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Awards, Publications & Authors MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. Flesh by David Szalay was named the winner of the Booker Prize 2025 on 10 November 2025. 2. David Szalay became the first Hungarian-British author to win the Booker Prize. 3. The Booker Prize 2025 winner received £50,000 and a trophy. 4. Flesh itself was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2016. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 4 is false because Szalay had previously been shortlisted in 2016; the 2025 winning book was Flesh.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh, selected for the Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2026, is a veena exponent and the first veena player in three decades to be chosen for it. 2. The Music Academy, Chennai's 100th Annual Conference and Concerts are scheduled from 15 December 2026 to 1 January 2027. 3. The central theme of the 53rd New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 was Indian Military History: Valour and Wisdom @75. 4. Udaipur received the Best Heritage Destination title at the Outlook Traveller Awards 2025. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 4 is false because Udaipur received Best Wedding Destination, not Best Heritage Destination.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. For 2026, the President approved 131 Padma Awards including 2 duo cases. 2. The 2026 Padma list comprised 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards. 3. Dharmendra Singh Deol was listed under Padma Bhushan for 2026. 4. Mammootty was listed under Padma Bhushan for 2026. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Statement 3 is false because Dharmendra Singh Deol was listed under Padma Vibhushan, not Padma Bhushan.
Q4Which Indian women's cricket captain received Padma Shri 2026 for sports?
India women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur was conferred the Padma Shri 2026 alongside men's captain Rohit Sharma in the Sports category.
Q5Vinod Kumar Shukla received which edition of the Jnanpith Award?
Vinod Kumar Shukla was selected for the 59th Jnanpith Award for the 2024 award year. The announcement was made in 2025, making option A the correct answer.
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6Consider the following statements about Vande Bharat: 1. Vande Bharat trainsets are manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory with around 90 percent localisation. 2. Integral Coach Factory received the National Energy Conservation Award in 2024 for manufacturing Vande Bharat trainsets. 3. Vande Bharat trainsets are linked with the Make in India initiative. 4. The trainsets are manufactured at the Modern Coach Factory with around 60 percent localisation. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. The 2025 Economic Sciences prize was awarded for explaining innovation-driven economic growth. 2. Joel Mokyr received one half of the prize for identifying prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress. 3. Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt jointly received the other half for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction. 4. Philippe Aghion received one half of the prize, while Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt each received one quarter. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about recent scientific advances and applications: 1. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for macroscopic quantum tunnelling and energy quantisation in electrical circuits. 2. Metal-Organic Frameworks are noted for having very small internal surface areas, so they cannot trap gases. 3. Direct Air Capture captures carbon dioxide only from industrial point sources, not from ambient air. 4. 3D printing has applications such as confectionery food printing, bioprinting and custom prosthetics. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran was conferred which honorary distinction by the United Kingdom?
10What milestone did the NDWBF 2026 achieve for the first time in its history?
11The National Geoscience Awards honour contributions in which scientific domain?
12Consider the following statements about Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2026: 1. Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh was chosen for the award. 2. She is known for playing the Saraswati Veena. 3. She was chosen as the first violin player in three decades to receive it. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2023) at the 71st National Film Awards?
14Consider the following statements: 1. The 6th National Water Awards for 2024 announced 46 winners, including joint winners, across 10 categories. 2. Maharashtra ranked first in the Best State category, followed by Gujarat and Haryana. 3. The award distribution ceremony was scheduled at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 18 November 2025. 4. The first National Water Awards were launched in 2019 by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about the 2025 Nobel prizes: 1. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks. 2. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded for macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in superconducting circuits. 3. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 was won by Maria Corina Machado. Which of the statements given above are correct?