Q1. Which of the following awards is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India?
a) Padma Shri
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Vibhushan
d) Bharat Ratna
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Correct Answer: d) Bharat Ratna
Explanation: Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in India, instituted in 1954. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor.
Q2. Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna award?
a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
c) C.V. Raman
d) All of the above
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Correct Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and C.V. Raman, who were honored in 1954.
Q3. The Nobel Prize was established by which will?
a) Alfred Nobel’s will
b) Albert Einstein’s will
c) Marie Curie’s will
d) Isaac Newton’s will
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Correct Answer: a) Alfred Nobel’s will
Explanation: The Nobel Prize was established by the will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, engineer, and industrialist, most famously known for inventing dynamite.
Q4. Who is the youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Lawrence Bragg
c) Werner Heisenberg
d) Paul Dirac
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Correct Answer: a) Malala Yousafzai
Explanation: Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in 2014 at the age of 17, recognized for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
Q5. The Oscar Awards are presented annually by which organization?
a) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
b) The British Academy of Film and Television Arts
c) The Hollywood Foreign Press Association
d) The Screen Actors Guild
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Correct Answer: a) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Explanation: The Oscars, officially known as the Academy Awards, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
Q6. Which Indian personality has been awarded both the Bharat Ratna and the Nobel Prize?
a) Mother Teresa
b) Amartya Sen
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) C.V. Raman
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Correct Answer: c) Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 and the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1954.
Q7. The Booker Prize is awarded in which field?
a) Peace
b) Literature
c) Economics
d) Science
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Correct Answer: b) Literature
Explanation: The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Man Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the UK.
Q8. Which of the following awards is known as the highest honor in the field of architecture?
a) The Pritzker Prize
b) The Stirling Prize
c) The Driehaus Prize
d) The AIA Gold Medal
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Correct Answer: a) The Pritzker Prize
Explanation: The Pritzker Prize is awarded annually to a living architect or architects for significant achievement, and it is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.
Q9. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize?
a) Marie Curie
b) Bertha von Suttner
c) Mother Teresa
d) Jane Addams
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Correct Answer: a) Marie Curie
Explanation: Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, which she received in 1903 for Physics, shared with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel.
Q10. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in which region?
a) South America
b) Asia
c) Africa
d) Europe
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Correct Answer: b) Asia
Explanation: The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in 1957, is often considered Asia’s Nobel Prize. It celebrates the memory and leadership example of the third Philippine president after whom the award is named.