SSC CGL QUESTIONS ON AWARDS AND HONOURS
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Question 1
Name of the first person to win paramvir chakra?
A Major Somnath Sharma
B Major Dhan singh thapa
C Abdul hamid
D Manoj kumar pandey
Answer: A
Question 2
Who is the CEO of WIPRO?
B Abidali Neemuchwala
C Anil Ambani
D Dhirubhai Ambani
Answer: B
Explanation: Azim Premji is the founder and chairman of Wipro but is not the CEO. The current CEO is Abidali Neemuchwala
Question 3
Who was the Governor General of India when the first war of Independence broke out in 1857?
A Lord Ripon
B Lord Napier
C Lord Lytton
D Lord Canning
Answer: D
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Question 4
Who was the founder of social service league?
A N.M joshi
B H.N kunzru
C M.H.Ahmad
D Anand mohan bose
Answer: A
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. Question 5
‘’Vachaspati Puraskar’’ is given for outstanding performance in the field of …...
A Literature
B Sports
C Journalism
D Motion Picture
E None of these
Answer: A
Question 6
Who was awarded with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2017?
B Kamini Kaushal
C Shatrughan Sinha
D Moushumi Chatterjee
Answer: C
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Question 7
Who is Australia’s High Commissioner to India ?
A Simon Tirkey
B M.P. Samuel
C Peter Varghese
D Patrick Suckling
Answer: D
Question 8
...... is the youngest recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan Award.
A Geet Sethi
B Virat Kohli
C Vishwanathan Anand
Answer: D
Question 9
Who was the first transgender to receive Padma Shri award 2019?
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. A Gita Mehta
B Saalumarada Thimmakka
C Narthaki Nataraj
D Shonali Nagrani
Answer: C
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Question 10
The 2018 Dronacharya Award for Table Tennis was given to :
A Srinivasa Rao
B Jiwan Kumar Sharma
C Vijaya Sharma
D Tarak Sinha
Answer: A
Question 11
The news channels in India are now allowed how much foreign equity for uplinking?
A 15%
B 49%
C 26%
D 33%
E None of these
Answer: C
Question 12
Who is the winner of Man Booker Award 2018 for the book Milkman?
A Anna Burns
B Daisy Johnson
C Richard Powers
D Robin Robertson
Answer: A
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. Question 13
Who received the most prestigious ‘Sasakawa award’ for Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) in the year 2019. The awardee is the additional principal secretary to the Prime Minister of India?
A Pramod Kumar Misra
B Nripendra Misra
C Bhaskar Khulbe
D Ajit Kumar Doval
Answer: A
Question 14
Which is the highest peace time gallantry award in India?
A Ashok Chakra
C Mahavir Chakra
D Param Vir Chakra
Answer: A
Question 15
Who received the first ever football Ratna Award by Football Delhi?
A Bhaichung Bhutia
B Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
C Sunil Chetri
D Sandesh Jhingan
Answer: C
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Question 16
Who received the best actor award in Oscar 2019?
Answer:Rami Malek
Question 17
What is the name of the India’s first mission to MARS Planet?
A IRNSS- 1H Mission
B CARTOSAT
C MANGALYAAN
D CHANDRAYAAN
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. Question 18
Who received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in India ?
A Dr. C. V. Raman
B Dr. Hargobind Khurana
C Prof. C. N. R. Rao
D Prof. Narlikar
Answer: A
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Question 19
The famous activist Irom Chanu Sharmila is better known as 'The Iron Lady of ......
A Manipur
B Mizoram
C Nagaland
D Tripura
Answer: A
Question 20
Who is the first Licensed Pilot of India?
A Kamini Roy
B Durba Banerjee
C Sarla Thakral
D J R D Tata
Answer: D
Question 21
Who is the first vice- president of the Independent India?
B Lal Bahadur Shastri
C Dr Rajendra Prasad
D Dr S Radhakrishnan
Answer: D
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. Question 22
First woman to get Ashok chakra?
A Triveni Singh
B Neerja Bhanot
C Kirti singh
D Anamika sarkar
Answer: B
Question 23
Which state has won the Best State Award for its active participation in the Swasth Bharath Yatra?
A Telangana
B Gujarat
C Tamil Nadu
D West Bengal
Answer: C
Question 24
Who had been selected for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony in 2013 ?
B Chetan Anand
D Anita Desai
Answer: C
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Question 25
In August 2013, who won the International Children’s Peace Prize ?
