Awards – Medium Level – GK Questions

Q: The Arjuna Award includes a cash prize, a bronze statue of Arjuna, and a scroll.

True – Recipients of the Arjuna Award receive a bronze statue of Arjuna, a certificate, a ceremonial dress, and a cash prize (currently ₹15 lakh), recognizing their consistent outstanding performance in sports.

Q: The Maha Vir Chakra is awarded for:

Wartime gallantry – The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is India's second-highest military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea, or in the air.

Q: The Sahitya Akademi Award is given for outstanding literary work in any of the _____ languages recognized by the Akademi.

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

Q: The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while other Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

True – As per Alfred Nobel's will, the Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, while the other prizes (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature) are awarded in Stockholm by Swedish institutions.

Q: The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award in India.

True – The Padma Vibhushan is indeed the second-highest civilian award in India, after Bharat Ratna and before Padma Bhushan. It recognizes exceptional and distinguished service in any field.

Q: The Pulitzer Prize is awarded primarily for excellence in which field?

Journalism and Literature – The Pulitzer Prize, established in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer, recognizes outstanding achievements in journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

Q: The Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honor, was first awarded in the year _____.

1965 – The Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961 by the Bharatiya Jnanpith and first awarded in 1965 to G. Sankara Kurup for his Malayalam poetry collection 'Odakkuzhal'.

Q: Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for her novel 'The God of Small Things'.

True – Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things', becoming the first Indian citizen to win this prestigious literary award.

Q: Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award?

Major Somnath Sharma – Major Somnath Sharma was posthumously awarded the first Param Vir Chakra for his bravery during the Indo-Pak War of 1947 in Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir.

Q: Which Indian film was the first to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film?

Mother India – Mother India (1957), directed by Mehboob Khan, was the first Indian film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (now Best International Feature Film) in 1958.