CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Awards And Prizes Of India And World Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

When was Islamic Bank Development formed?
  • August, 1974
  • August, 1979
  • August, 1978
  • August, 1975
International Organisation for Migration was formed in.
  • $$1994$$
  • $$1995$$
  • $$1951$$
  • $$1955$$
When did World Trade Organisation come into force?
  • 2nd January, 1948
  • 1 st January, 1995
  • 12th January, 1948
  • 15th January, 1946
Who among the following was awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2001 jointly with UN?
  • Kofi Annan
  • U. Thant
  • Ban-Ki-moon
  • Javier Perez de Cueller
Who of the following won India's first gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games?
  • Varun Singh Bhati
  • Mariyappan Thangavelu
  • Ankur Dhama
  • Virender Dhanka
When was International Criminal Court established by the UN?
  • 11 th April 2002
  • 18th June-19th August 1998
  • 20th July-20th October 1998
  • None of the above
When did Inernational Seabed Authority come into existance?
  • 16th November, 1994
  • 8th November, 1994
  • 10th November, 1994
  • 6th November, 1994
When was the first restructured substantive session of the Economic and Social Council held?
  • $$29$$ April to $$31$$ July $$1992$$
  • $$27$$ April to $$30$$ July $$1992$$
  • $$27$$ June to $$31$$ July $$1992$$
  • None of the above
Who of the following won bronze medal in the Men's High Jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympic Games?
  • Varun Singh Bhati
  • Farman Basha
  • Ankur Dhama
  • Virender Dhanka
Name the 100-year-old women athlete from India who won Gold medal at the American Masters Games in the 100-meter dash.
  • Jhulan Goswami
  • Jaspreet Kaur
  • Man Kaur
  • Jasmit Kaur
The Nobel Prize was given for the first time in the year.
  • $$1901$$
  • $$1910$$
  • $$1911$$
  • $$1912$$
The Nobel Prize winner from Pakistan was.
  • Abdus Salam
  • Abdul Qadir
  • Farooq Ahmed
  • Iqbal
When did African Union come into existence?
  • 27th May, 2002
  • 26th May, 2001
  • 26th May, 1999
  • 28th May, 1996
Mahavir awards are given for outstanding contribution in the field of 
  • Medicine
  • Literature
  • Excellence in human endeavour
  • Music
Who among the following is NOT a recipient of Bharatiya Gnanpith Award?
  • Qurratul-ain-Haider
  • U.R. Anantamurthi
  • Mahadevi Varma
  • Asokamitran
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was created under the aegis of the UN in ____________.
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1955
  • 1957
Which pair is NOT correctly matched?
  • Mahadevi Verma - Magsaysay Award
  • Vijay Tendulkar - Saraswati Samman
  • Mother Teresa - Magsaysay Award
  • Dario Fo - Nobel Prize
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for
  • excellence in film direction
  • outstanding contribution to science
  • creating mass awareness on environmental issues
  • exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages
Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day every year ?
  • 7th April
  • 24th October
  • 14th November
  • 27th December
Who among the following was the recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibushan and Bharat Ratna Awards?
  • APJ Abdul Kalam
  • Morarji Desai
  • Indira Gandhi
  • V.V. Giri
Who was the first Indian to receive the World Food Prize?
  • Dr. Verghese Kurien
  • Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
  • Dr. Amitra Patel
  • None of these
Arrange the following in descending chronological order based on the year they received the Nobel Prize?
I. Mother Teresa
II. Rabindranath Tagore
III. Dr. C.V. Raman
IV. S. Chandrasekhar
V. Hargobind Khorana
VI. Amartya Sen
Select the correct answer.
  • II, I, IV, III, V, VI
  • II, III, V, IV, I, VI
  • II, III, V, I, IV, VI
  • II, I, III, V, IV, VI
Who among the following received the Nobel Prize twice in the same subject?
  • John Bardeen
  • Madam Curie
  • Linus Pauling
  • Pierre Curie
Who has been nominated for the 4th Yash Chopra Memorial Award?
  • Akshay Kumar
  • Salman Khan
  • Kapil Sharma
  • Shah Rukh Khan
Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Templeton Award?
  • Baba Amte
  • Mother Teresa
  • Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
  • Vinoba Bhave
Who among the following received the Nobel Prize twice in different subjects?
  • Madam Curie
  • Frederic Sanger
  • Pierre Curie
  • John Bardeen
Name the two new Hindi writers who have been conferred with the 2016 Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award?
  • Tasneem Khan and Upasana
  • Vishnu Nagar and Govind Prasad
  • Shraddha and Ghyansham Devansh
  • Madhusudan Anan and Om Nischal
Who has won the prestigious "Right Livelihood Award" also called as "alternative Nobel Prize" for the year 2016?
  • St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group
  • Jeremy Corbyn
  • The Parents Circle Families Forum
  • Syrian and group white Helmets
Name the only person who was honoured with Padma Shree, Padma Shushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Batna as well? 
  • Mother Teresa
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Satyajit Ray
With what amount the Nobel Foundation was set up?
  • Pound $$2,000,000$$
  • Pound $$3,200,000$$
  • Pound $$3,000,000$$
  • Pound $$3,100,000$$
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