Top 70 Questions with Answers for
SSC CGL
1. Sugatha Kumari chosen for the award of the Saraswati Samman 2012 is an eminent poetess in ....
a). telugu
b). Malayalam
c). Kannada
d). Tamil
2. Who has played the lead role of Milkha Singh in the film "Bhag Milkha Bhag"?
a). Dhanush
b). Chiranjeevi
c). Aamir Khan
d). Farhan Akhtar
3. "Bharat Ratna" awardee of foreign nationality died in December 2013 is :
a). Nelson Mandela
b). Ch. Ghani Khan
c). Doris Lessing
d). Dalai Lama-1
4. The WISE Prize - 2012, also known as the "Nobel Prize for Education" was conferred by the WISE summit in Doha on :
a). Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
b). Dr. Madhav Chavan
c). Dr. Yash Pal
d). Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
5. Who was awarded the Jnanpith award for 2012
a). Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja (Telgu)
b). Pratibha Ray (Odia)
c). Shrilal Shukla (Hindi)
d). Amar Kant (Hindi)
6. Among the following Nobel laureates, who was not a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace?
a). Linus C. Pauling
b). Norman Ernest Borlaug
c). Sir Winston Churchill
d). woodrow wilson
7. At the Oscar Awards ceremony in 2012, the best picture Award was given for the film :
a). The Artist
b). The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
c). Rango
d). Hugo
8. Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, Disarmament and Development - 2012 was awarded to :
a). Tereza Fajksova
b). Sunita Williams
c). Chanda Kochhar
d). Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
9.Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja has been chosen for the Jnanpith Award,2012 for his outstanding literary contribution in :
a). Tamil
b). telugu
c). Kannada
d). Malayalam
10. Which prestigious award wad given in 2013 to Aparajita Datta for her outstanding contribution for the conversion of hornbills?
a). Whitley Award
b). Rajiv Gandhi Ecology Award
c). Magsaysay Award
d). Right Livelihood Award
11. Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Templeton Award?
a). Baba Amte
b). Mother Teresa
c). Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
d). Vinobha bhave
12. Consider the following statements about 'Param Vir Chakra' :
1). It is the highest peacetime gallantry award.
2). It is the replacement of British Victoria Cross.
3). It can be awarded to civilians.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
a). 1 only
b). 2 only
c). 2 and 3 only
d). 1 , 2 and 3
13. The first sports person to have honor of "Bharat Ratna" is :
a). Milkha Singh
b). Sunil Gavaskar
c). Dara Singh
d). Sachin Tendulkar
14. Who among the following won the 2003 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integrations?
a). Shyam Benegal
b). Baba Amte
c). Acharya Mahaprajna
d). Mrinal Sen
15. Given below are pairs of the winners and the specific categories pertaining to the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards. Which one of the pairs is wrongly matched?
a). Best Female Actor - Vidya Balan
b). Best Film - Agneepath
c). Best Actor in a negative role - Rishi Kapoor
d). Best Actor - Ranbir Kapoor
16. The 27th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration was conferred on -
a). Ela Bhatt
b). Gulzar
c). Mohan Dharia
d). A.R Rahman
17. Which one among the following Indian scientists has been awarded the '2012 award for International Science Co-operation' by Chinese Academy of Sciences?
a). K S Srinivasan
b). Sreekumar Banerjee
c). D D Bhawalkar
d). C N R Rao
18. The Pulitzer Prize for fiction in the year 2013 has been announced for the book :
a). 'The Orphan Master's Son' authored by Adam Johnson
b). 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank' authored by Nathan Englander
c). 'The Snow Child' authored by Eowyn Ivey
d). None of the above
19. Which legendary actor has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award,2012?
a). Shashi Kapoor
b). Pran Krishan Sikand
c). Anupam Kher
d). Soumitra Chatterjee
20. Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna?
