Awards (Part-VII)

21. Who has been awarded the Ghalib Award? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Balkavi Bairagi
(b) Anand Narayan Mulla
(c) Makhanlal Chaturvedi
(d) Bhavani Prasad Mishra

Correct Answer: (b) Anand Narayan Mulla

22. The prestigious 'Green Guard Award' has been given for the year 2001-2002 to: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl.) (Pre) 2003, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

(a) Nagarhole National Park
(b) Kanha National Park
(c) Rajaji National Park
(d) Rajiv Gandhi National Park

Correct Answer: (b) Kanha National Park

23. The Rajasthani painter selected for the National Award by the Lalit Kala Academy of 1992 is: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Basant Sharma
(b) Bhavani Shankar
(c) Usha Siddartha
(d) Sunil Ghariyal

Correct Answer: (d) Sunil Ghariyal

24. Who among the following has been conferred with the 'World Citizenship Award' 2006? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Kofi Annan
(b) Jimmy Carter
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Ronald Reagan

Correct Answer: (c) Bill Clinton

25. Recently, who has been awarded "Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration" 2005 ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Bismillah Khan
(b) Jyoti Basu
(c) Javed Akhtar
(d) Mahesh Bhatt

Correct Answer: (c) Javed Akhtar

26. In 2015, who among the following was awarded the Padma Shri from Rajasthan for his contribution in the medical field? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Dr. Sumitra Rawat
(b) Dr. Ashok Panagariya
(c) Dr. Rajesh Kotecha
(d) Dr. K.K. Aggarwal

Correct Answer: (c) Dr. Rajesh Kotecha

27. Which of the following companies related to the field of Information Technology was awarded the International 'Dale Carnegie Leadership' Award for the year 2007? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Boeing
(b) Wall-Mart
(c) Wipro
(d) Daimler Chrysler

Correct Answer: (c) Wipro

28. Who among the following has been awarded the Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Lakshmi Mittal
(c) B.K. Birla
(d) Bill Gates

Correct Answer: (b) Lakshmi Mittal

Solution:In September 2008, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal of Indian origin was selected for the third Forbes Life Time Achievement Award. In November 2018, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award under the Forbes India Leadership Award, 2018. Sonu Sood has once again been recognised on an International level as he has been bestowed with the Leadership Award 2020-21 by forbes. in 2023, it was awarded A.M. Naik.

29. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for the year 2016? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) Nasira Sharma

Solution:Nasira Sharma's novel collection 'Paarijat' was conferred with the Hindi Language Sahitya Akademi Award, 2016.

30. The award for the 'Sahitya Akademi' of Hindi language for the year 2014 was conferred to ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Rameshchandra Shah
(b) Mamta Kalia
(c) Maitreyi Pushpa
(d) Dudhanath Singh

Correct Answer: (a) Rameshchandra Shah