Questions and Answers
What is the maximum number of Bharat Ratna awards that can be given in a particular year?
Which of the following awards is not related to literature?
Which award is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization?
What is the common feature among the awards - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri?
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Which of the following awards is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available?
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Which award is given to veteran sports persons of India for their lifetime achievement?
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What is the highest award in cinema in India?
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What is the name of the award established by Aga Khan IV in 1977 for excellence in architecture?
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Which award is named after the famous Hindi poet and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani?
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What is the highest honour bestowed to a sports person for their achievements in India?
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Study Notes
Indian Civilian Awards
- Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in India, given for outstanding achievements in various fields.
- The award is restricted to a maximum of three in a year.
Padma Awards
- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri are awarded for exceptional and distinguished service in any field, including service rendered by government servants.
Gallantry Awards
- Param Vir Chakra (PVC), Ashok Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra are awarded for bravery and gallantry.
International Awards
- The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award in literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.
Literary Awards
- The Booker Prize is an annual award for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the UK.
- Vyas Samman is an annual award for outstanding Hindi literary work published in the past 10 years.
- Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award for a work that emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture.
- Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.
- Jnanpith award is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.
- Bihari Puraskar is an annual literary award for outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer.
Film Awards
- The Oscar/Academy Awards are an annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry.
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema, presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony.
Sports Awards
- Arjuna Award is given for outstanding performance from sports persons in sports and games.
- Dronacharya Award is given to eminent coaches of any particular sport, named after the archery coach in the epic Mahabharata.
- Dhyan Chand Award is given to veteran sports persons of India for their lifetime achievement in their respective field of sport.
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest honor bestowed to a sports person for their achievements in India.
Architecture Awards
- Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture, awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
- Aga Khan Award for Architecture aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies.
- Pritzker Prize is awarded annually for excellence in architecture.
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Test your knowledge of India's highest civilian awards, including the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri awards, and their criteria for achievement.
