Awards (Traditional General Knowledge)

41. Who was the only Pakistani citizen who was awarded the Bharat Ratna? [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Imran Khan
(b) Nawaz Sharif
(c) Benazir Bhutto
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Correct Answer: (d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Solution:Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the only Pakistani national who was awarded the Bharat Ratna. He was also known as Frontier Gandhi and Badshah Khan. He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar movement in 1929.

42. In which field is B.C. Roy Award given? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 28.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Music
(b) Journalism
(c) Medicine
(d) Environment

Correct Answer: (c) Medicine

Solution:Presented by the President, the Bidhan Chandra Roy Award is an annual award that is given by the Medical Council of India in each of the following categories:

Medical man-cum-Statesman
Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India
Eminent Person in Philosophy
Eminent Medical Person
Eminent Person in Science
Eminent Person in Arts

43. "Kalinga Award" is provided by which institution/organisation? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Indian Government
(b) Orissa Government
(c) Bengal Government
(d) UNESCO

Correct Answer: (d) UNESCO

Solution:Kalinga Awards are given by UNESCO to people for their contribution to the promotion and popularisation of science in society. The Kalinga Prize for Popularisation of Science was created in 1952.

44. B.D. Goenka Award was established to recognise contributions made by individuals in building and furthering the cause of _________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 24.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Science
(b) Journalism
(c) Sports
(d) Technology

Correct Answer: (b) Journalism

Solution:B.D. Goenka Award was established to recognise contributions made by individuals in building and furthering the cause of Journalism.

45. Ramnath Goenka Award is given for contribution in which field? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 13.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Women Empowerment
(b) Journalism
(c) Sports
(d) Rural Sanitation