Awards (Current Affairs) (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

41. Highest Civilian Honour received by Udit Narayan is __________ . [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Padma Shri
(b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Padma Vibhushan
(d) Bharat Ratna

Correct Answer: (b) Padma Bhushan

Solution:Highest civilian Honour received by Udit Narayan is Padma Vibhushan, which is given for exceptional and distinguished service, and is the second highest honour in the country.

42. Who among the following is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan 2017 in the field of musical arts? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 2.07.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
(b) Vaishali Bisht
(c) Arun Mohanty
(d) K. J. Yesudas

Correct Answer: (d) K. J. Yesudas

Solution:KJ Yesudas of Tamil Nadu received the Padma Vibhushan award in the field of musical arts for the year 2017.

43. The highest civilian honor received by Ajay Devgan is __________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Padma Shri
(b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Padma Vibhushan
(d) Bharat Ratna

Correct Answer: (a) Padma Shri

Solution:Ajay Devgan was honored with the Padma Shri in the Padma Awards announced for the year 2016.

44. Kathak guru, Shovana Narayan received the ____________ in 1992 [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-I) 09.11.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Padma Bhushan
(b) Nritya Shiromani
(c) Padma Vibhushan
(d) Padma Shri

Correct Answer: (d) Padma Shri

Solution:An established Kathak dancer from India is Shovana Narayan. She works for the Indian Audit and Accounts Service as a career officer. She performs both domestically and abroad. In 1992, she received the Padma Shri honor. Her mentor was Birju Maharaj.

45. V Satyanarayana Sarma, an exponent of the Kuchipudi dance form was conferred which of the following awards by the Government of India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 07.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Padma Shri
(b) Kala Shastri Award
(c) Padma Bhushan
(d) Padma Vibhushan

Correct Answer: (a) Padma Shri

Solution:Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma (1935-2012), popularly known as Satyam, was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, considered by many as one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of Kuchipudi. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 1970, for his contributions to Dance.

46. R Muthukannammal is a ________ dancer who got the Padma Shri in 202b: [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 08.06.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Jhora
(b) Khor
(c) Daph
(d) Sadhir

Correct Answer: (d) Sadhir

Solution:In 2022, Govt of India honoured Muthukannammal by conferring the Padma Shri award for her contributions to the Sadhir dance form. R Muthukannammal is a seventh-generation veteran Sadhir dancer from the Indian State of Tamil Nadu.

• Jhora dance belongs to the state of Uttarakhand.

• Khor and Daph dance belongs to Haryana.

47. Who among the following personalities was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to Bundeli Folk Dance in 2022? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 08.06.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Ravi Shankar Sharma
(b) Dinesh Kumar Barkesia
(c) Anil Kumar Raghupati
(d) Ram Sahay Pandey

Correct Answer: (d) Ram Sahay Pandey

Solution:Ram Sahay Pandey was awarded the Padma Shri for contributing to Bundeli Folk Dance in 2022. Ram Sahay Panday (born 11 March 1933) is a Rai (also spelt as Raai) dancer from Sagar in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh. The dance form Raai (or Rai) is a folk dance of the Bundelkhand region. Raai means mustard seeds.

48. The highest civilian honor received by APJ Abdul Kalam is: [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Padma Shri
(b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Padma Vibhushan
(d) Bharat Ratna

Correct Answer: (d) Bharat Ratna

Solution:APJ Abdul Kalam was awarded the country's highest civilian award 'Bharat Ratna' in the year 1997. Along with these, Gulzari Lal Nanda and Aruna Asaf Ali were also awarded 'Bharat Ratna'.

49. Who among the following is not awarded the Bharat Ratna? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 5.09.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Morarji Desai
(b) M. G. Ramachandran
(c) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
(d) Vinoba Bhave

Correct Answer: (c) Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Solution:Acharya Vinoba Bhave was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1983, M. G. Ramachandran in the year 1988 and Morarji Desai in the year 1991. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee has not been awarded Bharat Ratna among the given alternatives.

50. Who among the following is NOT a recipient of Bharat Ratna Award? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 03.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(b) Bhimsen Joshi
(c) Bismillah Khan
(d) Pandit Kumar Gandharva

Correct Answer: (d) Pandit Kumar Gandharva

Solution:Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitarist and composer. Ravi Shankar received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999,

Bismillah Khan, often referred as Ustad, was an Indian musician who popularised the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. In 2001, Bismillah Khan received the Bharat Ratna.

Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from India in the Hindustani classical tradition. He received Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2009.

Therefore, Pandit Kumar Gandharva is NOT a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award.

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