Medium Level – GK Questions

Answer: True

The Dronacharya Award was instituted in 1985 by the Government of India to honor outstanding coaches in sports and games, with the first awards conferred that same year.

Answer: ₹1,00,000

The Sahitya Akademi Award carries a cash prize of ₹1,00,000 (one lakh rupees), along with a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a shawl.

Answer: True

The International Booker Prize (formerly Man Booker International Prize) is awarded annually for a single book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, recognizing the growing importance of translated fiction.

Answer: Indo-Pak War 1971

The Indo-Pak War of 1971 saw the highest number of Param Vir Chakra awards (4) conferred in a single conflict, recognizing extraordinary acts of bravery during the liberation of Bangladesh.

Answer: Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics, particularly his work on famine, poverty, and social choice theory.

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: No one has won it more than once

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna) is awarded only once to a sportsperson in their career. No individual has received it multiple times.

Answer: True

Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray was awarded an Honorary Academy Award (Oscar) in 1992 for his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures and profound humanitarian outlook, shortly before his death.

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: True

The Dronacharya Award is open to coaches of both able-bodied sports and para-sports, recognizing excellence in training sportspersons who have achieved success at international levels.

Answer: Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his novel 'Midnight's Children', which is widely regarded as a landmark work of postcolonial literature and magical realism.

Answer: R.K. Narayan

R.K. Narayan, though a legendary Indian writer, never received the Jnanpith Award. Rabindranath Tagore (1913 Nobel, not Jnanpith), Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Kuvempu are Jnanpith recipients. Correction: Tagore died before Jnanpith was instituted; he didn't receive it. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Kuvempu did receive it.

Answer: False

The Arjuna Award is given for outstanding achievement in both individual and team sports. Many recipients have been from team sports like cricket, hockey, football, and kabaddi.

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: False

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his works originally written in Bengali, including 'Gitanjali'. Thus, a writer in an Indian language has indeed received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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: True

Any Indian citizen can recommend candidates for Padma Awards through the online nomination portal on the Rashtrapati Bhavan website during the nomination period (typically May to September).

Answer: Bhojpuri

Bhojpuri is not among the 24 languages recognized by Sahitya Akademi for its awards. The recognized languages include major Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Sanskrit, Urdu, and Konkani.

Answer: True

The Booker Prize was established in 1969 and was originally sponsored by Booker McConnell Ltd., hence named the Booker-McConnell Prize. It was later shortened to the Booker Prize.

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'.