s freedom, to individuals or groups fighting for gender
equality.
3. Taslima
Nasreen, Ai Xiaoming and Malala Yousafzai are among the winners.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below
a. 1 and
2 b. Only 2 c. 1 and 3 d. All of the above
20) Indian Author, Jeet Thayil has won the DSC
prize for South Asian literature 2013 for his debut novel ‘Narcopolis’ based on
the theme of drug addiction. Narcopolis was also short listed for man booker
prize in ( )
a. 2009 b.
2010 c. 2011 d. 2012
21) Aditi Mukherji has won the first Norman
Borlaug Award for field research and application in ( )
a.
Conservation of water
b.
Ground water resources
c.
Conservation of biodiversity
d. None of the above
22) Dr Madhavan Chavan has been awarded with the
WISE prize, which is known as the ‘Nobel prize for Education.’ He was
felicitated on November 13, 2012 at the Wise Doha, Qatar. The wise prize was
created in (
)
a. 2008 b.
2007 c. 2006 d. 2009
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23) Arab poet Shihab Ghaneur bagged the
Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize for his translation of Indian works into both
the Arabic and English language. Consider the following statements about this
award ( )
1. This
is given biennially.
2. This
is instituted on the 150th birth anniversary of Tagore, for
promoting values of universal brotherhood.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c.
Both1 and 2 d.
Neither 1 nor 2
24) Which among the following has won the Ramon
Magsaysay Award?
( )
a. Kiran Bedi b. TN Seshan c. Kulandei Francis d. All of these
25) Consider about BAFTA Awards ( )
1. It
is the British Counterpart of the Academy Awards (Oscars).
2. It
was first awarded in 1939.
3. It
honours the best national and foreign films.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below
a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 4 c. 1
and 3 d. All of the above
26) Consider the following about Vandana Shiva ( )
1. She
was chosen for 2012 Fukuoka Prize.
2. She
was the 7th Indian to win this prize.
3. Ravi
Shanker, Romila Thapar and Ashish Nandy are other winners of this award.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below
a. 1 and 2 b. Only 2 c.
1 and 3 d. All of the above
27) Which one among the following statements about
Mohammed Nasheed of Maldives is not correct? ( )
a. He
was the first president of Maldives to be elected through Multiparty elections.
b. He
become the President of Maldives in the year 2008.
c. He
was a strong advocate of the policies of longtime President Maumoon Abdul
Gayoom.
d. He
has been advocating and promoting democracy and human rights in Maldives.
28) Which of the following is
correctly matched? ( )
a. MS Swaminathan : Nuclear
b. TN Kaul : Diplomat
c. Ganga : Dancer
d. Astral Boo : Cartoonist
29) Umayalpuram K Sivaraman is
well-known exponent of ( )
a. Flute b.
Mirdangam c. Shehnai d. Violin
30) Ms Reena Kaushal Dharmashaktu is the first
Indian Woman ( )
a. To reach Antarcatica b.
Pilot inducted in Indian Air Force c.
To ski to the South Pole d.
To win the Gold Medal in Asian
Boxing Championship
Keys
Standard G.K. TEST -4 :-
1. c 2. c 3. c 4. d
5. a 6. a 7.
d 8. d 9. c 10. a
11. c 12. b 13. a 14.
c 15. c 16.c 17. b 18.c 19. d
20. d
21. b 22. d 23. c
24. d 25. c 26. d
27. c 28. b 29. b 30. c
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