๐ Chapter 04 ยท MCQs ยท National Awards
National Awards of India โ Practice MCQs
10 practice questions on Bharat Ratna, Padma awards, gallantry awards, and sports awards for UPSC & PSC exams.
Q1The Bharat Ratna was instituted in which year?
- A) 1947
- B) 1950
- C) 1954
- D) 1960
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Answer: C โ The Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954. The first recipients were C. Rajagopalachari, S. Radhakrishnan, and C.V. Raman.
Q2Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?
- A) Mother Teresa
- B) Indira Gandhi
- C) Lata Mangeshkar
- D) M.S. Subbulakshmi
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Answer: B โ Indira Gandhi was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, in 1971. Mother Teresa received it in 1980, M.S. Subbulakshmi in 1998.
Q3India’s highest wartime gallantry award is:
- A) Ashoka Chakra
- B) Param Vir Chakra
- C) Maha Vir Chakra
- D) Vir Chakra
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Answer: B โ The Param Vir Chakra is India’s highest wartime gallantry award. The Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award.
Q4The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given for:
- A) Best film of the year
- B) Lifetime contribution to Indian cinema
- C) Best director
- D) Best actor
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Answer: B โ The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The first recipient was Devika Rani in 1969.
Q5The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was renamed to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in which year?
- A) 2019
- B) 2020
- C) 2021
- D) 2022
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Answer: C โ The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was renamed to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021, following demands from the sports community.
Q6The Jnanpith Award is given for outstanding contribution to literature in:
- A) English only
- B) Hindi only
- C) Any of the 22 scheduled languages of India
- D) Any Indian language including dialects
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Answer: C โ The Jnanpith Award is given for outstanding contribution to Indian literature in any of the 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
Q7Who was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
- A) Nelson Mandela
- B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- C) Mother Teresa
- D) Zubin Mehta
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Answer: B โ Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi) was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna, in 1987. Nelson Mandela received it in 1990.
Q8The Padma awards are announced on which occasion?
- A) Independence Day
- B) Republic Day (26 January)
- C) Gandhi Jayanti
- D) National Science Day
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Answer: B โ The Padma awards are announced on the eve of Republic Day (25 January) and presented by the President of India.
Q9The Param Vir Chakra medal was designed by:
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Savitri Khanolkar (nรฉe Eva Yvonne Linda Maday-de-Maros)
- C) Pingali Venkayya
- D) D. Udaya Kumar
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Answer: B โ The Param Vir Chakra was designed by Savitri Khanolkar (born Eva Yvonne Linda Maday-de-Maros), a Swiss-born Indian who married an Indian Army officer.
Q10Who was the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna?
- A) Major Dhyan Chand
- B) Milkha Singh
- C) Sachin Tendulkar
- D) P.T. Usha
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Answer: C โ Sachin Tendulkar was the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna, in 2014. He is also the youngest recipient of the award.