MCQ – GK Questions

Answer: None have won individually

As of 2024, no Indian-origin actress has won an individual Emmy Award for acting. However, Indian-origin professionals have won Emmys in technical and production categories.

Answer: None of the above

None of the Indian Nobel laureates won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize before their Nobel. C.V. Raman won the Nobel before the Bhatnagar Prize was instituted; Khorana and Ramakrishnan worked primarily abroad.

Answer: P.V. Sindhu

P.V. Sindhu received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2016 after winning the silver medal at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in badminton.

Answer: Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar, the legendary playback singer known as the 'Nightingale of India', was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001 for her unparalleled contribution to Indian music.

Answer: The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai won the Booker Prize in 2006 for 'The Inheritance of Loss', a novel exploring themes of globalization, migration, and identity set in the Himalayas and New York.

Answer: All of the above

Medha Patkar (2002), Anna Hazare (1992), and Ela Bhatt (1977) have all won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for their exceptional community leadership and social work in India.

Answer: Slumdog Millionaire

Sound designer Resul Pookutty won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for 'Slumdog Millionaire' in 2009, sharing the honor with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke.

Answer: None won individually

While Indian media provided extensive coverage of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, no individual Indian-origin journalist won an Emmy specifically for that coverage. International news networks received recognition for their reporting.

Answer: Social Sciences

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize covers seven categories: Biological, Chemical, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary, Engineering, Mathematical, Medical, and Physical Sciences. Social Sciences is not included.

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1997-98, becoming the first cricketer to be honored with India's highest sporting accolade.

Answer: Aravind Adiga

Aravind Adiga won the Booker Prize in 2008 for his debut novel 'The White Tiger', a darkly humorous exploration of class struggle and corruption in modern India.

Answer: Period. End of Sentence.

Period. End of Sentence., a documentary short about menstrual hygiene in rural India, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject in 2019. It was produced by Guneet Monga and directed by Rayka Zehtabchi.

Answer: Nobel Prize

The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in 1957, is often regarded as Asia's Nobel Prize. It honors individuals and organizations in Asia who have demonstrated exceptional courage and creativity in addressing societal challenges.

Answer: Lifetime contribution to sports development

The Dhyan Chand Award, instituted in 2002, honors sportspersons for their lifetime contribution to sports development in India, recognizing those who have continued to contribute to sports even after retirement.

Answer: Colonel Balbir Singh Dhillon

Colonel Balbir Singh Dhillon is not a Param Vir Chakra recipient. Captain Vikram Batra (Kargil War), Major Shaitan Singh (1962 War), and Flight Lieutenant N.J.S. Sekhon (1971 War) are all PVC awardees.

Answer: S. Chandrasekhar

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an Indian-American astrophysicist, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 for his theoretical studies on the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of stars, particularly the Chandrasekhar limit for white dwarfs.

Answer: Dhyan Chand

In 2021, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was renamed as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award to honor Major Dhyan Chand, the legendary Indian hockey player known as the 'Wizard of Hockey'.

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar became the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna in 2014, recognizing his unparalleled contributions to cricket and inspiration to millions of Indians.

Answer: Anuradha Roy

Anuradha Roy was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015 for 'Sleeping on Jupiter' but did not win. Arundhati Roy (1997), Salman Rushdie (1981), and Kiran Desai (2006) are all Booker Prize winners.

Answer: ₹21 lakh

The Jnanpith Award carries a cash prize of ₹21 lakh (2.1 million rupees), along with a citation plaque and a replica of Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and arts.