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Awards and Honours: BPSC Prelims MCQs
81 practice questions on Awards and Honours. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.
PM Narendra Modi received the Agricola Medal in 2026 from which organisation?
- AUNESCO
- BThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- CThe World Food Programme (WFP)
- DThe International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Which of the following honours did PM Narendra Modi receive in 2018?
- AThe UN's Champions of the Earth Award and the Seoul Peace Prize
- BThe Agricola Medal and the Seoul Peace Prize
- CThe Global Goalkeepers Award and the Philip Kotler Presidential Award
- DThe Champions of the Earth Award and the Global Goalkeepers Award
Which country conferred on PM Narendra Modi its highest honour, "Guardian of the Blue Horizon"?
- AMaldives
- BMauritius
- CFiji
- DSeychelles
PM Narendra Modi became the first world leader to receive the "Speaker of the Knesset Medal", from which country?
- ACyprus
- BGreece
- CEthiopia
- DIsrael
Which honour did Ethiopia confer on PM Narendra Modi?
- AThe Order of Menelik II
- BThe Order of the Queen of Sheba
- CThe Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia
- DThe Order of the Star of Ethiopia
Which country awarded PM Narendra Modi the "Order of Oman (First Class)"?
- AKuwait
- BOman
- CBahrain
- DQatar
Which book won the International Booker Prize 2026?
- ATaiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi
- BHeart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
- COn Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia
- DKairos by Jenny Erpenbeck
Who translated "Taiwan Travelogue", the International Booker winner of 2026, into English?
- ADeepa Bhasthi
- BLin King
- CDaisy Rockwell
- DPadma Viswanathan
Which Indian-origin translator was on the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist?
- APadma Viswanathan, for "On Earth As It Is Beneath" by Ana Paula Maia
- BDeepa Bhasthi, for "Heart Lamp" by Banu Mushtaq
- CDaisy Rockwell, for "Ret Samadhi" by Geetanjali Shree
- DArunava Sinha, for "Chowringhee" by Sankar
Who won the International Booker Prize 2025?
- AGeetanjali Shree, for "Tomb of Sand", translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell
- BPerumal Murugan, for "Pyre", translated from Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan
- CBanu Mushtaq, for "Heart Lamp", translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi
- DVivek Shanbhag, for "Ghachar Ghochar", translated from Kannada by Srinath Perur
The International Booker Prize differs from the Booker Prize in that it is given to:
- Aa novel written by a Commonwealth author
- Ba work of non-fiction written in English
- Ca first novel written by an author under 35
- Da work of fiction translated into English
Who won the Booker Prize 2025?
- ADavid Szalay, for "Flesh"
- BPercival Everett, for "James"
- CSamantha Harvey, for "Orbital"
- DKiran Desai, for "The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny"
Which Indian-origin author won the Booker Prize in 2008, for "The White Tiger"?
- AArundhati Roy
- BSalman Rushdie
- CKiran Desai
- DAravind Adiga
Two Indian journalists, Anand RK and Suparna Sharma, won a Pulitzer Prize for a Bloomberg project on:
- Aair pollution and stubble burning in Delhi
- Billegal sand mining in Bihar rivers
- C"digital arrest" cyber fraud in India
- Dthe farmers' protests on the Delhi border
Which book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2026?
- ANight Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
- BAngel Down by Daniel Kraus
- CJames by Percival Everett
- DFlesh by David Szalay
The Pulitzer Prizes were established in 1917 and are administered by:
- AHarvard University
- BThe American Academy of Arts and Letters
- CColumbia University
- DThe New York Times Company
The 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize, called the "Green Nobel", was notable because:
- Ait was not given, for the first time since 1989
- Bit was given to an organisation for the first time
- Cit was given to an Indian for the first time
- Dall six winners were women, for the first time
The Goldman Environmental Prize was founded in 1989 by:
- ARichard and Rhoda Goldman
- BTed Turner
- CAl Gore
- Dthe Rockefeller Foundation
Who won the Abel Prize 2026, often called the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics"?
- AMasaki Kashiwara
- BGerd Faltings
- CMichel Talagrand
- DTerence Tao
The National Florence Nightingale Awards, given by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, honour:
- Amedical researchers
- Bnursing personnel
- CASHA workers only
- Ddoctors in rural areas
Which award is often called the "Green Oscars"?
