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Q1. The highest Gallantry award for Indian military personnel is called the
A.
Shaurya Chakra
B.
Ashok Chakra
C.
Kirti Chakra
D.
Param Vir Chakra
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Correct Answer:
D
The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime.
Q2. Which is the correct order of precedence of the gallantry awards?
A.
Maha Vir Chakra > Ashoka Chakra > Kirti Chakra > Vir Chakra > Param Vir Chakra > Shaurya Chakra
B.
Shaurya Chakra > Kirti Chakra > Maha Vir Chakra > Param Vir Chakra > Ashoka Chakra > Vir Chakra
C.
Param Vir Chakra > Ashoka Chakra > Maha Vir Chakra > Kirti Chakra > Vir Chakra > Shaurya Chakra
D.
None of the above
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Correct Answer:
C
The wartime awards are PVC, MVC, VrC. The peacetime awards are AC, KC, SC. The highest overall is PVC, followed by AC.
Q3. Which among the following is not a peace time gallantry award given by the government of India?
A.
Ashoka Chakra
B.
Vir Chakra
C.
Shaurya Chakra
D.
Kirti Chakra
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Correct Answer:
B
Vir Chakra is a wartime gallantry award.
Q4. Which among the following is not a war time gallantry award given by the government of India?
A.
Ashoka Chakra
B.
Maha Vir Chakra
C.
Vir Chakra
D.
Param Vir Chakra
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Correct Answer:
A
Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award.
Q5. The Saraswati Samman is given by which organisation?
A.
Bhartiya Jnanpith Organisation
B.
K.K. Birla Foundation
C.
Bhartiya Sahitya Academy
D.
Ministry of Cultural affairs
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Correct Answer:
B
The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K.K. Birla Foundation.
Q6. Who was the first winner of the Saraswati Samman?
A.
Amrita Pritam
B.
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
C.
Mahasweta Devi
D.
Ramakanta Rath
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Correct Answer:
B
Harivansh Rai Bachchan was the first recipient for his four-volume autobiography.
Q7. Which of the following awards is associated with the field of literature?
A.
C.K. Nayudu Award
B.
Padma Shri
C.
Kalinga Prize
D.
Vyas Samman
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Correct Answer:
D
The Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991.
Q8. To be eligible for which award the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years?
A.
Saraswati Samman Award
B.
Jnanpith Award
C.
Bhasha Samman
D.
Vyas Samman
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Correct Answer:
D
The Vyas Samman is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation for outstanding Hindi literary work published in the last 10 years.
Q9. Four pairs are given and three of them share a certain similarity. Choose the pair which is different from the other three.
A.
Right Livelihood Award : Environment
B.
Sahitya Akademi Awards: Writing
C.
Vyas Samman : English literature
D.
R.D. Birla Award : Medical Sciences
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Correct Answer:
C
Vyas Samman is given for Hindi literature, not English literature.
Q10. Which of the following literary awards is for Hindi and Rajasthani writers of Rajasthan?
A.
Bhasha Puraskar
B.
Bihari Puraskar
C.
Vachaspati Award
D.
Vyas Samman
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Correct Answer:
B
The Bihari Puraskar is one of the three literary awards instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation, meant for Rajasthani writers.
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