1. The award given to the best coach among coaches of all the different games is known as _____ ?

Ashoka Chakra Award

Arjuna Award

Dronacharya Award

Phalke Award

Answer: Dronacharya Award

Explanation:

Dronacharya Award is awarded annually to coaches for their “outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and enables sportspersons to excel in international events” over a period of 4 years. The award comprises a bronze statue of Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of Rs. 15 lakh.


2. Who was the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship ?

Prakash Padukone

Saina Nehwal

Srikanth Kidambi

P.V. Sindhu

Answer: Prakash Padukone

Explanation:

Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship. The All England win catapulted Padukone to the number one world badminton ranking, making him the first Indian to achieve that status.


3. Which player has won the maximum gold medals in the history of the Olympics ?

Michael Phelps

Larisa Latynina

Usain Bolt

Muhammad Ali

Answer: Michael Phelps

Explanation:

American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian, having won 28 medals in both individual and team events (23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze).


4. Which of the following awards is NOT given by the Madhya Pradesh Government ?

Kishore Kumar Award

Rani Laxmi Bai Award

Kalidas Award

Lata Mangeshkar Award

Answer: Rani Laxmi Bai Award

Explanation:

A special scheme has been implemented by the government of Uttar Pradesh for Honouring the eminent players of the state by Rani Laxmi Bai/ Laxman Award. Under this scheme, sports players that are Honoured with this award are given a citation, bronze statue of Rani Laxmi Bai/ Laxman and a cash prize.


5. Which of the following Indian is NOT honoured with the Nobel Prize ?

Mahatma Gandhi

Kailash Satyarthi

Hargobind Khurana

Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi never won the Nobel Peace Prize. His final nomination came just weeks after his assassination in January 1948. At that point in its history, the Nobel Committee had never awarded a prize posthumously, though its original governing charter did allow for this in extenuating circumstances.


6. To whom did Mahatma Gandhi give the title ‘Deen Bandhu’ ?

Rabindranath Tagore

CF Andrews

Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Rajendra Prasad

Answer: CF Andrews

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi gave CF Andrews the title ‘Deen Bandhu’ (Friend of the poor) for his contributions to the Indian Independence Movement.


7. Who among the following is NOT a Bharat Ratna recipient ?

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Mother Teresa

Nelson Mandela

Baldev Singh

Answer: Baldev Singh

Explanation:

All other three received Bharat ratna except Baldev singh. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was the first non indian to get bharat ratan. Mother Teresa (naturalised indian citizen) got bharat ratna in 1980 and Nelson Mandela got bharat ratna in 1990.


8. The Nobel Prize is awarded in 6 categories each year. Which of the following is NOT one of them ?

Mathematics

Literature

Physics

Economics

Answer: Mathematics

Explanation:

The Nobel Prize Swedish definite form is a set of annual international awards bestowed in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, or scientific advances. The will of the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel established the five Nobel prizes in 1895. The prizes in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were first awarded in 1901. The prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards available in the fields of chemistry, literature, peace activism, physics, and physiology or medicine.


9. Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics Sciences is awarded every year in the memory of _____ ?

John Keynes

Karl Marx

Alfred Nobel

Adam Smith

Answer: Alfred Nobel

Explanation:

Every year the Academy awards the Nobel Prizes in Physics and in Chemistry, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the Crafoord Prize and a number of other large prizes".


10. Who among the following has NOT received ‘Bharat Ratna’ ?

Mahatma Gandhi

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi has NOT received ‘Bharat Ratna’.