Awards (Traditional General Knowledge)

1. Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 31.08.2016 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Vir Chakra
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Ashok Chakra
(d) Mahavir Chakra

Correct Answer: (c) Ashok Chakra

Solution:The Ashoka Chakra is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.

2. Which is the highest gallantry Award in India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 28.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Vir Chakra
(b) Param Vishist Seva Medal
(c) Kirti Chakra
(d) Param Vir Chakra

Correct Answer: (d) Param Vir Chakra

Solution:The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave", and the award is granted for "most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy".

3. ________ is the highest military decoration awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during war. [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Mahavir Chakra
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Shaurya Chakra
(d) Sena Medal

Correct Answer: (b) Param Vir Chakra

Solution:The Param Vir Chakra is the highest military decoration awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during the war.

4. Who is the first woman recipient of the Ashok Chakra Award? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 17.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Neerja Bhanot
(b) Sakshi Malik
(c) Sanjana Thakur
(d) M Vijayalakshmi

Correct Answer: (a) Neerja Bhanot

Solution:Neerja Bhanot was the first woman recipient of the Ashok Chakra Award. She was the youngest recipient of Ashoka Chakra in 1987.

5. Which award is awarded for gallantry other than in the face of an enemy? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Ashoka Chakra
(b) Gallantry Chakra
(c) Param Vir Chakra
(d) Shaurya Chakra

Correct Answer: (d) Shaurya Chakra

Solution:Shaurya Chakra is the gallantry award given in the event of indirect combat with the enemy.

6. Who was the first player to win Bharat Ratna? [C.P.O. S.I. 7.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Viswanathan Anand
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Abhinav Bindra
(d) Dhyan Chand

Correct Answer: (b) Sachin Tendulkar

Solution:Sachin Tendulkar is the first sportsperson to be awarded India's highest civilian award 'Bharat Ratna' (2014). He has also been awarded 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Padma Vibhushan.

7. How much prize money is given for "Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize"? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) 2.5 million
(b) 5 million
(c) One crore
(d) Two crore

Correct Answer: (c) One crore

Solution:The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India. The prize money for the "Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize" is one crore. As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.

8. The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (e) (*)

Solution:Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926-28 July 2016) was an Indian writer in Bengali and an activist. She was honoured with various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award (in Bengali), Jnanpith Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India's civilian awards Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan. Hence, she has received all the awards given in the option.

9. The Sahitya Akademi Awards are given for best writings in how many Indian languages? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 29.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 24

Correct Answer: (d) 24

Solution:Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is the central institution for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country and the only institution that undertakes literary activities in 24 Indian languages, including English.

10. Which of the following prizes is given for literary work? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 6.03.2018 (Shift-II)]

(a) Arjuna Award
(b) Ashoka Chakra
(c) Vyas Samman
(d) Gita Chopra Award

Correct Answer: (c) Vyas Samman

Solution:The Vyas Samman award is a literary award given annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of Rs 4,00,000 (as of 2019). To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years.