Flash Check — 15 Questions

Cover the answers and attempt all fifteen before checking.

1. India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, was instituted in which year? (Answer: 1954)
2. Which of these is India's highest peacetime gallantry award? (Answer: Ashoka Chakra)
3. The Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, was instituted by whom? (Answer: Bharatiya Jnanpith)
4. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award recognises lifetime contribution to which field? (Answer: Indian Cinema)
5. India's highest sporting honour is officially known as what? (Answer: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award)
6. Who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize? (Answer: María Corina Machado)
7. The Nobel Prize (except the Peace Prize) is announced in which city? (Answer: Stockholm, Sweden)
8. Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna, and in which year? (Answer: C. Rajagopalachari, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Dr. C. V. Raman — 1954)
9. Which sportsperson was the first to receive the Bharat Ratna, and when? (Answer: Sachin Tendulkar, 2014)
10. Name the three tiers of the Padma Awards, highest to lowest. (Answer: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri)
11. Which award is India's highest civilian honour specifically for women? (Answer: Nari Shakti Puraskar)
12. What does the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recognise, and who administers it? (Answer: Contributions to science and technology by scientists under 45; administered by the CSIR)
13. Which 2025 Nobel laureates shared the prize for metal-organic frameworks? (Answer: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, Omar M. Yaghi — Chemistry)
14. Name India's highest award for adventure sports. (Answer: Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award)
15. Which award is sometimes called the "Asian Nobel Prize"? (Answer: Ramon Magsaysay Award)