- AThe Whitley Award
- BThe Kenton R. Miller Award
- CThe Champions of the Earth Award
- DThe Goldman Environmental Prize
Indian conservationist Parveen Shaikh won a Whitley Award for her work to protect which bird?
- AThe sarus crane
- BThe great Indian bustard
- CThe Indian skimmer
- DThe Bengal florican
Barkha Subba of India won a Whitley Award for protecting which amphibian?
- AThe Malabar gliding frog
- BThe Indian bullfrog
- CThe purple frog
- DThe Himalayan salamander
Who won the 35th Saraswati Samman, for the Bengali novel "Hara Parbati Katha"?
- ASadhu Bhadreshdas
- BSanjib Chattopadhyay
- CRamkumar Mukhopadhyay
- DShirshendu Mukhopadhyay
The Saraswati Samman is given by:
- Athe Ministry of Culture
- Bthe Sahitya Akademi
- Cthe Bharatiya Jnanpith
- Dthe K. K. Birla Foundation
Which film won the most awards (six) at the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars)?
- AOne Battle After Another
- BSentimental Value
- CSinners
- DHamnet
At the 98th Academy Awards, who won Best Actor?
- ATimothée Chalamet, for "Marty Supreme"
- BMichael B. Jordan, for "Sinners"
- CSean Penn, for "One Battle After Another"
- DLeonardo DiCaprio, for "One Battle After Another"
At the 98th Academy Awards, who won Best Actress?
- AJessie Buckley, for "Hamnet"
- BRose Byrne, for "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"
- CAmy Madigan, for "Weapons"
- DEmma Stone, for "Bugonia"
Which film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards?
- AIt Was Just an Accident (France)
- BHomebound (India)
- CSentimental Value (Norway)
- DThe Secret Agent (Brazil)
Which film was India's official entry for the 98th Academy Awards?
- ALaapataa Ladies, directed by Kiran Rao
- B12th Fail, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- CAll We Imagine as Light, directed by Payal Kapadia
- DHomebound, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan
Which song won Best Original Song at the 98th Academy Awards?
- A"Naatu Naatu", from RRR
- B"Golden", from KPop Demon Hunters
- C"Lift Me Up", from Black Panther
- D"El Mal", from Emilia Pérez
Who was the first Indian to win an Academy Award?
- AResul Pookutty, for sound mixing
- BA. R. Rahman, for "Slumdog Millionaire"
- CBhanu Athaiya, for costume design in "Gandhi" (1982)
- DSatyajit Ray, for lifetime achievement
At the 95th Academy Awards in 2023, India won Oscars for:
- Athe song "Naatu Naatu" and the documentary short "The Elephant Whisperers"
- Bthe song "Jai Ho" and the documentary "Smile Pinki"
- Cthe film "RRR" and the documentary "All That Breathes"
- Dthe song "Naatu Naatu" and the film "Laapataa Ladies"
Who received the 60th Jnanpith Award?
- AVinod Kumar Shukla
- BGulzar
- CDamodar Mauzo
- DR. Vairamuthu
Who received the 35th G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research?
- AProf. Shubha Tole of TIFR
- BProf. Bushra Ateeq of IIT Kanpur
- CProf. Gagandeep Kang of CMC Vellore
- DProf. Ashoke Sen of HRI Prayagraj
Who received the Vigyan Ratna, the highest of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, for 2025?
- AProf. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (posthumously)
- BProf. C. N. R. Rao
- CDr. K. Kasturirangan
- DProf. Govindarajan Padmanabhan
The Vigyan Team award of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 went to CSIR's Aroma Mission team for:
- Athe "Pink Revolution" of meat processing
- Bthe "Grey Revolution" of fertilisers
- Cthe "Purple Revolution" of lavender farming
- Dthe "Blue Revolution" of fisheries
The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar were set up in 2023 and first given in:
- A2023
- B2024
- C2025
- D2022
Sonali Ghosh, who won the IUCN's Kenton R. Miller Award, is the Director of:
- AJim Corbett National Park
- BSundarbans Tiger Reserve
- CGir National Park
- DKaziranga National Park
Who won the Global Teacher Prize 2026, called the "Nobel Prize of Teaching"?