A Malala Yousafzai
B Angela Merkel
C A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D Silvio Berlusconi
Answer: A
Question 26
Who was the first recipient of ‘Mahathir Award’ for Global Peace in August 2013 ?
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. A Malala Yousafzai
B John Boehner
C Howard Stern
Answer: D
Question 27
The famous playback singer ...... is a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award.
B Asha Bhonsale
C Shreya Ghoshal
Answer: D
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Question 28
Malgudi Days was written by ......
A Shashi Tharoor
B Vikram Seth
C Amish Tripathi
D R.K. Narayan
Answer: D
Question 29
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award announced in 2018 was awarded to:
A Late Yash Chopra
B Late Rajesh Khanna
C Late Shashi Kapoor
D Late Vinod Khanna
Answer: D
Question 30
Polythene was invented by Eric Fawcett in?
A 1923
B 1946
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. 1937 C
D 1933
Answer: D
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Question 31
Bhupen Hazarika has received the Bharat Ratna Award 2019 posthumously. He is a/an ______?
Answer:Singer
Question 32
Who was awarded the Dronacharya award 2017 in badminton?
A G.S.S.V. Prasad
B P. Gopichand
C Brij Bhushan Mohanty
D Dr. R. Gandhi
Answer: A
Question 33
Chetan Anand whose name was recently in news in the Winner of the National Championship in------
A Badminton
B Tennis
C Golf
D Table Tennis
E None of these
Answer: A
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Question 34
Who is the First Chairman of Indian Finance Commission?
A Lala Lajpat Rai
B Ram Prasad Ram
C Sir S P Sinha
D K C Neogi
Answer: D
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. Question 35
Who is the first Woman Governor of India?
A Sarojini Naidu
B A Rukmini Devi
C Sucheta Kriplani
D Sashikala Kakodkar
Answer: A
Question 36
Noble prizes were first awarded in which year?
A 1901
B 1910
C 1911
D 1919
Answer: A
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Question 37
Suzanna Arundhati Roy received man booker prize award for her book “The God of Small Things” in which year?
Answer:1997
Question 38
Who received the Bharat Ratna award posthumously in the year 2019?
Answer:Bhupen Hazarika, Nanaji Deshmukh
Question 39
Who received the IIFA(International Indian Film Academy Awards) best actor award?
Answer:Ranbeer Kapoor
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Question 40
Who was the world’s first woman prime minister?
A Margaret Thatcher
C Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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. Golda Meir D
Answer: C
Question 41
Who is the Padma Bhushan awardee who guided ISROto blast its heaviest ever rocket GSLV Mark-III, paving the road to manned space missions?
A Fali Nariman
B Manohar Parrikar
C K. Radhakrishnan
Answer: C
Question 42
The Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awardis given in India for contribution to the field of:
A sports
B social work
C science and technology
D literature
Answer: C
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Question 43
Ghulam Nabi Azad was in the news recently as he has resigned from the post of the
A Governor Jammu & Kashmir
B Chief Minister Jammu & Kashmir
C Governor Jharkhand
D Chief Minister, Jharkhand
E Governor Manipur
Answer: B
Question 44
Daiichi Sankyo has recently taken over which of the following Companies/Corporations of Indian base ?
A Jet Airways
B Ranbaxy
C Bhilai Steel Plant
D National Textiles Corporation
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. None of these E
Answer: B
Question 45
Which one received the best picture award in the Academy awards(OSCAR) 2019?
Answer:Green Book
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Question 46
Who is the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?
A Pankaj Advani
B Sachin Tendulkar
C Geet Sethi
D Sania Mirza
Answer: E
Question 47
Work in how many Indian languages qualifies for the Sahitya Akademi award?
A 21
B 20
C 27
D 24
Answer: D
Question 48
Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha ?
A B. C. Pal
B G. Subramania Iyer
C Sardar Bagat Singh
D Rukmani Lakshmipath
Answer: C
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Question 49
The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by
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. A Lord Curzon
B Lord Wellesley
C Duke of Cannaught
D Duke of Wellingdon
Answer: C
Question 50
International Simon Bolivar Prize was recently awarded to Aung San Suu Kyi by the government of
A Mauritius
B China
C Venezuela
D Cuba
Answer: C
Question 51
Who is known for establishing-the ‘’Anand Van’’?
A Jubilant Buddha
B H. N. Bahuguna
D Motilal Nehru
Answer: C
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Question 52
The first All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded in 1920 by-
A N. M. Joshi
B Purushottamdas Thakur
C V. V. Giri
D Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Answer: A
Question 53
Who received the best actress award in Oscar 2019?
