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Awards — Questions with Solutions

7 solved Awards questions from General Awareness, as asked in SSC CGL and other SSC exams. Read the answer and explanation below, then practise the full set in the practice section.

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Q1. Which government honoured a distinguished percussionist named Pandit Anindo Chatterjee with the Banga Vibhushan Award in 2022?

किस सरकार ने 2022 में पंडित अनिंदो चटर्जी नामक एक प्रतिष्ठित तालवादक को 'बंगा विभूषण' पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया?

  1. A. Assam
  2. B. Tripura
  3. C. West Bengal
  4. D. Jharkhand

Solution

The Banga Vibhushan is the highest civilian award instituted by the Government of West Bengal.

Q2. How many awards were presented at the National Sports and Adventure Awards-2022 ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November 2022?

30 नवंबर 2022 को राष्ट्रपति भवन में आयोजित राष्ट्रीय खेल और साहसिक पुरस्कार-2022 समारोह में कितने पुरस्कार प्रदान किए गए?

  1. A. $32$
  2. B. $44$
  3. C. $52$
  4. D. $28$

Solution

A total of 44 awards were presented across various categories in the 2022 ceremony.

Q3. Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options: Assertion (A): Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is a civilian science award. Reason (R): It is conferred by Ministry of Culture.

नीचे दिए गए कथनों को अभिकथन (A) और कारण (R) से चिह्नित करके पढ़िए। सही विकल्पों को चिह्नित कीजिए: अभिकथन (A): राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान पुरस्कार एक नागरिक विज्ञान पुरस्कार है। कारण (R): यह संस्कृति मंत्रालय द्वारा प्रदान किया जाता है।

  1. A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C. A is true, but R is false
  4. D. A is false, but R is true

Solution

The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is administered and presented by the Ministry of Science and Technology, not Culture.

Q4. Which of the following awards was won by Lata Mangeshkar in the year 2001?

  1. A. Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
  2. B. Padma Vibhushan
  3. C. Dadasaheb Phalke Award
  4. D. Bharat Ratna

Solution

Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2001.

Q5. Mohan Veena player, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the ____ Award in the year 1994.

  1. A. Sangita Kalanidhi
  2. B. Oscar
  3. C. Grammy
  4. D. Sangeet Natak Akademi

Solution

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the Grammy Award in 1994 for his album 'A Meeting by the River'.

Q6. Who among the following was the youngest instrumentalist to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India in 2002?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन 2002 में भारत के तीसरे सर्वोच्च नागरिक पुरस्कार पद्म भूषण से सम्मानित होने वाले सबसे कम उम्र के वादक (instrumentalist) थे?

  1. A. Pandit Ravi Shankar
  2. B. Ustad Zakir Hussain
  3. C. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
  4. D. Ustad Bismillah Khan

Solution

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002, making him the youngest instrumentalist to receive it.

Q7. Which music-composer duo was honoured with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2020?

  1. A. Sachin-Jigar
  2. B. Jatin-Lalit
  3. C. Salim-Sulaiman
  4. D. Anand-Milind

Solution

The renowned music composer duo Anand-Milind was awarded the prestigious National Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2020.