MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
A) Literature
B) Community Welfare
C) Government Service
D) Journalism

Ans: Government Service

2) B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
A) Music
B) Journalism
C) Medicine
D) Environment

Ans: Medicine

3) The Nobel Prizes are not presented for
  A) Physics
  B) Chemistry
  C) Literature
D) Arts

Ans: Arts

4) Highest award given to civilian in India is
  A) Padma Bhushan
B) Sharam Award
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Bharat Ratna

Ans: Bharat Ratna

5) The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
A) 1976
B) 1958
C) 1901
D) 1972

Ans: 1901

6) The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?
A) Films
B) Journalism
C) Literature
D) Economics

Ans: Films

7) What is the Prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna?
A) Rs. 1.50 lakh
B) Rs 3 lakh
C) Rs 5 lakh
D) Rs 7.5 lakh

Ans: Rs 7.5 lakh

8) Which is India?s highest military honour?
A) Param Vir Chakra
  B) Vir Chakra
  C) Maha Vir Chakra
  D) Bharat Ratna

Ans: Param Vir Chakra

9) Who established Noble Prize?
A) Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel
  B) Ross Markham Noble
  C) George Noble
  D) Duncan Noble

Ans: Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel

10) Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for
A) exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages
B) outstanding contribution to science
C) creating mass awareness on environmental issues
D) excellence in film direction

Ans: outstanding contribution to science

11) Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?
A) Dalal Street
B) Business Standard
C) Euromoney
D) Money Matters

Ans: Euromoney

12) Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith award?
A) Ashapurna Devi
  B) Mahasweta Devi
  C) Amrita Pritam
  D) Sarojini Naidu

Ans: Ashapurna Devi

13) Which of the following awards is given to the Best Parliamentarian?
  A) Gujar Mal Modi Award
B) JB Pant Award
  C) Nehru Award
  D) none of those

Ans: JB Pant Award

14) Which nation has won the highest number of Nobel Prizes?
  A) England
  B) France
C) America
  D) Italy

Ans: America

15) Who was awarded Nobel Prize both for Physics and for Chemistry?
A) Marie Curie
  B) Albert Einstein
  C) C.V. Raman
  D) Pierre Curie

Ans: Marie Curie

16) Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?
A) Archarya Tulsi
B) Dr. J. Rengaswamy
C) J. R. D Tata
D) Mother Teresa

Ans: Mother Teresa

17) Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?
  A) Smita Patil
B) Nargis Dutt
  C) Meena Kumari
  D) Madhubala

Ans: Nargis Dutt

18) Nobel Prize are distributed annually at
  A) Manila
B) Stockholm
  C) Geneva
  D) New York

Ans: Stockholm

19) Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

20) The highest civilian award of India 'Bharat Ratna' has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is
A) Abdul Ghaffar khan
B) Mikhail Gorbachev
C) Marshal Tito
D) Abdul Wali Khan

        Ans: Abdul Ghaffar khan