A Olivia Colman
B Regina King
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. Ruth Carter C
D Lady Gaga
Answer: A
Question 54
What is the other name of the ‘Tocharians’ who came to India after the disintegration of Mauryan empire?
A Indo-Greeks
B Sakas
C Parthians
D Kushanas
Answer: D
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Question 55
Who is the First Woman Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A Sucheta Kripalani
B Vijayalaxmi Pandit
C Deepak Sandhu
D Rama Devi
Answer: D
Question 56
Who is the first Chief Justice of India?
A Hiralal J Kania
B M Patanjali Sashtri
C Mehr Chand Mahajan
D Yeshwant Shripad Tambe
Answer: A
Question 57
The Bangalore International Airport is named after ?
A Devaraj Urs
B Gudleppa Hallikeri
C B Sriramulu
D Kempe Gowda
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. Vishweshwara Hegde E
Answer: D
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Question 58
‘’Test of My Life’’ is an autobiography of
A Yuvaraj Singh
B Adam Gilchrist
C Sachin Tendulkar
D Shane Warne
E Rahul Dravid
Answer: A
Question 59
Who was recently sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal?
A Madhav Kumar Nepal
B Jhala Nath Khanal
C Baburam Bhattarai
D Khil Raj Negmi
E Sushil Koirala
Answer: E
Question 60
In which year was the Nobel prize first awarded and in how many fields it is given? (If Nobel prize was first awarded in the year 1945 and in 2 fields it is given then your answer should be 1945, 2)
Answer:1901, 5
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Question 61
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee receives a cash price of rupees:
A 7.5 lakh
B 7 lakh
C 25 lakh
D 10 lakh
Answer: A
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. Question 62
The Human Development Index was developed by ...... in 1990
A Mahbub Khan
B Apara Sen
C Syed-ul-Haq
D Mahbub-ul-Haq and Amartya Sen
Answer: D
Question 63
Who is the first Indian Woman to reach the summit of Mt Everest?
A Malavath Purna
B Arunima Sinha
C Bachendri Pal
D Santosh Yadav
Answer: C
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Question 64
Who is considered as the father of White Revolution?
A Dr Hiralal Choudhary
B M S Swaminathan
C Norman Borlaug
D Dr Verghese Kurien
Answer: D
Question 65
The Jawaharlal Nehru award given in the honor of first prime minister of India was first constituted in which year?
Answer:1965
Question 66
Who was the first recipient of Ramon Magsaysay award constituted in the year 1958 in the category of community leadership?
A Mother Theresa
B Vinobha Bhave
C Indira Gandhi
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. Malala Yousafzai D
Answer: B
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Question 67
The Pakistani Tourism Minister against whom a fatwa was issued by radical clerics, recently in 2007, for hugging a male paratrooper during a paragliding show in Paris, is
A Nilofar Bakhtiar
B Parveen Rehana
C Aasma Jehangir
D Noorie Sharif
E None of these
Answer: A
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Question 68
Driss Jettou was recently in news as he has become the
A President of Morocco
B Prime Minister of Morocco
C President of Uganda
D Prime Minister of Uganda
E None of these
Answer: C
Question 69
Late Priya Tendulkar who died recently was a famous ?
A Dancer of Bharatnatyam
B Classical Singer
C Journalist
D Sports personality
E Cine artist
Answer: E
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Question 70
Who is the first Indian Scientist to receive Nobel Prize?
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. A Vikram Sarabhai
B Satyendranath Bose
C Homi J Bhaba
D C V Raman
Answer: D
Question 71
Who was the lead actor in the movie `Kochadaiiyaan: The Legend'?
A Kamal Hasan
B Dhanush
C Mahesh Babu
D Rajnikanth
E Mohanlal
Answer: D
Question 72
The first IPS Women Officer was
A Kiran Bedi
B Anna Chandi
C Leila Seth
D P,K. Thresia
Answer: A
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Question 73
Who, at present, is the CEO of Apple Inc?
A Steve Jobs
B Tim Cook
C Martin Botha
D Leonard Anderson
E Robert Springs
Answer: B
Question 74
Who is the author of the book ‘Women of Vision?
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. A Ravinder Singh
B Preeti Shenoy
C Amish TRipathi
D Durjoy Dutta
E Alam Srinivas
Answer: E
Question 75
Who is considered as “Father of Indian Engineering”?