- ADeep Narayan Nayak
- BMansi Jain
- CRanjitsinh Disale
- DRouble Nagi
The Global Teacher Prize is presented by GEMS Education in collaboration with:
- AUNICEF
- Bthe OECD
- CUNESCO
- Dthe World Bank
Which Indian organisation won the 67th Ramon Magsaysay Award, for girls' education?
- AEducate Girls
- BPratham
- CBarefoot College
- DAkshaya Patra
Which of the following won the 67th Ramon Magsaysay Award?
- ASonam Wangchuk of India, for education in Ladakh
- BShaahina Ali of the Maldives, for marine conservation
- CMalala Yousafzai of Pakistan, for education
- DGreta Thunberg of Sweden, for climate action
The Ramon Magsaysay Award, "Asia's Nobel Prize", is named after a President of:
- AThailand
- BIndonesia
- Cthe Philippines
- DSouth Korea
Who was crowned Femina Miss India World 2026?
- AManika Vishwakarma of Rajasthan
- BSadhvi Sail of Goa
- CSini Shetty of Karnataka
- DNandini Gupta of Rajasthan
Who won Miss World 2025, held in Hyderabad?
- AOpal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand
- BNandini Gupta of India
- CFatima Bosch of Mexico
- DKrystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic
Who won Miss Universe 2025?
- AOpal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand
- BManika Vishwakarma of India
- CVictoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark
- DFatima Bosch of Mexico
The first M. S. Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace was given to:
- AProf. Ademola A. Adenle of Nigeria
- BDr. Akinwumi Adesina of Nigeria
- CDr. Gurdev Khush of the Philippines
- DProf. Rattan Lal of the USA
In the Swachh Survekshan 2024–25, which town was named the cleanest Ganga town?
- AHaridwar
- BVaranasi
- CPrayagraj
- DPatna
Which three cities topped the "Super Swachh League" of the Swachh Survekshan 2024–25?
- ASurat, Ahmedabad and Mysuru
- BIndore, Bhopal and Visakhapatnam
- CNavi Mumbai, Pune and Chandigarh
- DIndore, Surat and Navi Mumbai
Varsha Deshpande of India won which UN award in 2025?
- AThe UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education
- BThe UN Population Award
- CThe UN Public Service Award
- DThe UN Human Rights Prize
Who received the 34th Vyas Samman, for the Hindi book "Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu ki Diary"?
- ASurendra Verma
- BSuryabala
- CChitra Mudgal
- DMamta Kalia
Who won UNEP's 2025 "Young Champions of the Earth" award, for making leather from banana crop waste?
- ANzambi Matee
- BSupriya Sahu
- CJinali Pranabh Mody
- DVidyut Mohan
Which Indian civil servant won UNEP's Champions of the Earth award in 2025?
- ASupriya Sahu
- BRitu Raj
- CJinali Mody
- DSonali Ghosh
Who won the World Food Prize 2026?
- ACary Fowler of the USA, for the global seed vault
- BMariangela Hungria of Brazil, for soil microbiology
- CRattan Lal of India and the USA, for soil science
- DHuub Lelieveld of the Netherlands, for food safety
Which of the following received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024?
- ANeeraj Chopra, P. R. Sreejesh, Sumit Antil and Manu Bhaker
- BHarmanpreet Singh, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Praveen Kumar
- CD. Gukesh, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar and Manu Bhaker
- DD. Gukesh, Neeraj Chopra, Avani Lekhara and Lakshya Sen
Which film won Best Feature Film at the 71st National Film Awards?
- A12th Fail
- BJawan
- CThe Kerala Story
- DRocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Who shared the Best Actor award at the 71st National Film Awards?
- AVikrant Massey (12th Fail) and Manoj Bajpayee (Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai)
- BShah Rukh Khan (Pathaan) and Pankaj Tripathi (OMG 2)
- CRanbir Kapoor (Animal) and Vicky Kaushal (Sam Bahadur)
- DShah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award announced with the 71st National Film Awards?
- AMammootty
- BMohanlal
- CMithun Chakraborty
- DWaheeda Rehman
Who chaired the jury for feature films at the 71st National Film Awards?
