Q.1

The Nobel Prize was first awarded in

  • 1976
  • 1958
  • 1901
  • 1972
Q.2

On whom did the U. S. President George W. Bush bestow, inthe U.S.'s highest award for life time achievement in the field of scientific research?

  • Arun Netravalli
  • Dr.Hargoving Kohrana
  • Subramania Chandrasekar
  • Professor C. Radhakrishna Rao
Q.3

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?

  • Council for Scientific and industrial research
  • Indian Council for Agricultural Research
  • Indian National Science Academy
  • ISRO
Q.4

Arjuna Award is given for

  • Exceptional service in emergency
  • Bravery on battlefield
  • Outstanding performance in sports
  • Exceptional service in slum dwellers
Q.5

Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?

  • Archarya Tulsi
  • Dr. J. Rengaswamy
  • J. R. D Tata
  • Mother Teresa
Q.6

Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for

  • Cartoon
  • Satire and essay
  • Trade Union Activity
  • Social Service
Q.7

Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?

  • Linus Pauling
  • Samuel Beckett
  • Philip Noel - Baker
  • Ralph Bunche
Q.8

B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of

  • Music
  • Journalism
  • Medicine
  • Environment
Q.9

The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is

  • Dr. J.C. Bose
  • Dr. C. V. Raman
  • Dr. Vickram Sarabhai
  • Dr. H. J. Bhabha
Q.10

Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women?

  • Tagore Literacy Award
  • UNSECO Literacy Award
  • Moorti Devi Award
  • Kalinga Prize
Q.11

Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?

  • Ashaparna Devi
  • M. F. Hussain
  • Raghupathi Sahai
  • V. K. Gokak
Q.12

The UNSECO's 'Prix Jules Verne' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan?

  • The World This Week
  • Surabhi
  • Eye Witness
  • Turning Point
Q.13

'Globalawards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?

  • Campaign against AIDS
  • Population control
  • Protection of environment
  • Elimination of illiteracy
Q.14

InNobel Prize was not given for

  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Economics
  • Peace
Q.15

The highest civilian award of India 'Bharat Ratna' has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is

  • Abdul Ghaffar khan
  • Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Marshal Tito
  • Abdul Wali Khan
Q.16

The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?

  • Films
  • Journalism
  • Literature
  • Economics
Q.17

In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?

  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1922
  • 1928
Q.18

Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National integration?

  • Aruna Asaf Ali
  • Ashok Kumar
  • Sundarlal Bahuguna
  • M. G. K. Menon
Q.19

On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinema given?

  • Raj Kapoor
  • Dada Saheb
  • Meena Kumari
  • Amitabh Bachchan
Q.20

Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?

  • Dalal Street
  • Business Standard
  • Euromoney
  • Money Matters
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