Awards – GK Questions

Answer: Wartime gallantry

The Vir Chakra is India's third-highest military decoration awarded for acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea, or in the air during wartime.

Answer: It recognizes contributions made in India

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recognizes outstanding research contributions made in India by scientists who are Indian citizens and working in India. It does not recognize work done abroad or by foreign nationals.

Answer: performance and production

The Grammy Award for Record of the Year honors the overall performance and production of a single song, recognizing the artist, producers, recording engineers, and mixers for their collective work on that track.

Answer: True

Recommendations for Padma Awards can be made by state governments, central ministries/departments, Bharat Ratna/Padma Vibhushan awardees, Institutes of Excellence, ministers, chief ministers, governors, and members of parliament.

Answer: Avani Lekhara

Avani Lekhara, the Indian para-shooter who won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2022, becoming one of the first para-athletes to receive the honor under its renamed title.

Answer: India

The Sahitya Akademi Award is one of India's most prestigious literary honors, conferred by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to recognize outstanding literary works in Indian languages.

Answer: True

As of recent years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has over 10,000 members from various branches of the film industry who are eligible to vote for the Academy Awards (Oscars).

Answer: Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar received the Bharat Ratna in 2001 for her unparalleled contribution to Indian music. As of 2024, no male Bollywood actor has been awarded the Bharat Ratna.

Answer: organizations

The Nobel Peace Prize is unique among the Nobel categories in that it can be awarded to organizations as well as individuals. Notable organizational recipients include the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations.

Answer: True

The Dronacharya Award is named after Guru Dronacharya, the legendary martial arts teacher and royal preceptor in the Mahabharata, symbolizing excellence in coaching, mentorship, and skill development in sports.

Answer: All of the above

For the Booker Prize, the novel must be originally written in English, published in the UK or Ireland during the eligibility year, and the author should be a citizen of a Commonwealth country, Ireland, or Zimbabwe.

Answer: all ranks including

The Param Vir Chakra can be awarded to personnel of all ranks of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, including commissioned officers, junior commissioned officers, and other ranks, recognizing valor regardless of rank.

Answer: False

The cash prize component of the Jnanpith Award is subject to income tax as per Indian tax laws. Unlike some government awards, literary prizes like Jnanpith are generally taxable unless specifically exempted.

Answer: Rajendra Singh

Rajendra Singh, known as the 'Waterman of India', won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2001 for his community-based work in water conservation and harvesting in the arid regions of Rajasthan.

Answer: standard metal

The Padma Vibhushan medal is made of standard metal (a bronze alloy), with a centrally located lotus flower embossed on the obverse. The words 'Padma Vibhushan' are inscribed in Devanagari script above the lotus.

Answer: True

The Pulitzer Prize for History is awarded to an American author for a distinguished and appropriately documented book on the history of the United States, published during the preceding calendar year.

Answer: No Indian film has won in this category

As of 2024, no Indian film has won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. 'Writing with Fire' (2022) and 'All That Breathes' (2023) were nominated but did not win in this category.

Answer: 1992-1997

The Bharat Ratna (along with Padma Awards) was suspended from 1992 to 1997 following public interest litigations challenging the awards as violative of Article 18 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court upheld their validity in 1995, and awards resumed in 1997.

Answer: False

The Arjuna Award is exclusively for sportspersons. Coaches are recognized through the separate Dronacharya Award, ensuring distinct honors for athletes and their mentors.

Answer: United States

The International Emmy Awards, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, honor excellence in television programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.