Awards – Fill in the Blank – GK Questions

The Oscar statuette is made of solid bronze and plated with 24-carat gold. It stands 13.5 inches tall and weighs 8.5 pounds, depicting a knight holding a crusader's sword.

The Nobel Prize medals for Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine feature a left-facing portrait of Alfred Nobel on the obverse, along with his birth and death years in Roman numerals.

A.R. Rahman won two Grammy Awards in 2010 for the 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrack: Best Compilation Soundtrack Album and Best Song Written for a Motion Picture for 'Jai Ho'.

The Padma Awards Committee is constituted by the Prime Minister of India every year. The committee submits its recommendations to the Prime Minister and the President for final approval.

The Sahitya Akademi Award was instituted in 1954 by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to recognize outstanding literary works in Indian languages.

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, is responsible for awarding the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, as specified in Alfred Nobel's will.

The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime, equivalent to the British Victoria Cross or the American Medal of Honor.

Linus Pauling won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1954) for his research on chemical bonds and the Nobel Peace Prize (1962) for his activism against nuclear weapons testing, making him the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes in different categories.

The Bharat Ratna medal is crafted in the shape of a peepal leaf, made of toned bronze, with the sunburst design and the words 'Bharat Ratna' inscribed in Devanagari script on the obverse.

The Maha Vir Chakra is made of standard metal. The obverse features a five-pointed heraldic star with the national emblem in the center and the words 'Maha Vir Chakra' in Hindi and English around the rim.

Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar, sharing the award for Best Costume Design for the film 'Gandhi' in 1983. Correction: The question mentions Best Original Score, but Bhanu Athaiya won for Costume Design. Ravi Shankar was nominated but didn't win. Correction needed: The first Indian Oscar winner was Bhanu Athaiya for Costume Design.

The Nobel Prize award ceremonies are held on December 10 each year, commemorating the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel, who died on December 10, 1896.

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has won multiple Grammy Awards. He won his first Grammy in 1992 for 'Planet Drum' (not 'Golden Drum') in the Best World Music Album category. Correction: The correct album is 'Planet Drum'.

The Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian award in India, after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, and Padma Bhushan. It recognizes distinguished service in various fields.

Ashapurna Devi, a Bengali writer, was the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award in 1976 for her novel 'Pratham Pratisruti', though she wrote primarily in Bengali, not Hindi. Correction: Mahadevi Varma was honored later; Ashapurna Devi was indeed the first woman recipient.

Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan became the youngest Nobel laureate ever when she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at age 17 for her advocacy for girls' education and human rights.

The Param Vir Chakra is made of standard metal (a bronze alloy). The obverse bears the national emblem of India surrounded by four copies of Indra's Vajra with the words 'Param Vir Chakra' inscribed in Hindi and English.

Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, established the Nobel Prizes in his 1895 will to award those who confer the 'greatest benefit to humankind' in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace.

Although there is no statutory limit, a convention established in 1999 suggests that a maximum of three Bharat Ratna awards may be conferred in a year. However, this is not a rigid rule.

The Sahitya Akademi Award recognizes literary excellence in 24 Indian languages, including English, and is one of the most prestigious literary honors in India.