G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 07
1. Dr. C. V. Raman was awarded Novel Prize in
- (A) Physics
- (B) Medicine
- (C) Chemistry
- (D) Literature
2. Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in
- (A) 1992
- (B) 1993
- (C) 1994
- (D) 1995
3. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
- (A) Sathish
Dawan
- (B) C.
Subramanian
- (C) Grameen Bank
of Bangladesh
- (D) World Health
Organization
4. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organizations?
- (A) Council
for Scientific and industrial research
- (B) Indian
Council for Agricultural Research
- (C) Indian
National Science Academy
- (D) ISRO
5. Which of the following awards is not related to Armed Forces?
- (A) Vir Chakra
- (B) Kirti Chakra
- (C) Mahavir
Chakra
- (D) Padma Shri
6. Who has been awarded Padma Vibhusan on 50th Republic Day celebrations?
- (A) Shabana Azmi
- (B) Lata
Mangeshkar
- (C) Dev Anand
- (D) Amitabh
Bchchan
7. How many ‘Oscar Awards’ were won by the film Gandhi?
- (A) 10
- (B) 1
- (C) 4
- (D) 8
8. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics for his contribution in the field of
- (A) Welfare
Economics
- (B) Financial
Economics
- (C) Development
Economics
- (D) International
Economics
9. Sushri Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar received Bharath Ratna in
- (A) 2000
- (B) 2001
- (C) 2002
- (D) 2003
10. The award instituted to honor outstanding agricultural scientists is
- (A) Bhatnagar
Award
- (B) Dadabhai
Naoroji Award
- (C) Borlaug
Award
- (D) Arjuna Award