Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Books, Authors & Awards

5 more SSC CGL questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1medium

   The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest award for:

   • ALiterature
   • BScience
   • CSports
   • DWartime gallantry (military)
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   Correct answer: (D) Wartime gallantry (military)

   The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration awarded for gallantry during wartime.

2. Q2medium

   The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given for excellence in the field of:

   • ALiterature
   • BMusic
   • CCinema
   • DSports
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   Correct answer: (C) Cinema

   The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest honour in the field of cinema.

3. Q3hard

   The Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, is given for contributions to:

   • AJournalism
   • BLiterature
   • CPainting
   • DTheatre
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   Correct answer: (B) Literature

   The Jnanpith Award is conferred for outstanding contributions to literature in Indian languages.

4. Q4medium

   The Arjuna Award in India is associated with which field?

   • ASports
   • BAgriculture
   • CMusic
   • DScience
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   Correct answer: (A) Sports

   The Arjuna Award is given to recognise outstanding achievement in national sports.

5. Q5easy

   The Nobel Prize is NOT awarded in which of the following fields?

   • APhysics
   • BLiterature
   • CMathematics
   • DPeace
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   Correct answer: (C) Mathematics

   There is no Nobel Prize in Mathematics; the highest honour in mathematics is the Fields Medal.