Question 1

State-level ‘‘Samman’’: Which state government has instituted the ‘‘Samman Award’’ referenced in Indian GK compilations?  Identify the state known for a cluster of cultural ‘‘Samman’’ honors (e.g., Kalidas, Tansen). Choose the correct option.

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ContextGeneral-studies sources commonly attribute prominent cultural ‘‘Samman’’ series (e.g., Kalidas Samman, Tansen Samman) to the Madhya Pradesh government.Final AnswerMadhya Pradesh.

Question 2

US science honor (2002): On whom did President George W. Bush bestow the USA’s highest lifetime science honor in 2002?  Identify the distinguished statistician/scientist honored at the time. Choose the correct option.

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FactStatistician Calampudi Radhakrishna Rao (C. R. Rao) received the US National Medal of Science designated for 2002 (presented during the Bush presidency).Final AnswerC. R. Rao.

Question 3

Sports awards (India): In which year were the ‘‘Arjuna Awards’’ instituted?  Recall the inaugural year of this national sports honor. Choose the correct option.

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FactThe Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 to recognize outstanding achievement in sports and games.Final Answer1961.

Question 4

Indian cinema honors: Who among the following is not a recipient of the ‘‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award’’? Pick the single non-laureate from eminent film personalities. Choose the correct option.

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FactsSatyajit Ray (1984), Raj Kapoor (1987), Lata Mangeshkar (1989) received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.Madhubala did not receive this lifetime honor.Final AnswerMadhubala.

Question 5

Indian Nobel laureates (Physics): The only Indian Nobel Prize winner in Physics is often cited as which scientist?  Select the commonly accepted answer in standard GK. Choose the correct option.

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ContextC. V. Raman (1930) is the Indian Nobel laureate in Physics widely cited in GK (Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, of Indian origin, received the 1983 Physics Nobel as a US citizen).Final AnswerC. V. Raman.

Question 6

Nobel Peace Prize venue: In which city is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded?  Recall the distinction between prize locations for peace vs. other categories. Choose the correct option.

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FactThe Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway; the other Nobels are presented in Stockholm, Sweden.Final AnswerOslo.

Question 7

Social service recognition: Which award was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for work in welfare of adults and women?  Identify the award category aligned with social welfare. Choose the correct option.

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ContextAruna Asaf Ali was recognized with multiple honors; for welfare-related work, GK sources cite the Jamanalal Bajaj Award, which has categories including development of women and children.Final AnswerJamanalal Bajaj Award.

Question 8

Gallantry (India): Which is the highest wartime gallantry award of India?  Identify the top honor for valor in the face of the enemy. Choose the correct option.

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ConceptParam Vir Chakra (PVC) is India’s highest wartime gallantry award.Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award.Final AnswerParam Vir Chakra.

Question 9

Parliamentary honors: Which society/institution confers the ‘‘Outstanding Parliamentarian Award’’ in India?  Identify the body of current/former MPs that began this recognition in the 1990s. Choose the correct option.

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FactThe Indian Parliamentary Group (a society of MPs) instituted the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 1995.Final AnswerIndian Parliamentary Group (IPG).

Question 10

National harmony: Who was awarded the first ‘‘Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award’’?  Identify the inaugural recipient honored for promoting communal harmony and peace. Choose the correct option.

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FactThe first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award was conferred on Mother Teresa for her humanitarian work fostering harmony.Final AnswerMother Teresa.

Question 11

Awards and institutions: In which year was the Pulitzer Prize established? State the founding year based on Joseph Pulitzer's bequest administered by Columbia University. Choose the correct year.

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Given dataAwards and institutions question: establishment year of the Pulitzer Prize.Concept/ApproachThe Pulitzer Prizes were set up by the will of Joseph Pulitzer and first awarded by Columbia University in 1917.Step-by-stepIdentify standard history → Establishment and first awards in 1917.Common pitfallsConfusing the bequest/publication dates with the first awards year.Final Answer1917

Question 12

Academy Awards (Oscars): Which film is credited with winning a total of nine Oscars associated with 1987? Consider the film widely noted for a clean sweep across major categories. Choose the correct film.

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Given dataCinema and awards: film linked with nine Oscars around 1987.Concept/ApproachThe Last Emperor (1987) is historically credited with nine Academy Awards.Step-by-stepIdentify the film with nine Oscars → The Last Emperor.Common pitfallsConfusing release year vs. ceremony year or mixing with other multi-Oscar films like Gandhi (8) or The English Patient (9 in a later year).Final AnswerThe Last Emperor

Question 13

Indian awards (Indira Gandhi): The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony was given to whom? Identify the inaugural recipient of this international honor. Choose the correct name.

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Concept/ApproachThe inaugural Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony is recorded as having been conferred on Yasser Arafat.Final AnswerYasser Arafat

Question 14

Indian honors: The B. C. Roy Award is presented in which field? Identify the domain associated with India's eminent professional award. Choose the correct field.

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ConceptThe B. C. Roy Award is India's premier recognition in medicine and medical science, named after Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.Final AnswerMedicine and medical science

Question 15

Sports honors (India): Who was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award? Identify the inaugural awardee for India's highest sporting honor. Choose the correct sportsperson.

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ConceptInstituted in 1991–92, the first Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was awarded to chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.Final AnswerViswanathan Anand

Question 16

National integration award: Who among the following is a recipient of the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration? Select the correct recipient based on the award's historical list. Choose the correct option.

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Concept/ApproachThe Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration has been conferred on multiple eminent Indians, including Gulzar, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and Shyam Benegal.Final AnswerAll of the above

Question 17

Nobel Prizes (history): In 1901, the Nobel Prize was not awarded in which category? Recall that one category was instituted later. Choose the correct category.

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ConceptThe Nobel Prizes began in 1901 in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. The Prize in Economic Sciences was created later (1969).Final AnswerEconomic Sciences

Question 18

Indian civilian awards: To whom was the Bharat Ratna awarded in 1999? Identify a correct recipient from that year's awardees. Choose the correct person.

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Concept/ApproachThe Bharat Ratna in 1999 included recipients such as Amartya Sen (economist). Other years often cause confusion (e.g., Lata Mangeshkar 2001; Sachin Tendulkar 2014).Final AnswerAmartya Sen

Question 19

Science awards (India): The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which organization? Identify the presenting body for this premier research award. Choose the correct organization.

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ConceptThe Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is presented by CSIR for outstanding research in science and technology.Final AnswerCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Question 20

Nobel history (Asia): Who is the first Asian winner of a Nobel Prize? Identify the earliest Asian laureate in any category. Choose the correct person.

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ConceptRabindranath Tagore became the first Asian Nobel laureate in 1913 (Literature), preceding Asian laureates in the sciences and peace.Final AnswerRabindranath Tagore

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