GK Questions: Honours & Awards – Set 9

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1. How much cash prize is awarded in Dhyan Chand Award ?
   1.Rs.3,00,000
   2.Rs.1,00,000
   3.Rs.10,00,000
   4.Rs.5,00,000
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Rs.5,00,000
   Explanation :
   Dhyan Chand Award is the India’s highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and games, given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
   
   
   
2. How much cash prize is awarded in  Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
   1.Rs.7.5 lakh
   2.Rs.6.5 lakh
   3.Rs.7 Lakh
   4.Rs.6 Lakh
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Rs.7.5 lakh
   Explanation :
   Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India. As of 2016, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh (US$11,000).
   
   
   
3. Arjuna Awards carries a cash prize of Rs. 500,000, and statue, which is made up of ?
   1.Gold
   2.Silver
   3.Bronze
   4.Platinum
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Bronze
   Explanation :
   The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of Rs. 500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.
   
   
   
4. Jnanpith Award carries a cash prize of
   1.Rs.1 lakh
   2.Rs.10 lakh
   3.Rs.11 lakh
   4.Rs.8 lakh
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Rs.11 lakh
   Explanation :
   The Jnanpith Award is an Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their “outstanding contribution towards literature”. Instituted in 1961.
   The cash prize has been revised to Rs.11 lakh (US$16,000) and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom will be presented to each awardee.
   
   
   
5. Jnapith Award has been presented for works in how many languages ?
   1.11
   2.16
   3.14
   4.15
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.15
   Explanation :
   Jnapith Award :
   Out of twenty-three eligible languages the award has been presented for works in fifteen languages: Hindi (ten), Kannada (eight), Bengali and Malayalam (five each), Gujarati,Marathi, Odia, and Urdu (four each), Telugu (three), Assamese, Punjabi, and Tamil (two each), Kashmiri, Konkani, andSanskrit (one each).
   
   
   
6. The Bharat Ratna holders however, come ……….. in the Indian order of precedence
   1.7^th
   2.6^th
   3.8^th
   4.9^th
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.7^th
   Explanation :
   The Bharat Ratna holders however, come 7th in the Indian order of precedence(The President,The Vice-President, The Prime Minister, The State Governors,The former Presidents and the Deputy Prime Minister The Lok Sabha Speaker and Chief Justice of India)
   
   
   
7. Bharat Ratna awards is restricted to a maximum of how many members in a particular year ?
   1.One
   2.Two
   3.Three
   4.Four
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Three
   Explanation :
   Bharat Ratna : The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.
   
   
   
8. Who became the first Indian to win an Oscar Award in 1983 ?
   1.Satyajit Ray
   2.Resul Pookutty
   3.A.R.Rahman
   4.Bhanu Athaiya
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Bhanu Athaiya
   Explanation :
   Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award in 1983, for designing the costumes for Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi. S
   
   
   
9. Stree Shakti Puraskar given by which Ministry ?
   1.Ministry of Culture
   2.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
   3.Ministry of Home Affairs
   4.Ministry of Women and Child Development
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Ministry of Women and Child Development
   Explanation :
   Stree Shakti Puraskar (Women Power Award) is a series of India’s national honours conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given in six categories, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.
   
   
   
10. Rani Laxmi Bai/ Laxman Award given by which state government ?
    1.Uttar Pradesh
    2.Andhra Pradesh
    3.Maharashtra
    4.Haryana
    5.None of these
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 1.Uttar Pradesh
    Explanation :
    A special scheme has been implemented by government of Uttar Pradesh for honouring the eminent players of the state by Rani Laxmi Bai/ Laxman Award. Under this scheme, sports players that are honoured with this award are given a citation, bronze statue of Rani Laxmi Bai/ Laxman and a cash prize of Rs. 3,11,000.