Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Books, Authors & Awards

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

1. Q1medium

   Which of the following shows India's civilian awards in the correct DESCENDING order of precedence?

   • ABharat Ratna > Padma Vibhushan > Padma Bhushan > Padma Shri
   • BBharat Ratna > Padma Bhushan > Padma Vibhushan > Padma Shri
   • CPadma Vibhushan > Bharat Ratna > Padma Bhushan > Padma Shri
   • DBharat Ratna > Padma Shri > Padma Bhushan > Padma Vibhushan
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   Correct answer: (A) Bharat Ratna > Padma Vibhushan > Padma Bhushan > Padma Shri

   Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award. Among the Padma awards, Padma Vibhushan (exceptional and distinguished service) ranks first, then Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of a high order), then Padma Shri (distinguished service). Memory aid: Vibhushan > Bhushan > Shri. Correct order: Bharat Ratna > Padma Vibhushan > Padma Bhushan > Padma Shri.

2. Q2medium

   The Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called 'Asia's Nobel Prize', is named after a former President of which country?

   • AIndonesia
   • BThailand
   • CMalaysia
   • DPhilippines
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   Correct answer: (D) Philippines

   Ramon Magsaysay was President of the Philippines and died in a plane crash in 1957. The award was set up in 1957 in his memory and is presented in Manila. Indian recipients include Vinoba Bhave (1958) and Mother Teresa (1962). Answer: Philippines.

3. Q3medium

   In 2021, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour, was renamed after which sportsperson?

   • AMilkha Singh
   • BMajor Dhyan Chand
   • CSachin Tendulkar
   • DP. T. Usha
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   Correct answer: (B) Major Dhyan Chand

   In August 2021 the award was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Dhyan Chand, the hockey 'Wizard', won Olympic gold with India in 1928, 1932 and 1936. His birthday, 29 August, is also observed as National Sports Day. Answer: Major Dhyan Chand.

4. Q4hard

   Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, instituted in 1969?

   • APrithviraj Kapoor
   • BSatyajit Ray
   • CRaj Kapoor
   • DDevika Rani
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   Correct answer: (D) Devika Rani

   The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest honour in cinema, named after the maker of 'Raja Harishchandra' (1913), India's first full-length feature film. The first award went to actress Devika Rani, called the 'First Lady of Indian Cinema'. Prithviraj Kapoor (1971), Satyajit Ray (1984) and Raj Kapoor (1987) received it later. Answer: Devika Rani.

5. Q5hard

   In 2022, 'Tomb of Sand' became the first book translated from an Indian language to win the International Booker Prize. In which language was the original novel 'Ret Samadhi' by Geetanjali Shree written?

   • AHindi
   • BUrdu
   • CBengali
   • DMarathi
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   Correct answer: (A) Hindi

   'Ret Samadhi' was written in Hindi by Geetanjali Shree. It was translated into English as 'Tomb of Sand' by Daisy Rockwell. The International Booker honours fiction translated into English, and the prize is shared by author and translator. Answer: Hindi.