Study Guide · Chapter 3
Section C — Awards & Honours
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- India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, was instituted in:
(a) 1947 (b) 1950 (c) 1954 (d) 1961
Answer: (c) 1954 - Which of these is India's highest peacetime gallantry award?
(a) Param Vir Chakra (b) Ashoka Chakra (c) Kirti Chakra (d) Vir Chakra
Answer: (b) Ashoka Chakra - The Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, was instituted by:
(a) Sahitya Akademi (b) Bharatiya Jnanpith (c) Ministry of Culture (d) K. K. Birla Foundation
Answer: (b) Bharatiya Jnanpith - The Dadasaheb Phalke Award recognises lifetime contribution to which field?
(a) Literature (b) Indian Cinema (c) Classical Music (d) Journalism
Answer: (b) Indian Cinema - India's highest sporting honour is officially known as:
(a) Arjuna Award (b) Dronacharya Award (c) Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (d) Padma Shri
Answer: (c) Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award - Which laureate won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) László Krasznahorkai (b) María Corina Machado (c) Malala Yousafzai (d) Denis Mukwege
Answer: (b) María Corina Machado - The Nobel Prize (except the Peace Prize) is announced in:
(a) Oslo, Norway (b) Geneva, Switzerland (c) Stockholm, Sweden (d) The Hague, Netherlands
Answer: (c) Stockholm, Sweden
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