Honours and Awards General Knwoledge Questions And Answers

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1. Who of the following was honoured with ‘Tamil Ratna’ award by America Tamil Sangam in September 2016?

Answer 1

Answer: B. Subramanian Swamy

Answer 2

Answer: A. Rubber Board

Explanation:

Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards, also known as Indira Gandhi National Language Awards, are presented on 14th September every year, which is celebrated as National Hindi Divas across the country. For 2014, Rubber Board was selected for excellence in implementation of National Language Policy.

Answer 3

Answer: A. Neha Gupta

Explanation:

The International Peace Prize is an initiative of Marc Dullaert, launched in 2005. It is awarded anually to a child who has shown special dedication to children's rights. It was awarded to Neha Gupta (18), who lives in Philadelphia and is of Indian descent. She set up her own foundation "Empower Orphans" at the age of 9 and also inspires children from other countries to start up campaigns.

Answer 4

Answer: A. Dilip Vengsarkar

Explanation:

The C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award was instituted by the BCCI for immense contribution to cricket, in memory of Caottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, who was the first Captain of the Indian Cricket Team in Test Matches. This year, the award was presented to former Captain and National Selector, Dilip Vengsarkar.

Answer 5

Answer: C. Rajasthan

Explanation:

Meera Puraskar was instituted by the Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi to recognize the contributions of established authors and to encourage new writers in the field of Indian Literature. The Award is given every year in Udaipur, and comprises of Cash Prizes.

Answer 6

Answer: B. MYS Prasad

Explanation:

The director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) and Sriharikota Range (SHAR), MYS Prasad, was honoured with the Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award 2015, by the Indian Science Congress Association for his tremendous contribution to Reasearch & Development in the field of Space Science during his career at ISRO.

Answer 7

Answer: B. Microsoft

Explanation:

Satya Narayan Nadella, is an Indian-American Business Executive, currently the CEO of Microsoft. He was one among the 15 recipients of the award conferred by the Vice President of India, on the occasion of the 13th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas at Mahatma Mandir.

Answer 8

Answer: A. Imtiaz Dharekar

Explanation:

The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry was instituted by King George V in 1933 and is awarded for a book of narrative poetry published by a poet/writer in any of the Commonwealth realms. Pakistan born-British poet, Imtiaz Dharekar, was awarded the Medal in 2014 for her latest collection, "Over the Moon" and a lifetime's contribution to poetry.

Answer 9

Answer: C. Deutsche Bank

Explanation:

Deutsche Bank won the Custodian Of the Year Award 2014 on 15th November 2014. It was presented with the title "Channel Islands Custodian of the Year 2014". The Custody Risk European Awards are organised by the Incisive Media Group to identify the Best Companies in custody and fund administration across Europe.

Answer 10

Answer: C. Indian Science Congress Association

Explanation:

The Indian Science Congress Association instituted the Vikram Sarabhai Award in 1997-98 and is given in alternate years since then, to Indian Scientists in recognition of their incredible contribution to the field of Science. The award is given in August every year on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the great physicist who is also considered the father of India’s Space Programme.

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