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(Q1) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following is not a Bharat Ratan Awardee?

A

Bupen Hazarika

B

Bhimsen Joshi

C

Mahatma Gandhi

D

C Rajagopalachari

(Q2) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Amit Pangal won gold in which category in Asian Boxing Championship, 2019?

A

48 Kg

B

52 Kg

C

62 Kg

D

81 Kg

(Q3) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which film won the coveted Golden Peacock Award the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) ?

A

The Throne

B

Daughter

C

Mellow Mud

D

Rauf

(Q4) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following became the first woman in the world to be awarded the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery of Sea?

A

Kirti Lyer

B

Sujata Malhotra

C

Archana Shastri

D

Radhika Menon

(Q5) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album ‘Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?

A

Raghu Dixit

B

Subhashish Ghosh

C

Ricky Kej 

D

Mano Murthy

(Q6) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following is known as ‘Sarod Samrat’ in Indian Classical Music?

A

Aamir Ali Khan

B

Amjad Ali Khan

C

Pandit Ravishankar Prasad

D

Kishan Maharaj

(Q7) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following classical dancers was rewarded with the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2003?

A

Shovana Narayan

B

Sonal Mansingh

C

Kumudini Lakhia

D

Sunayana Hazarilal

(Q8) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Singers Sujatha and Ananthu have been awarded the Kalaimamani Award for the year ____________ by the Tamil Nadu Government.

A

2021

B

2020

C

2019 

D

2022

(Q9) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

How much purse money was given to a Sangeet Natak Akademi fellow in 2019?

A

₹2 lakh

B

₹4 lakh

C

₹3 lakh

D

₹1 lakh

(Q10) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Birju Maharaj was awarded which of the following awards in 2012?

A

Filmfare Award

B

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

C

National Film Award

D

Sangam Kala Award

(Q11) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following Indian music directors won the Best Original Score at Amsterdam International Film Festival in 2022?

A

Harris Jayaraj 

B

Santosh Narayanan 

C

Ilaiyaraaja

D

A.R.Rahman

(Q12) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Rajashree Shirke was given which of the following prestigious dance awards of 2013 for her excellence in Kathak?

A

Sangeet Natak Academy Award

B

Padma Shri

C

National Film Award

D

Kalidas Samman

(Q13) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

In which year was Kalidas Samman established?

A

1975

B

1978

C

1984

D

1980

(Q14) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following has won Oscars as well as a Golden Globe award for his contribution to international music?

A

Pt. Jasraj

B

Zakir Hussain

C

A.R.Rahman

D

Ravi Shankar

(Q15) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Name the first Odissi classical dancer from Odisha who was conferred the Padma Vibhushan Award.

A

Bijayini Satpathy

B

Gangadhar Pradhan

C

Sonal Mansingh

D

Kelucharan Mohapatra

(Q16) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was the first Indian to win a Grammy Award?

A

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

B

Ustad Zakir Hussain

C

Pandit Ravi Shankar

D

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

(Q17) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who is known as the Father of Geology?

A

Alfred Wegener

B

John Butler

C

Art Smith

D

James Hutton

(Q18) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

For which year was Manna Dey honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A

2015

B

2019

C

2007

D

2001

(Q19) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following contemporary style dancers was the first Indian dancer to receive the dance WEB Europe Scholarship? He/She also won the 2002 American Choreography Award for his/her work in the movie ‘Lagaan’?

A

Ashley Lobo

B

Terence Lewis

C

Shakti Mohan

D

Padmini Chettur

(Q20) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

In honour of an Indian musician, the US state of Massachusetts proclaimed 20 April as __________ in 1984.

A

Allauddin Khan Day

B

Amjad Ali Khan Day

C

Sakhawat Hussain Day

D

Sharan Rani Backliwal Day