Awards (Part-VI)

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

(a) Ken Saro-Wiwa
(b) Shehuyar' ADua
(c) Moshood Abiola
(d) Olusegun Obasanjo

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]

(a) General Obasanjo
(b) Toyin Raji
(c) Yitzhak Rabin
(d) None of the above

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]

(a) Kurt Waldheim
(b) Chancellor Cole
(c) Sam Najma
(d) Nelson Mandela

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 - I	List - II
1. Ustad Wilayat Khan	A. Sarod
2. Master Fida Hussain Narsi	B. Kathak
3. Sitara Devi	C. Hindi Theater
4. Jatin Bhattacharya	D. Sitar

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	1	2	3	4
(c)	1	2	3	4
(d)	4	2	3	1

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 Award	1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
(B) Jamnalal Bajaj Award	2. Dr. Gurudev Khush
(C) International Gandhi Peace Award	3. M. S. Swaminathan
(D) Wolf Award	4. Nelson Mandela

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	3	4	2
(b)	3	1	4	2
(c)	1	3	2	4
(d)	3	1	2	4

Correct Answer: (b)

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

(a) UNESCO
(b) CSIR
(c) Science and Technology Department
(d) Ministry of Human Resource Development

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 - I	Column - II
1. Bhupen Hazarika	A. Millennium Sikh Award
2. Sitakant	B. Lata Mangeshkar Award
3. Bhishma Sahni	C. All India Kabir Award
4. Daler Mehndi	D. Maithilisharan Gupt Award

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	2	1	4
(b)	1	2	4	3
(c)	1	2	4	3
(d)	1	4	3	2

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?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

49. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(Person)	(Award)
1. Champadevi Shukla	Goldman Environment Award
2. Dr. P. Sri Ramachandra	Vachaspati Award
3. Ila Ramesh Bhatt	Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management
4. Upamanyu Chatterjee	Lalitkala Ratan Award

Select the correct answer using codes given below :

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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]

(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Kiran Bedi
(c) Sharmila Tagore
(d) Shilpa Shetty

Correct Answer: (d) Shilpa Shetty

Awards (Part-VI)

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

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

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]

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]

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

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

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]

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

49. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

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]

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