Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
- A.Devika Rani
- B.Prithviraj Kapoor
- C.Sohrab Modi
- D.Nargis Dutt
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Devika Rani. Devika Rani received the first Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969. She worked at Bombay Talkies and is often described as the first lady of Indian cinema, and the fact that the first award went to an actress is exactly what examiners like to test.
Option B, Prithviraj Kapoor, was a towering figure of the early stage and screen and did receive the honour, but in a later year and posthumously. Option C, Sohrab Modi, the maker of historical films, also received the award later in its history. Option D, Nargis Dutt, is associated with the award for a film on national integration that carries her name, which is a different honour altogether and is placed here as a distractor.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in which year?
- A.1954
- B.1961
- C.1969
- D.1913
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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in 1969, which was the birth centenary year of Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the father of Indian cinema.
Read the full explanation →The National Film Awards in India were instituted in which year?
- A.1947
- B.1954
- C.1969
- D.1973
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The National Film Awards were instituted in 1954, and the first set of awards was given for films released in the previous year.
Read the full explanation →In the National Film Awards, the award for Best Feature Film carries which medallion?
- A.Rajat Kamal
- B.Swarna Kamal
- C.Tamra Patra
- D.Kirti Chakra
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The Swarna Kamal, or Golden Lotus, is the medallion awarded for the highest honours of the National Film Awards, and the Best Feature Film is the chief among them.
Read the full explanation →Dadasaheb Phalke, after whom the award is named, directed which film in 1913?
- A.Alam Ara
- B.Raja Harishchandra
- C.Shyamchi Aai
- D.Kisan Kanya
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Dhundiraj Govind Phalke made Raja Harishchandra in 1913, and it is recognised as the first full length Indian feature film.
Read the full explanation →The National Film Awards are conferred by the Government of India through which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Culture
- B.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- C.Ministry of Education
- D.Ministry of Tourism
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The National Film Awards are conferred by the Government of India through the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which appoints the juries for feature films, non feature films and writing on cinema and announces the results each year.
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