- APrakash Jha
- BRahul Rawail
- CAshutosh Gowariker
- DShekhar Kapur
Which state was ranked the best state at the 6th National Water Awards?
- AUttar Pradesh
- BGujarat
- CHaryana
- DMaharashtra
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2025?
- AYulia Navalnaya
- BMaría Corina Machado
- CNihon Hidankyo
- DNarges Mohammadi
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025?
- ALászló Krasznahorkai of Hungary
- BHan Kang of South Korea
- CCan Xue of China
- DJon Fosse of Norway
The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025 was awarded for explaining:
- Ainnovation-driven economic growth
- Bthe role of institutions in national prosperity
- Cthe economics of banking crises
- Dwomen's participation in the labour market
Which of the following did NOT share the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025?
- AJoel Mokyr
- BPeter Howitt
- CPhilippe Aghion
- DDaron Acemoglu
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded for the development of:
- Aclick chemistry
- Bmetal-organic frameworks
- Ccomputational protein design
- Dquantum dots
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 went to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for discoveries about:
- Amachine learning with artificial neural networks
- Battosecond pulses of light for studying electrons
- Cquantum tunnelling in an electric circuit
- Dthe accelerating expansion of the universe
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded for discoveries about:
- AmicroRNA
- Bperipheral immune tolerance
- Cthe hepatitis C virus
- DmRNA vaccines
Which Japanese scientist shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025?
- AShinya Yamanaka
- BTasuku Honjo
- CShimon Sakaguchi
- DSusumu Kitagawa
Which Bihar child received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 in the sports category?
- AVaibhav Sooryavanshi of Samastipur
- BSakibul Gani of Motihari
- CKamlesh Kumar of Kaimur
- DIshan Kishan of Patna
Kamlesh Kumar of Kaimur, Bihar, received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 posthumously for:
- Ainnovation, for a water-purifying device
- Bsocial service, for teaching children in his village
- Csports, in archery
- Dbravery, after giving his life trying to save a child from drowning
Which Manipuri film won the BAFTA for Best Children's and Family Film?
- AEikhoigi Yum, directed by Romi Meitei
- BBoong, directed by Lakshmipriya Devi
- CLoktak Lairembee, directed by Haobam Paban Kumar
- DIshanou, directed by Aribam Syam Sharma
Which album won Album of the Year at the 68th Grammy Awards?
- AShort n' Sweet, by Sabrina Carpenter
- BCowboy Carter, by Beyoncé
- CDebí Tirar Más Fotos, by Bad Bunny
- DHit Me Hard and Soft, by Billie Eilish
The Dalai Lama won his first Grammy Award, for which recording?
- AThe Art of Happiness: Readings of the Dalai Lama
- BVoice of Compassion: Words of the Dalai Lama
- CInner World: Mantras of Tibet
- DMeditations: The Reflections of the Dalai Lama
Which of the following received the Padma Vibhushan in 2026?
- ADharmendra (posthumously)
- BUday Kotak
- CMammootty
- DAlka Yagnik
N. Rajam, who received the Padma Vibhushan in 2026, is known as:
- Athe "Singing Violin", a Hindustani violinist
- Bthe "Tabla Wizard", a percussionist
- Cthe "Nightingale of India", a playback singer
- Dthe "Queen of Thumri", a vocalist
K. T. Thomas, who received the Padma Vibhushan in 2026, is:
- Aa former chief of the Indian Navy
- Ba former Chief Minister of Kerala
- Ca Malayalam novelist
- Da former judge of the Supreme Court of India
Which tennis player, now settled in the USA, received the Padma Bhushan in 2026?
- ALeander Paes
- BMahesh Bhupathi
- CVijay Amritraj
- DRamanathan Krishnan
Which of the following received the Padma Bhushan in 2026 posthumously?
- AAlka Yagnik
- BShibu Soren
- CUday Kotak
- DBhagat Singh Koshyari
How many people from Bihar received a Padma Shri in 2026?
- AThree
- BFive
- COne
- DNone
The 2025 IUCN Kenton R. Miller Award recognises:
- Areporting on the environment in the media
- Binnovation in managing protected areas
- Clifetime work in marine biology
- Dgrassroots work against plastic pollution
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