Awards (Part-VI)

Total Questions: 50

41. Who was awarded the 1995 Indira Gandhi International Award for Peace? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (d) Olusegun Obasanjo

42. Indira Gandhi International Award for Peace, Disarmament and Progress has been received in 1995 by: [41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) General Obasanjo

43. Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 1990 has been given to : [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992-93]

Correct Answer: (c) Sam Najma

44. Uttar Pradesh Natak Academy has conferred the Academy Ratna Awards. List-I for the individuals and mentioned in List-II for their distinctiveness in the areas. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

List - IList - II
1. Ustad Wilayat KhanA. Sarod
2. Master Fida Hussain NarsiB. Kathak
3. Sitara DeviC. Hindi Theater
4. Jatin BhattacharyaD. Sitar

Code:

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)1234
(c)1234
(d)4231
Correct Answer: (d)

45. List-I to List-II match and select the correct answer using codes given below: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]

List-I (Awards)List-II (Recipient)
(A) Indira Gandhi Peace, Disarmament and Development Award1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
(B) Jamnalal Bajaj Award2. Dr. Gurudev Khush
(C) International Gandhi Peace Award3. M. S. Swaminathan
(D) Wolf Award4. Nelson Mandela

Code:

ABCD
(a)1342
(b)3142
(c)1324
(d)3124

 

Correct Answer: (b)

46. Which of the following organizations bestows the Kalinga Award? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (a) UNESCO
Solution:In 2023, Kalinga Award was bestowed upon Prof. Ana Maria Celto.

47. The prizes mentioned in column II have been awarded to the persons mentioned in column I. Match them with codes given below : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

Column - IColumn - II
1. Bhupen HazarikaA. Millennium Sikh Award
2. SitakantB. Lata Mangeshkar Award
3. Bhishma SahniC. All India Kabir Award
4. Daler MehndiD. Maithilisharan Gupt Award

Code:

ABCD
(a)3214
(b)1243
(c)1243
(d)1432
Correct Answer: (c)

48. Consider the following pairs. [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]

1. The V.K.Krishna Menon Foundation is in New Delhi.

2. The first recipient of V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, G. Balakrishnan.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

49. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(Person)(Award)
1. Champadevi ShuklaGoldman Environment Award
2. Dr. P. Sri RamachandraVachaspati Award
3. Ila Ramesh BhattLal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management
4. Upamanyu ChatterjeeLalitkala Ratan Award

Select the correct answer using codes given below :

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3

50. Leeds Metropolitan University awarded this Indian woman an honorary degree for cultural diversity in July 2007, who is this person? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) Shilpa Shetty