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Awards & HonoursMediumAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC RAS Prelims 2016 Official Paper

Which country recently conferred its highest civilian honor 'Amir Amanullah Khan Award' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

  1. A.Saudi Arabia
  2. B.Uzbekistan
  3. C.Iran
  4. D.Afghanistan

Correct answer

D. Afghanistan

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Afghanistan. The Amir Amanullah Khan Award is Afghanistan's highest civilian honour, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi received it in June 2016 at Herat, on the day he and President Ashraf Ghani opened the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, earlier called the Salma Dam, which India built on the Hari Rud. The honour is named after Amir Amanullah Khan, the ruler who won Afghanistan full control of its foreign affairs from the British in 1919. Option A is wrong, although Saudi Arabia did honour the Prime Minister in April 2016; its top award is the Order of King Abdulaziz Al Saud, a different decoration with a different name. Options B and C are wrong because neither Uzbekistan nor Iran gives an award of this name, and neither conferred its highest civilian honour on him in that year. Exam tip: Amir Amanullah Khan Award means Afghanistan, 2016, Herat and the Afghan-India Friendship Dam.

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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.

Q3.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.