CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Awards And Prizes Of India And World Quiz 14 - MCQExams.com

• N.R.Narayana Murthy is the legendary cofounder and retired chairman of Indian tech giant Infosys.
• He has received Legion d’honneur from France. In the year 2000, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, which was followed by a Padma Vibhushan in 2008.
• He has also served on the international advisory boards of many companies and universities.

• The Lunchbox is a 2013 Indian romantic film written and directed by Ritesh Batra.
• The film was screened at International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and later won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award also known as Grand Rail d'Or.

• The Jnanpith Award is an Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature.
• G Shankara Kurup better known as Mahakavi G, was an Indian poet, essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature who won the first Jnanpith award for his collection of poems 'Odakkuzhal'.

• An epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic, Titanic is the blockbuster retelling of one of the greatest maritime disasters in modern history.
• The film was a big winner at the 70th Academy awards ceremony, picking up 11 of the 14 Oscars for which it was nominated.

• The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.
• Paan Singh Tomar was named the best feature film of 2012 in the 60th National Film Awards. Irrfan Khan who essayed the role of Tomar, won the best actor award.

• Fashion is a 2008 Indian drama film directed and co-produced by Madhur Bhandarkar.
• Priyanka Chopra won the National award for best actress while Kangana Ranaut won the award for best supporting actress.

• The Oscars Awards also known as Academy Awards honour artistic and technical merit in the film industry.
• AR Rahman won 2 Oscars in the year 2009. One for Best Original Score and the other for Best Original Song for the movie Slumdog Millionaire. 

• Indian-origin British director Gurinder Chadha was honoured with the 2017 Sikh Jewel Award for her contribution to British cinema.
• Chadha, who is best-known for directing ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ and ‘Bride and Prejudice’, received the award from UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon at the Vaisakhi Dinner organised by the British Sikh Association at the Lancaster Hotel in London.

• The International Maritime Organization Award was established by IMO to provide international recognition for those who, at the risk of losing their own life, perform acts of exceptional bravery, displaying outstanding courage in attempting to save life at sea or in attempting to prevent or mitigate damage to the marine environment.
• Micheal McGee and Micheal Phillips received the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.
• The pair was recognized for their role in averting a major tragedy when the ship they were piloting broke down and burst into flames after colliding with mooring dolphins.

The International Day of Charity was observed globally on September 5, 2018 with an aim to recognise the role of charity in alleviating human ‎suffering within and among nations, as well as to recognise the efforts of charitable organisations ‎and individuals such as Mother Teresa.

• March 15 every year is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day.
• It aims to highlight that all rights of consumers are respected and protected.
• It also highlights the right to protest against market abuses and social injustices which undermine those rights of the consumers.

• Tennis star Sania Mirza was conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2015.
• The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is India's highest sporting honour.
• Sania became the second tennis player to receive the country's highest sporting honour after Leander Paes.

• Madhav Gadgil, well known ecologist has been chosen for the prestigious 2015 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
• He was awarded for his leadership and engagement in the development of conservation and sustainability policies in India.
• The Tyler prize was instituted in 1973 and is awarded by the international Tyler Prize Executive Committee with the administrative support of the University of Southern California.