GK - Awards and Honours

1.

The first sports person to get Bharat Ratna is

Answer

Answer :

Option D

Explanation :


Sachin Tendulkar, at the age of 40, became the youngest person and first sportsperson to receive the honour.
2.

The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award was

Answer

Answer :

Option A

Explanation :


The first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who was honoured for the performance in the year 1991–92.
3.

Who among the following is not a recipient of 'Dada Saheb Phalke' Award?

Answer

Answer :

Option A
4.

Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of

Answer

Answer :

Option D

Explanation :


Instituted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1980, Tansen award is presented every year for excellence in Hindustani classical music. It is presented during the Tansen Samaroh at Gwalior.
5.

The Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted by

Answer

Answer :

Option B

Explanation :


The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was established in 1968 by the Bank of Sweden, and it was first awarded in 1969, more than 60 years after the distribution of the first Nobel Prizes.
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