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Awards & Honours Previous Year Questions (PYQ) with Answers

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Awards & Honours questions asked in previous year papers of SSC, Banking, Railway and other exams, with the exam and year, answers and explanations.

68 previous-year questions

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Q1.Awards & HonoursAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IHard

X, born in the UK, was conferred the Nobel Prize in 2025. He was a professor in an American university when this prize was announced. Identify 'X':

  1. A.Michel H. Devoret
  2. B.Richard Robson
  3. C.John Clarke
  4. D.Joel Mokyr
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Correct answer: C. John Clarke

He was born in Cambridge, England, and is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics went to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for discovering macroscopic quantum tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.

Q2.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

Who among the following were awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024? 1. Shri Gukesh D 2. Shri Harmanpreet Singh 3. Shri Praveen Kumar 4. Ms. Manu Bhaker Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. B.1 and 4 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 4 only
  4. D.2 and 3 only
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Correct answer: A. 1, 2, 3 and 4

All four athletes received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for 2024, presented by the President in January 2025. The Khel Ratna is India's highest sporting honour.

Q3.Awards & HonoursAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Who among the following Presidents/ Vice Presidents of the United States of America was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development ?

  1. A.Jimmy Carter
  2. B.Woodrow Wilson
  3. C.Barack Obama
  4. D.Al Gore
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Correct answer: A. Jimmy Carter

These are the words of the Nobel committee's citation for Jimmy Carter, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Q4.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. C. Rajagopalachari was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna. 2. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya initiated the concept of 'Integral Humanism'. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

C. Rajagopalachari is listed first among the first Bharat Ratna awardees of 1954, and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya gave the philosophy of Integral Humanism.

Q5.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Which of the following statements with regard to Bharat Ratna Award is/are correct? 1. It was instituted in the year 1972. 2. The award does not carry any monetary grant. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

The Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954, not 1972, and it carries no cash award. The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian honour.

Q7.Awards & HonoursAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 is/are correct?

1. The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi

2. Narges Mohammadi was awarded the prize for her struggle to bring peace in Afghanistan and Iran

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, but it was given for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and for human rights and freedom for all, not for bringing peace to Afghanistan.

Q15.Awards & HonoursAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Consider the following statements about gallantry awards in India:

1. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards were instituted on 26th January, 1950.

2. The first three gallantry awards were Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka Chakra Class-III.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

The first three gallantry awards of independent India were instituted on 26 January 1950, but they were the Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra.

Q16.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Consider the following statements and identify the actress : She is a renowned film actress, director and producer, and an accomplished Indian classical dancer. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1992 and has served as the Head of Central Board for Film Certification from 1998 to 2001. In recognition to her exemplary lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema, she was honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

  1. A.Vyjayanthimala
  2. B.Waheeda Rehman
  3. C.Mala Sinha
  4. D.Asha Parekh
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Correct answer: D. Asha Parekh

Asha Parekh received the Padma Shri in 1992, chaired the Central Board of Film Certification from 1998 to 2001 as its first woman head, and was given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2020.

Q18.Awards & HonoursAsked in: SSC CGL · 18 Jul 2023, Shift 2Hard

Narthaki Nataraj, Padma Shri awardee in 2019, was conferred this award for which of the following contributions?

  1. A.Popularizing Indian cuisine in the world
  2. B.Specialising in Indian knowledge system, Nyayshastra
  3. C.Bringing the women empowerment through agriculture
  4. D.Overcoming social exclusion through Bharatanatyam dance performances
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Correct answer: D. Overcoming social exclusion through Bharatanatyam dance performances

Narthaki Nataraj is a Bharatanatyam dancer from Madurai in Tamil Nadu and, in 2019, became the first transgender person to receive the Padma Shri, which she got in the field of art. Thrown out of her home as a teenager, she trained for years under Guru K. P. Kittappa Pillai…

Q19.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Nilamoni Phukan Jr. is the 56th Jnanpith Award winner. 2. Damodar Mauzo is the 57th Jnanpith Award winner. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan received the 56th Jnanpith Award and the Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo the 57th; both were announced together in December 2021.

Q20.Awards & HonoursAsked in: SSC CGL · 01 Dec 2022, Shift 1Medium

Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album 'Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?

  1. A.Mano Murthy
  2. B.Raghu Dixit
  3. C.Subhashish Ghosh
  4. D.Ricky Kej
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Correct answer: D. Ricky Kej

Ricky Kej won the Grammy for Best New Age Album at the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 for Winds of Samsara, made with the South African flautist Wouter Kellerman.