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Awards & HonoursHardAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper I

Which one of the following films has won the Best Film Award in Environment Conservation category at the 67th National Film Awards, 2021?

  1. A.Jonaki Porua
  2. B.Wild Karnataka
  3. C.Water Burial
  4. D.Ronuwa—Who Never Surrender

Correct answer

C. Water Burial

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Water Burial. This film in the Monpa language won the award for the Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation at the 67th National Film Awards, announced in March 2021 for films of 2019.

Water Burial, directed by Shantanu Sen, is set among the Monpa people of Arunachal Pradesh and deals with the bond between their customs and nature. The 67th National Film Awards were delayed by the pandemic, which is why the 2019 awards were announced in 2021. The Best Environment Film category is one of the feature film awards given by the Directorate of Film Festivals, and its winners are often chosen from regional and tribal-language cinema.

A is wrong because Jonaki Porua, an Assamese feature film, was not the winner in this category. B is wrong because Wild Karnataka, a wildlife documentary, was honoured in the non-feature section for its narration, not in this category. D is wrong because Ronuwa—Who Never Surrender, also an Assamese film, did not win the environment award.

Exam tip: 67th National Film Awards (2021) — Best Environment Film: Water Burial (Monpa).

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Q1.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Amitabh Bachchan was recently conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Who among the following was the first recipient of the award?

  1. A.Prithviraj Kapoor
  2. B.Devika Rani
  3. C.Sohrab Modi
  4. D.Naushad
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Correct answer: B. Devika Rani

Devika Rani received the first Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for 1969, the year the Government of India instituted it to mark the centenary of the birth of Dadasaheb Phalke, maker of Raja Harishchandra (1913), India's first full-length feature film.

Q2.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.

Q3.Awards & HonoursAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards : 1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India. 2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once. 3. The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year. Which of the above statements are not correct?

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

All three statements are incorrect, so all three are 'not correct'. Statement 1 is wrong because in Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India (1995) the Supreme Court held that the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards are not titles within the meaning of Article 18(1), which abolishes titles; they are honours…

Q5.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.