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

Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema presented annually at the National Film Awards for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2016?
He has been described as 'Father of Indian IT sector' by Time magazine. He co-founded Infosys Technologies. He has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and Legion of Honour awards. Who is he?
  • Dhirubhai Ambani
  • Dr. Pratap C. Reddy
  • JRD Tata
  • N.R. Narayana Murthy
This Indian Film won the 'Critics Week Viewers Choice Award' at the Cannes Film FestivalIt is among the few Indian films awarded internationally. Name it.
  • Gattu
  • Dhanak
  • The Lunchbox
  • I am Kalam
Who is the winner of first Jnanpith Award?
  • Amrita Pritam
  • Mahadevi Pritam
  • G. Snakara Kurup
  • None of these
Which of the following films won a recoed tying eleven awards in $$70^{th}$$ Academy Awards?
  • Life of Pi
  • The Artist
  • Titanic
  • Slumdog Millionaire
'Paan Singh Tomar' was a biographical film based on the true story of an athlete Paan Singh Tomar. He was a soldier in Indian Army and also won Gold Medal at the Indian National Games, but was eventually forced to become a notorious bandit. Irrfan Khan essayed the role of Paan Singh Tomar. the film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and it was critically acclaimed.
Which of these National awards was/were won by this phenomenal film?
  • Best Feature film
  • Best Actor
  • Best Director
  • Both (A) and (B)
"Harvest" is a play about organ selling in India set in near future. It won the 1997 Onassis Prize as the best new international play. Its multi-talented author is also well-known journalist and comic strip artist. Who wrote this play?
  • Eve Ensler
  • Shobhaa De
  • Manjula Padmanabham
  • Edna Ferber
In 2008, director Madhur Bhandarkar's drama film, 'Fashion' received a lot of public critics positive reviews. It was also called one of the best women centric film in Bollywood by many. How many National Film Award did this film win?
  • $$2$$
  • $$4$$
  • $$5$$
  • $$3$$
Who is the first Indian to win two Academy awards in same year?
  • Anu Malik
  • A.R. Rahman
  • S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
  • None of these
Who got Bharat Ratna award for 1980 ?
  • Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
  • Mother Teresa
  • Mrs. Indira Gandhi
  • Jayaprakash Narayan
Abdus Salam of Pakistan was a joint winner of 1979 Nobel Prize for his pioneer work in
  • Physics
  • Medicine
  • Chemistry
  • Economics
1979 Jnanpith Award was given to
  • Ashapurna Devi
  • Tarashankar Banerjee
  • Birendra Kumar Bhattacharjee
  • S. H. Vatsyayan Agyeya
Which airline company gained the first position according to a survey of millions of airline passengers conducted by Skytrax Airline Awards 2017?
1980 Republic Day award Padma Vibhushan was awarded to an exponent of Hindustani classical music who is
  • Vani Jairam
  • Bismillah Khan
  • Ravi Shankar
  • Rai Krishna Dass
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 was awarded to Olga Tokarczuk. She is a writer, activist, and public intellectual who has been described as one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful authors of her generation. She is from ______?
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Iceland
  • Poland
  • Denmark
The World Theatre Day is observed on which date?
  • $$24^{th}$$ March
  • $$27^{th}$$ March
  • $$28^{th}$$ March
  • $$29^{th}$$ March
Which Indian-origin filmmaker has been honoured with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017? 
  • Sukhbir Singh Sandhu
  • Gurinder Chadha
  • Y K Sinha
  • Premlata Singh
Who among the following received the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea in 2017?
  • Michael G. McGee
  • Michael C. Phillips
  • Reena Menon
  • Both (A) and (B)
International Day of Charity is celebrated on which day in India? 
  • September $$1$$
  • September $$5$$
  • September $$15$$
  • September $$25$$
Who among the following has been awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament for his attempts to foster dialogue between Chinese people and the Uighur?
  • Chiang Kai-shek
  • Deng Xiaoping
  • Mao Zedong
  • Yao Ming
  • Ilham Tohti
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 was awarded to the Austrian author _______?
  • Peter Handke
  • Olga Tokarczuk
  • Wim Wenders
  • Thomas Bernhard
  • Elfriede Jelinek
____________ celebrated its 58th Raising Day on 24th October 2019.
  • Central Reserve Police Force
  • Central Industrial Security Force
  • Indo-Tibetan Border Police
  • Border Security Force
  • Railway Protection Force
Which of the following day is being celebrated as United Nations Day every year since 1948?
  • 28th October
  • 27th October
  • 26th October
  • 25th October
  • 24th October
What is the theme of International Day of Rural Women 2019?
  • Rural women Play in Building Resilience to Face the Climate Crisis
  • Rural Women and Girls Building Climate Resilience
  • Highlights the Important Role that Rural Women and Girls
  • All of the above
  • None of the given options is true
Choose the most appropriate option.
Which day is celebrated as "World Consumer Rights Day"?
  • $$15$$th March
  • $$5$$th September
  • $$5$$th June
  • $$15$$th July
What is the theme of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2019?
  • Archives at Risk: Protecting the World's Identities
  • It's your story don't lose it
  • Discover, remember and share
  • Your Story is Moving
  • Engage the Past Through Sound and Images
Choose the most appropriate option.
Who was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award during August, $$2015$$?
  • Dhoni
  • Virat Kohli
  • Saina Nehwal
  • Sania Mirza
On which day the United Nations observes World Development Information Day every year?
  • 21 October
  • 22 October
  • 23 October
  • 24 October
  • 25 October
What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2019?
  • Preventive Vigilance as a tool of Good Governance
  • Integrity- a way of life
  • Eradicate Corruption- Build a New India
  • My Vision-Corruption Free India
  • Public Participation in promoting Integrity and Eradicating Corruption
Name the renowned Indian ecologist who has been chosen for the prestigious 2015 Tyler prize for Environmental Achievement on $$23$$ March $$2015$$ ?
  • MS Swaminathan
  • Kasthuri Rangan
  • Jayaram Ramesh
  • Madhav Gadgil
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