General Knowledge - Language and Culture

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Question - 1

In which year was Pulitzer prize established?

  • A 1918
  • B 1917
  • C 1919
  • D 1927

Question - 2

Who has been awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of cinema?

  • A Hou Hsiao-Hsein
  • B Ashok Kumar 
  • C Bernardo Bertolucci
  • D Akira kurosawa

Question - 3

Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

  • A Vir Chakra
  • B Param Vishisht Seva Medal
  • C Kirti Chakra
  • D Param Vir Chakra

Question - 4

Which state gives Mewar Award?

  • A Delhi
  • B Haryana
  • C Rajasthan
  • D Punjab

Question - 5

The first India to device mobile prize in Literature was -

  • A Sarojini Naidu
  • B Mother Teresa
  • C Iqbal
  • D R.N.Tagore

Question - 6

The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi's Khel Ratna award is -

  • A Kapil Dev
  • B Limba Ram
  • C Leander Paes
  • D Vishwanathan Anand

Question - 7

Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of 

  • A Environment Study
  • B Science and Technology
  • C Literature and Journalism
  • D International Understanding 

Question - 8

Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

  • A Fine arts
  • B Literature
  • C Education
  • D Classical Music

Question - 9

Who among the following has received a noble prize in literature 1953?

  • A Derek Walcott
  • B Ernest Hemingway
  • C Winston Churchill
  • D Pablo Neruda

Question - 10

The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to

  • A Yasser Arafat
  • B Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
  • C Lany Pressler
  • D Amnesty International