MCQ – GK Questions

Answer: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

The Primetime Emmy Awards are presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), while the Daytime Emmys are presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).

Answer: Citizenship of a specific country

The Fields Medal has no citizenship requirement; it is awarded based on mathematical excellence and potential, regardless of nationality. The key criteria are age (under 40), outstanding achievement, and future promise.

Answer: 45 years

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is awarded to scientists who are 45 years of age or below as of December 31 of the year preceding the award, recognizing outstanding research contributions.

Answer: ₹1,00,000

The Sahitya Akademi Award carries a cash prize of ₹1,00,000 (one lakh rupees), along with a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a shawl.

Answer: Indo-Pak War 1971

The Indo-Pak War of 1971 saw the highest number of Param Vir Chakra awards (4) conferred in a single conflict, recognizing extraordinary acts of bravery during the liberation of Bangladesh.

Answer: Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics, particularly his work on famine, poverty, and social choice theory.

Answer: No one has won it more than once

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna) is awarded only once to a sportsperson in their career. No individual has received it multiple times.

Answer: All of the above

In 2019, the Bharat Ratna was posthumously awarded to Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika, and conferred on former President Pranab Mukherjee, making all three recipients of the award that year.

Answer: Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his novel 'Midnight's Children', which is widely regarded as a landmark work of postcolonial literature and magical realism.

Answer: R.K. Narayan

R.K. Narayan, though a legendary Indian writer, never received the Jnanpith Award. Rabindranath Tagore (1913 Nobel, not Jnanpith), Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Kuvempu are Jnanpith recipients. Correction: Tagore died before Jnanpith was instituted; he didn't receive it. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Kuvempu did receive it.

Answer: Literary Emmy

There is no 'Literary Emmy' category. The Emmy Awards include Primetime, Daytime, Sports, News & Documentary, and International Emmys, but literary achievements are recognized by other awards like the Pulitzer Prize.

Answer: Manjul Bhargava

Manjul Bhargava, an Indian-Canadian-American mathematician, won the Fields Medal in 2014 for developing powerful new methods in the geometry of numbers, which he applied to count rings of small rank and to bound the average rank of elliptic curves.

Answer: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is awarded annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to recognize outstanding Indian scientists under the age of 45.

Answer: Bhojpuri

Bhojpuri is not among the 24 languages recognized by Sahitya Akademi for its awards. The recognized languages include major Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Sanskrit, Urdu, and Konkani.

Answer: 14

As of 2024, 14 out of the 21 Param Vir Chakra awards have been conferred posthumously, reflecting the supreme sacrifice made by recipients in the line of duty during wartime.

Answer: C.V. Raman

Sir C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on light scattering and the discovery of the Raman Effect, becoming the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in science.

Answer: Viswanathan Anand

Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991-92, recognizing his exceptional achievements in international chess.

Answer: Ratan Tata

As of 2024, Ratan Tata has not been awarded the Bharat Ratna. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1997), Sachin Tendulkar (2014), and Lata Mangeshkar (2001) are all Bharat Ratna awardees.

Answer: Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel, though British, won the Booker Prize twice (2009 for 'Wolf Hall' and 2012 for 'Bring Up the Bodies'). Among Indian-born authors, no one has won twice; Salman Rushdie won once for 'Midnight's Children' (1981).

Answer: Television

The Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, honor outstanding achievements in television programming, including drama, comedy, news, and documentaries.