A E. Sreedharan
B G. V. Loganathan
C Chewang Norphel
D Anoop Kumar Mittal
E M. Visvesvaraya
Answer: E
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Question 76
Who is considered as “Father of Surgery (India)”?
A Sushruta
B Vagbhata
C Charaka
D Madhava
E Baudhayana Answer: A
Question 77
Yellow Revolution is related to Oil Seeds production. The Father of Yellow Revolution in India is_____
A M.S.Swaminathan
C Durgesh Patel
D Hiralal Chaudhari
E Nirpakh Tutej
Answer: B
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. Question 78
The "Times Power Women of the year 2017" was awarded to?
A Shabnam Asthana
C Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan
D Nouf Marwaai
Answer: A
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Question 79
Who is the first Woman External Affairs Minister of India?
A Nirmala Sitaraman
B Nandini Satpathy
C Sushma Swaraj
D Sheila Dikshit
Answer: C
Question 80
Who is the first recipient of the First Dadasaheb Phalke Award ?
B Devaki Rani
C Ruby Myers
Answer: B
Question 81
Who has bagged Sahitya academy award 2018 for Hindi language?
A Chitra Mudgal
B Bina Thakur
C Dasarathi Das
D Kolakaluri Enoch
Answer: A
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. Question 82
Who inaugurated the Cremica Food Park in Himachal Pradesh. It is the first mega food park in the state.
A Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
B Harsimrat Kaur Badal
C Raj Kumar Singh
D Alphons Joseph Kannanthanam
Answer: B
Question 83
Recently Rohan Chakravarty won International President’s Award. He is a______
A Poet
B Environment Cartoonist
C Tennis Player
D Actor
E Literaturist
Answer: B
Question 84
Who is the recipient of Goldman Environmental Prize 2017 for Asia Region?
A Purnima Devi Barman
C Prafulla Samantara
D John C. Jacob
E Maneka Gandhi
Answer: C
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Question 85
Who has won the Times power woman 2017?
A Anusha Vivek
B Ambika Ramesh
C Alisha Moopen
D Manal al-Sharif
E Shabnam Asthana
Answer: E
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. Question 86
Mrinalini Sarabhai is a renowned?
A Classical Dancer
B Singer
C Actress
D Violinist
Answer: A
Question 87
Nobel Prize is not given for which of the following subject ?
A Mathematical
B Medicine
C Chemistry
D Economics
Answer: A
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Question 88
How much prize money is given for "Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize"?
A 2.5 million
B 5 million
C One crore
D Two crore Answer: C
Question 89
Who is the first woman President of Sri Lanka?
A Wimala Kannangara
B Leticia Rajapakse
C Sirimavo Bandaranaike
D Chandrika Kumaratunga
Answer: C
Question 90
Nobel Prize is not given for which of the following subject ?
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. A Mathematical
B Medicine
C Chemistry
D Economics
Answer: A
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Question 91
Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
A Salman Rushdie
B Haruki Murakami
C John Banville
D Bob Dylan
E Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
Answer: D
Question 92
"Kalinga Award" is provided by which institution/organization?
A Indian Government
B Orissa Goverment
C Bengal Government
D UNESCO
Answer: D
Question 93
Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of :
A Sheikh Alauddin Sabir
B Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
C Baba Farid
D Sheikh Ahmad Sirhind
Answer: C
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Question 94
Name of the first person to win paramvir chakra?
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. A Major Somnath Sharma
B Major Dhan singh thapa
C Abdul hamid
D Manoj kumar pandey
Answer: A
Question 95
Who is Julian Assange?
A Founder of Google
B Founder of Microsoft
C Founder of Wikileaks
D None of the above
Answer: C
Question 96
Who is the proponent and propagandist of the "Art of Living"?
A Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
B Swaminarayan
C Sahajanand Swami
D Pundit Ravi Shanker
Answer: A
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Question 97
Arya Samaj was started by
A Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C Swami Vivekanand
D GopalKrishna Gokhale
Answer: A
Question 98
Who was the founder of 'Brahma Samaj"?
A Ram Mohan Roy
B Swami Vivekanand
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D None of these
Answer: A
Question 99
Which Indian Environmental philosopher was recently honoured by the Government of Japan with the Fukuoka Prize?
A Medha Patkar
C Vandana Shiva
E H.R. Shastri
Answer: C
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Question 100
The 2009 Nobel Peace prize was awarded to ...... for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen International Diplomacy.
A Justin Trudeau
B Kofi Annan
C Barack Obama
D Dalai Lama Answer: C
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