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(Q1) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

______ was among 12 people chosen for the ‘International Anti-Corruption Champions Award’ constituted by the United States Department of State in February 2021.

A

Flavia Agnes

B

Anjali Bhardwaj

C

Archana Borthakur

D

Medha Patkar

(Q2) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was nominated for the 30th GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his/her outstanding contribution to engineering science in April 2021?

A

 Sanjay Mittal

B

 Rajeev Kumar Varshney

C

Chandrima Saha

D

 Suman Chakraborty

(Q3) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

In which discipline is the Bidhan Chandra Roy Award given?

A

Law

B

Sports

C

Architecture

D

Medicine

(Q4) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Kelucharan Mohapatra was an exponent of which of the following categories of dance?

A

Manipuri

B

Odissi

C

Kuchipudi

D

Bharatanatyam

(Q5) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was the recipient of the ‘Vatayan Lifetime Achievement Award 2020’?

A

Ravi Shankar Prasad

B

Ramesh Pokhriyal

C

Piyush Goyal

D

Prakash Javadekar

(Q6) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following got the award for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ at the National Awards 2021?

A

Pallavi Joshi

B

Tisca Chopra

C

Divya Dutta

D

Konkona Sen Sharma

(Q7) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following Indian artists won the ‘Joan Miro Prize’ for the year 2019?

A

 Jiten Thukral

B

 Anjolie Ela Menon

C

 Nalini Malani

D

 Jogen Chowdhury

(Q8) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following persons was named as Dean of Harvard Business School in October 2020?

A

Sanjit Roy

B

Nitin Nohria

C

Achyuta Samanta

D

Srikant Datar

(Q9) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Gulzar was awarded the 66th Filmfare Award for ‘Best Lyrics’ for the film ______.

A

Sir

B

Chhapaak

C

Ludo

D

Thappad

(Q10) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following decades was proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations as the International Decade for action on ‘Water for life’?

A

2005 - 2015

B

1994 - 2004

C

1972 - 1982

D

1983 - 1993

(Q11) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon were conferred the 5th Bharat Kala Ratna award for 2020 on 11 December 2021 by Kerala-based Navaneetham Trust for their service to _______________.

A

Kathak

B

Kuchipudi

C

Mohiniyattam 

D

Bharatanatyam

(Q12) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Sudha Chandran is a known actress and an accomplished ___________ dancer.

A

Kathakali

B

Sattriya 

C

Bharatanatyam 

D

Kuchipudi

(Q13) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Kathak guru, Shovana Narayan received the ___________ in 1992.

A

Nritya Shiromani

B

Padma Shri

C

Padma Vibhushan

D

Padma Bhushan

(Q14) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following is India’s last living Sadhir dancer, honoured with Padma Shri in 2022?

A

Rukmini Devi Arundale

B

Manjamma Jogati

C

R Muthukannammal

D

Baisali Mohanty

(Q15) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following musical instruments is Ustad Zakir Hussain primarily associated with?

A

Santoor

B

Harmonium

C

Tabla

D

Flute

(Q16) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was crowned Miss Universe, 2021?

A

Harnaaz Sandhu

B

Nadia Ferreira

C

Andrea Meza

D

Adline Castelino

(Q17) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

AR Rahman won the Grammy Awards for which movie?

A

Lagaan

B

Roja

C

Dil Se

D

Slumdog Millionaire

(Q18) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following persons was conferred with the 57th Jnanpith Award?

A

Krishna Sobti

B

Kedarnath Singh

C

Amitav Ghosh

D

Damodar Mauzo

(Q19) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Shovana Narayan is associated with which classical dance of India?

A

Mohiniyattam

B

Sattriya

C

Bharatnatyam

D

Kathak

(Q20) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Guru Bipin Singh received ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in the year 1966. He was a teacher of _______ dance.

A

Odissi

B

Manipuri

C

Kathak

D

Bharatanatyam