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SSC CGL Static GK – Awards & Honours – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 15 questions, subject: Static GK. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Match the followingMatch:
P. Fields Medal Q. Turing Award R. Pulitzer Prize
1. Computing 2. Mathematics 3. Journalism

Correct Answer: A [P-2, Q-1, R-3]

Explanation:

Fields – mathematics (IMU); Turing – computing (ACM); Pulitzer – journalism.

2.  
Arrange in orderArrange the gallantry awards in order of precedence (highest first):
1. Shaurya Chakra 2. Param Vir Chakra 3. Kirti Chakra 4. Maha Vir Chakra

Correct Answer: D [2-4-3-1]

Explanation:

P-A-M-K-V-S → PVC, MVC, KC, SC.

3.  
Who was the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna (2014)?

Correct Answer: B [Sachin Tendulkar]

Explanation:

Sachin Tendulkar, 2014 (MHA list).

4.  
Statement-basedWhich is/are correct?
I. Mother Teresa received the Bharat Ratna in 1980.
II. Nelson Mandela received the Bharat Ratna in 1990.

Correct Answer: C [Both I and II]

Explanation:

MHA list: Mother Teresa 1980; Mandela 1990.

5.  
Which Indian won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998?

Correct Answer: D [Amartya Sen]

Explanation:

Answer: Amartya Sen. Amartya Sen – 1998.

6.  
The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna was earlier known as:

Correct Answer: A [Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]

Explanation:

Renamed on 6 August 2021 (PIB backgrounder).

7.  
Which is the oldest of India's National Sports Awards?

Correct Answer: C [MAKA Trophy]

Explanation:

Answer: MAKA Trophy. MAKA Trophy – 1956–57.

8.  
Odd one outOdd one out (by field):

Correct Answer: B [Abel Prize]

Explanation:

Abel – mathematics; the other three include literature.

9.  
Who was the first Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar), in 1983?

Correct Answer: C [Bhanu Athaiya]

Explanation:

Bhanu Athaiya – costume design for Gandhi (1983).

10.  
Who was the first Indian to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize (2018)?

Correct Answer: D [B. V. Doshi]

Explanation:

Answer: B. V. Doshi. Balkrishna Doshi, 2018.

11.  
Reverse questionFor which work did Rabindranath Tagore receive the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature?

Correct Answer: B [Gitanjali]

Explanation:

Gitanjali – Tagore was the first Asian Nobel laureate.

12.  
Which award is NOT announced on the occasion of Republic Day?

Correct Answer: A [Dadasaheb Phalke Award]

Explanation:

Padma awards are announced on the eve of Republic Day (25 January); Phalke goes with the National Film Awards.

13.  
Which Indian-born scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Correct Answer: C [Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]

Explanation:

Ramakrishnan – ribosome structure, 2009.

14.  
Two-quantity comparison
Quantity I: year the Bharat Ratna was instituted
Quantity II: year the Padma awards were instituted

Correct Answer: D [Quantity I = Quantity II]

Explanation:

Both 1954 (Fifty-Four Family).

15.  
The first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1958) was:

Correct Answer: A [Vinoba Bhave]

Explanation:

Answer: Vinoba Bhave. Vinoba Bhave, 1958.

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