Awards in general

1. Which is India's highest civilian award?

(a) National Award

(b) Padma Bhushan

(c) Padma Vibushan

(d) Bharat Ratna

The Correct option is  - (d) Bharat Ratna

2. Which is India’s highest Civilian honour?

(a) Ashoka Chakra

(b) Padma bhushan

(c) Padma Sri

(d) Padma Vibushan

The Correct option is –(d) Padma Vibushan

3. In which year was the Bharat Ratna instituted?

(a) 1954

(b) 1952

(c) 1956

(d) 1945

The  Correct option is –(a) 1952

4. Who was the last recipient of Bharat Ratna?

(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan

(b) M.S Subbulakshmi

(c) Gulzarilal Nanda

(d) Gopinath Bordoloi

The Correct option is – (a) Ustad Bismillah Khan

5. Which is India’s highest military honour?

(a) Param Vir Chakra

(b) Vir Chakra

(c) Maha Vir Chakra

(d) Bharat Ratna

The Correct option is – Param Vir Chakra

6. Who is the 2006 recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize?

(a) Baba Amte

(b) Nelson Mandela

(c) John Hume

(d) Shabana Azmi

The Correct option is – Shabana Azmi

7. Who gets Dronacharya Award?

(a) Best Wrestler

(b) Best Batsman

(c) Best Tennis Player

(d) Best Coach

The Correct option is – (d) Best Coach

8. The Jnanpith award is the highest honour awarded in

(a) Sports

(b) Literature

(c) Peace

(d) Dance

The Correct option is – (b) Literature

9. Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna?

(a) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

(b) Shri V V Giri

(c) Dr. Zakir Hussain

(d) Shri JRD Tata

The Correct option is – (a) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

10. Who was the first reciepient of Magsaysay award?

(a) Vinoba Bhave

(b) Dhan Gopal Mukerji

(c) Morarji Desai

(d) Nirad C Chaudhuri

The Correct option is – (a) Vinoba Bhave