a). Lal Bahadur Shastri
b). M.G. Ramachandran
c). B.R. Ambedkar
d). K.Kamraj
21. Find out the odd one
a). Nobel Prize
b). Magsaysay Award
c). Commonwealth Writers Prize
d). Jnanpith Award
22. Who among the following has not received a Nobel Prize in literature?
a). Derek Walcott
b). Pablo Neruda
c). Churchill
d). Ernest Hemingway
23.Grammy Award is given in the field of
a). Acting
b). Music
c). singing
d). Boxing
24. The first women to get the Bharat Ratna Award is
a). Mother Teresa
b). Indira Gandhi
c). Lata Mangeshkar
d). Sarojini Naidu
25. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by
a). Charlie Chaplin
b). Alfred Hitchcock
c). Walt Disney
d). Akiro Kurosawa
26. Who won the Nobel Prize for peace for the year 2014?
a). Barack Obama
b). Ban Ki Moon
c). Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi
d). European Union
27. Dronacharya Award is given in
a). Literature
b). peace
c). Sports Coaching
d). bravery
28. Magsaysay Award is given after Raman Magsaysay. He was President of which nation?
a). Myanmar
b). malaysia
c). Philippines
d). sweden
29. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award?
a). J.R.D. Tata
b). Mother Teresa
c). Morarji Desai
d). None of these
30. Consider the following statements about Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, disarmament and development :
1. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was selected for the prize for the year 2013.
2. The award is accorded annually to individuals only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a). 1 only
b). 2 only
c). Both 1 and 2
d). Neither 1 nor 2
31. Who among the following has been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 2014.
a). Kailash Satyarthi
b). Malala Yousafzai
c). Jean Tirol
d). Patrick Modiano
32. In which of the following branches of knowledge, outstanding contribution for the benefit of mankind is not recognized with a Nobel Prize?
a). medicine
b). engineering
c). Chemistry
d). Economics
33. President Pranab Mukherjee on 7th oct 2014 presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri Award for excellence in public administration. Academics and management for the year 2014 to
a). V. Sampath
b). Dr. A. S. Pillai
c). Arvind Mayaram
d). Ajit Dobhal
34. Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013 has been given to
a). Zubin Mehta
b). Narendra Kohli
c). Shalini Singh
d). Arvind Adiga
35. Winner of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2013
a). Ela Bhatt
b). Angela Merkel
c). Lydia Davis
d). Christina Legarde
36. Moortidevi Award is given annually in which of the following fields?
a). Literature
b). Movies
c).Journalism
d). Music
37. Nobel Prizes are distributed annually at
a). Manila
b). Stockholm
c). Geneva
d). New York
38. The 28th Annual Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 was conferred to
a). Sonu Nigam
b). Kailash Kher
c). Hariharan
d). A.R Rahman
39. The Indian recipient of Nobel Peace Prize is :
a). Hargovind Khurana
b).Rabindra Nath Tagore
c). Mother Teresa
d). Amartya Sen
40. Which of the following awards is given in excellence in sports coaching?
a). Sahitya Academy Award
b). Dronacharya Award
c). Arjun Award
d). Dada Saheb Phalke Award
41. Who is the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2013.
a). Haruki Murakami
b). Eleanor Catton
c). Malala Yousafzai
d). Vikram Seth
42. Consider the following statements about UN frontline Workers Global Leadership Award :
1. Martha Dodray, an auxiliary nurse and mid wife from Bihar, was conferred the award in the year 2013.
2. Martha Dodray was awarded for her dedicated service in the bird flu affected areas of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a). 1 only
b). 2 only
c). Both 1 and 2
d). Neither 1 nor 2
43. Which European Country conferred on Amartya Sen its highest civilian honor in 2013.
a). Germany
b). United Kingdom
c). France
d). belgium
44. In which year 'Bharat Ratna', India's highest civilian award was established and how many persons have been honored with this award so far?
a). 1952,67
b). 1954,41
c). 1969,45
d). 1972,41
45. Narendra Kohli has been recently chosen for the award of ..........
a). Saraswati Samman, 2012
b). Vyas Samman, 2012
c). Jnanpith Award, 2012
d). None of these
46. Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women?
a). Kalinga Prize
b). UNESCO Literacy Award
c). Togore Literacy Award
d). Moorti Devi Award
47. Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?
a). M.G.K.Menon
b). Sunderlal Bahuguna
c). Aruna Asaf Ali
d). Ashok Kumar
48. Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?
