Padma Shri Awards MCQ Questions and Answers - Awards Quiz

Padma Shri Awards Quiz Questions and Answers from Awards and Honours. Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian awrd of India after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan awards. These civilian awards are awarded by the Government of India on 26 January, the Republic Day of India each year. These Padma Shri Awards MCQ Questions with answers will helps you in various competitive exam and also increase your Awards and Honours General Knowledge.

1. Sonam Tshering Lepcha passed away at Kalimpong in July 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?

[A] Music

[B] Politics

[C] Acting

[D] Law

[E] Medicine

Nagindas Sanghvi passed away in Surat in July 2020. In which year was he conferred Padma Shri award?

[A] 2019

[B] 2018

[C] 2017

[D] 2016

[E] 2015

Pritam Singh passed away in June 2020. Which of the following books had been written by him?

[A] Emerging Pattern in Punjab Economy

[B] Anthology of World Panjabi Poets

[C] The Sikhs

[D] Both 1 and 2

[E] Both 1 and 3

4. Who has been nominated for the Arjuna award by the national federation in May 2020?

[A] Mirabai Chanu

[B] Kunjarani Devi

[C] Punam Yadav

[D] Both 1 and 3

[E] All 1, 2 and 3

5. Mujtaba Hussain passed away in Hyderabad in May 2020. He was awarded the Padma Shri in which year?

[A] 2001

[B] 2003

[C] 2005

[D] 2007

[E] 2009

6. Who has been chosen for the Nikkei Asia Prizes 2020 in ‘Science and Technology’ category for his work in nanotechnology-based water purification?

[A] Pulickel Ajayan

[B] T. Pradeep

[C] Sugata Bose

[D] Sukhadeo Thorat

[E] Sukanta Chaudhuri

7. Hema Bharali passed away in April 2020. In which year did she receive the Padma Shri?

[A] 2003

[B] 2005

[C] 2007

[D] 2009

[E] 2011

8. Actor Irrfan Khan passed away in April 2020. In which year was he honoured with the Padma Shri by the government of India?

[A] 2009

[B] 2010

[C] 2011

[D] 2012

[E] 2013

9. Shanti Hiranand Chawla passed away in April 2020. In which year did she receive the Padma Shri award?