Awards (Traditional General Knowledge)

21. Name the first Indian to get Bharat Ratna post-humously. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) C.K. Naidu
(d) Mihir Sen

Correct Answer: (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Solution:Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1966.

22. The Padma Awards are announced around ____________ every year. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 5.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Independence Day
(b) Republic Day
(c) Sadbhavana Diwas
(d) Hindi Diwas

Correct Answer: (b) Republic Day

Solution:The Padma Awards are announced around Republic Day every year.

23. Name the first Indian to get Nobel Prize in literature. [S.S.C. Online CIISL CT-I) 19.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) C.V. Raman
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) Amartya Sen

Correct Answer: (a) Rabindranath Tagore

Solution:Rabindranath Tagore was the first person of Indian origin and also the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize. He received the prize for Literature in 1913.

24. Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize fort? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Literature
(b) Physics
(c) peace
(d) Economic Studies

Correct Answer: (a) Literature

Solution:Rabindranath Tagore was the first person of Indian origin and also the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize. He received the prize for Literature in 1913.

25. Who won the Bharat Ratna on his 100th birth-day? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Acharya Vinobha Bhave
(b) J.R.D. Tata
(c) D.K. Karve
(d) Zakir Hussain

Correct Answer: (c) D.K. Karve

Solution:Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve, popularly known as Maharishi Karve, was a social reformer in India in women's welfare. Karve continued the pioneering work in promoting Female education. The Government of India awarded him its highest civilian award, the "Bharat Ratna", in 1958, the year of his 100th birthday.

26. Name the first Indian person to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 8.02.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) C.K. Naidu
(b) Ranganath Mishra
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) CV Raman

Correct Answer: (d) CV Raman

Solution:The first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics was CV Raman (Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman). He was given this award in 1930 for his outstanding work on the scattering of light (Raman Effect).

27. Which one of the following is the name of Nobel Prize winning Indian? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Vikram Sarabhai
(b) APJ Abdul Kalam
(c) S. Pancharatnam
(d) C.V. Raman

Correct Answer: (d) C.V. Raman

28. Which of the following is the world's top environmental conservation award? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Golden Bear Award
(b) Golden Panda Award
(c) Golden Globe Award
(d) Golden Palms Award

Correct Answer: (b) Golden Panda Award

Solution:The Golden Panda Award is the world's top 'Environmental Conservation Award'.

29. Who was awarded UAE highest civilian honour 'Zayed Medal' in 2019? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Imran Khan
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Vladimir Putin
(d) Benjamin Netanyahu

Correct Answer: (b) Narendra Modi

Solution:In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s highest civilian award 'Zayed Medal for boosting bilateral relations between the two countries.

30. The Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for ________. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 31.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Government service
(b) Literary work
(c) International understanding
(d) Social work

Correct Answer: (c) International understanding

Solution:The Jawaharlal Nehru Award is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to people "for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world". The money constituent of this award is 2.5 million rupees.