Honours and Awards Questions and Answers

Answer: B

The wrestler given the Khel Ratna for 2019 was Bajrang Punia.

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2019 went jointly to wrestler Bajrang Punia and para-athlete Deepa Malik. Bajrang won it on the strength of gold at the 2018 Commonwealth and Asian Games.

Deepa Malik shared the award but is a para-athlete, not a wrestler. Sushil Kumar received the award in 2009, and Sardara Singh, a hockey player, in 2017.

Answer: C

Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The Swedish Academy awarded him the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature for his mastery of historical and biographical description, notably his history of the Second World War, and for his brilliant oratory.

He was never awarded the Peace Prize, and there is no Nobel connection between him and physics. The economics prize was only created in 1968.

Answer: A

Gopaldas Neeraj received the National Kavi Pradeep Samman.

The Rashtriya Kavi Pradeep Samman is a national honour of the Madhya Pradesh government named after Kavi Pradeep, the lyricist of Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon. It recognises poetry and film lyrics, which fits Neeraj, the Hindi poet and film lyricist whose songs include Kaarvaan Guzar Gaya.

The other three are not real award titles of this kind. 'National Literature Award' and 'National Hindi Award' are generic phrases, and a 'Best bookseller award' has nothing to do with a poet's work.

Answer: A

Govind Ballabh Pant.

He was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, from 1950 to 1954, and later Union Home Minister, and received the Bharat Ratna in 1957.

Answer: D

Global 500 awards are for protection of the environment.

The UNEP Global 500 Roll of Honour, instituted in 1987, recognised outstanding environmental achievement by individuals and organisations. Indian recipients include the Chipko movement and M.C. Mehta.

Answer: A

It is given by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, instituted in 1958 and named after CSIR's founding director, is India's highest science award, given annually to scientists under 45 in seven disciplines.

Answer: D

They are better known as the Oscars.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has presented the Academy Awards since 1929. The origin of the nickname is disputed; the Academy adopted it officially in 1939.

Answer: B

They are distributed at Stockholm.

The ceremony is held on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death, in the Stockholm Concert Hall, and the Swedish king presents the medals. The peace prize is presented the same day at Oslo.

Answer: C

C.K. Nagaraja Rao was the first recipient.

The Moortidevi Award, instituted by the Bharatiya Jnanpith in 1983, honours literary work that reflects Indian philosophy and cultural values, in any of the recognised languages or in English.

Answer: A

Dr Zakir Husain received it before becoming President.

He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1963 while Vice-President, and became President in 1967. Rajendra Prasad received his in 1962, after leaving office, and Radhakrishnan in 1954, eight years before he became President.