a). Ashaparna Devi
b). V.K. Gokak
c). Raghupati Sahai 'Firaq'
d). M.F. Hussain
49. Who received Bharat Ratna Award for the year 2013?
a). S. R. Tendulkar & P. V. Narsimha Rao
b). S. R. Tendulkar & N. T. Rama Rao
c). S. R. Tendulkar & Prof. C.N.R.Rao
d). S. R. Tendulkar & Nageshwar Rao
50. Kalidas Samman Awarded has been instituted by
a). Government of Punjab
b). Government of UP
c). Government of MP
d). Government of Chhattisgarh
51. Who among the following Nobel laureates has recently announced to put his Nobel Medal under auction?
a). Kailash Satyarthi
b). J D Watson
c). Mikhail Gorbachev
d). jody williams
52. Which one among the following films was conferred the 'Golden Peacock' award in the 45th International Film Festival of India 2014.
a). One Hazara Note
b). A short story
c). Leviathan
d). Ajeyo
53. Which one among the following films was awarded the best motion picture (drama) in the 72nd Golden Globe Awards?
a). The Theory of Everything
b). Boyhood
c). Still Alice
d). birdman
54. Which one of the following books won the Man Booker Prize 2014?
a). History of the Rain
b). The Lives of Others
c). The Narrow Road to the Deep North
d). How to be Both
55. Anna Hazare was awarded the Padma Bhushan in recognition for :
a). His war against corruption and launching Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan
b). His service to the Indian Army
c). Transforming a barren-dry village called Relegan siddhi in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district into a model village of self-sufficiency, ecofriendly and harmony
d). His remarkable social service in the Adivasi areas of Bihar
56. Who of the following is not a recipient of 2011 Nobel Peace Prize?
a). Hu Jintao
b). Leymah Gbowee
c). Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
d). Tawakkol Karman
57. The 'Arjuna' and the 'Dronacharya' awards are associated with the field of
a). Music and Dance
b). Literature
c). Sports and Games
d). Art and Culture
58. Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna?
a). Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
b). Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
c). Mrs. Indira Gandhi
d). Lal Bahadur Shastri
59. 'Global 500' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
a). Population control
b). Campaign against drugs
c). Elimination of illiteracy
d). Protection of environment
60. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
a). Journalism
b). medicine
c). Music
d). Environment
61. Who among the following is the first Asian winner of Nobel Prize ?
a). Mother Teresa
b). Rabindranath Tagore
c). C. V. Raman
d). None of these
62. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Prize in :
a). 1976
b). 1979
c). 1969
d). 1971
63. Which one of the following actors was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award at the 59th National Film Festival ?
a). Soumitra Chatterjee
b). Ketan Mehta
c). Shekhar Kapoor
d). Mahesh Bhatt
64. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the year 2011 has been awarded to :
a). Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt & Adam G. Riess
b). Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann & Ralph M. Steinman
c). Christopher A. Sims & Thomas J. Sargent
d). Dan Schechtman
65. Name the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Prize in the world ?
a). Phil Ersa
b). Shirin Ebadi
c). Lakpa Sherpa
d). Irine Zubeida
66. The World Food Prize is given by which of the following organisations/ World bodies
a). UNICEF
b). Kraft general foods
c). FAO
d). UNDP
67. 1993 Nobel Prize for literature has gone to the first black american lady, for her work 'Beloved'. The name of the lady is :
a). Carla hill
b). Robin raphel
c). Winnie
d). Toni morrison
68. Who amongst the following won a Nobel Prize for literature when he was the head of the Government ?
a). Shimon peres
b). Henry kissinger
c). Sir Winston Churchill
d). James earl carter
69. Who of the following was awarded 'Bharat Ratna' posthumously ?
a). Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
b). Mother Teresa
c). Jayprakash Narayan
d). Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
70. The first Indian to receive the U Thant award for cultural understanding was :
a). Jawaharlal Nehru
b). Indira Gandhi
c). Acharya Vinobha Bhave
d). None of these
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. A
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. A
21. D
22. C
23. B
24. B
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. C
29. D
30. C
31. D
32. B
33. B
34. A
35. B
36. A
37. B
38. C
39. B
40. B
41. B
42. A
43. C
44. B
45. B
46. D
47. C
48. D
49. C
50. C
51. B
52. C
53. A
54. C
55. C
56. A
57. C
58. B
59. D
60. A
61. B
62. B
63. A
64. D
65. B
66. B
67. D
68. C
69. C
70. C
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