Awards – Fill in the Blank – GK Questions

Answer: Prime Minister

The Padma Awards Committee is constituted by the Prime Minister of India every year. The committee submits its recommendations to the Prime Minister and the President for final approval.

Answer: 1954

The Sahitya Akademi Award was instituted in 1954 by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to recognize outstanding literary works in Indian languages.

Answer: Karolinska

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, is responsible for awarding the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, as specified in Alfred Nobel's will.

Answer: Highest

The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime, equivalent to the British Victoria Cross or the American Medal of Honor.

Answer: Linus Pauling

Linus Pauling won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1954) for his research on chemical bonds and the Nobel Peace Prize (1962) for his activism against nuclear weapons testing, making him the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes in different categories.

Answer: Peepal

The Bharat Ratna medal is crafted in the shape of a peepal leaf, made of toned bronze, with the sunburst design and the words 'Bharat Ratna' inscribed in Devanagari script on the obverse.

Answer: Standard metal

The Maha Vir Chakra is made of standard metal. The obverse features a five-pointed heraldic star with the national emblem in the center and the words 'Maha Vir Chakra' in Hindi and English around the rim.

Answer: Bhanu Athaiya

Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar, sharing the award for Best Costume Design for the film 'Gandhi' in 1983. Correction: The question mentions Best Original Score, but Bhanu Athaiya won for Costume Design. Ravi Shankar was nominated but didn't win. Correction needed: The first Indian Oscar winner was Bhanu Athaiya for Costume Design.

Answer: Alfred Nobel

The Nobel Prize award ceremonies are held on December 10 each year, commemorating the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel, who died on December 10, 1896.

Answer: Zakir Hussain

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has won multiple Grammy Awards. He won his first Grammy in 1992 for 'Planet Drum' (not 'Golden Drum') in the Best World Music Album category. Correction: The correct album is 'Planet Drum'.

Answer: Fourth

The Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian award in India, after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, and Padma Bhushan. It recognizes distinguished service in various fields.

Answer: Ashapurna Devi

Ashapurna Devi, a Bengali writer, was the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award in 1976 for her novel 'Pratham Pratisruti', though she wrote primarily in Bengali, not Hindi. Correction: Mahadevi Varma was honored later; Ashapurna Devi was indeed the first woman recipient.

Answer: Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan became the youngest Nobel laureate ever when she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at age 17 for her advocacy for girls' education and human rights.

Answer: Standard metal

The Param Vir Chakra is made of standard metal (a bronze alloy). The obverse bears the national emblem of India surrounded by four copies of Indra's Vajra with the words 'Param Vir Chakra' inscribed in Hindi and English.

Answer: Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, established the Nobel Prizes in his 1895 will to award those who confer the 'greatest benefit to humankind' in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace.

Answer: 3

Although there is no statutory limit, a convention established in 1999 suggests that a maximum of three Bharat Ratna awards may be conferred in a year. However, this is not a rigid rule.

Answer: 24

The Sahitya Akademi Award recognizes literary excellence in 24 Indian languages, including English, and is one of the most prestigious literary honors in India.

Answer: Recording

The Grammy Awards are presented by the Recording Academy (formerly National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.

Answer: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

In August 2021, the Government of India renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award to honor the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.

Answer: 1965

The Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961 by the Bharatiya Jnanpith and first awarded in 1965 to G. Sankara Kurup for his Malayalam poetry collection 'Odakkuzhal'.