SSC CGL (Prelims) General: Awards and Honours questions with solutions

Q1. Which statement correctly represents the Nobel Prize in Literature?

1. Awarded annually for scientific discoveries
2. Recognizes outstanding literary contributions
3. Given only to novelists
4. Limited to European authors

Answer: Recognizes outstanding literary contributions

The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded for outstanding contributions in the field of literature. It is not limited to novelists or European authors.

Q2. Who among the following was awarded the Padma Shri for contribution to traditional Pattachitra art? A) Jitendra Maharana B) Rameshwar Broota C) Bhuri Bai D) Syed Haider Raza

1. Jitendra Maharana
2. Rameshwar Broota
3. Bhuri Bai
4. Syed Haider Raza

Answer: Jitendra Maharana

Jitendra Maharana is known for his contribution to the traditional Pattachitra art form and was awarded the Padma Shri. The other options are associated with different art forms or are not linked to Pattachitra.

Q3. Which of the following Padma award and field pairs is correctly matched?

1. Bhuri Bai – Tribal Art
2. Rakesh Sharma – Literature
3. Milkha Singh – Agriculture
4. Satyajit Ray – Sports

Answer: Bhuri Bai – Tribal Art

Bhuri Bai is a well-known tribal artist and was honoured for her contribution to tribal art. The other pairs are incorrect because the fields do not match the personalities listed.

Q4. Who received the Padma Shri for promoting the traditional puppetry art in Rajasthan?

1. Ram Chandra Bhatt
2. Mahipat Kavi
3. Shankar Lal Meghwal
4. Devendra Sharma

Answer: Ram Chandra Bhatt

Ram Chandra Bhatt is known for his contribution to promoting traditional puppetry art in Rajasthan and was honoured with the Padma Shri. The other options are not associated with this specific recognition.

Q5. Which Indian leader received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?

1. Narendra Modi
2. Kailash Satyarthi
3. Manmohan Singh
4. Amartya Sen

Answer: Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. He shared the prize with Malala Yousafzai.

Q6. Which Indian-origin writer won the 2022 International Booker Prize for the novel Tomb of Sand, originally written in Hindi as Ret Samadhi?

1. Geetanjali Shree
2. Perumal Murugan
3. Anuradha Roy
4. Kiran Desai

Answer: Geetanjali Shree

Geetanjali Shree won the 2022 International Booker Prize for Tomb of Sand, translated from Hindi as Ret Samadhi. It was a landmark win for Hindi literature.

Q7. Which of the following statements regarding the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is/are correct? 1. When instituted in 1991–92, the award carried a cash prize of ₹1 lakh, which has been revised upward over time. 2. The award was renamed after Major Dhyan Chand in 2021.

1. Only 1 is correct
2. Only 2 is correct
3. Both 1 and 2 are correct
4. Neither 1 nor 2 are correct

Answer: Both 1 and 2 are correct

The Khel Ratna Award was instituted in 1991–92 with a cash prize of ₹1 lakh, later revised upward. In 2021, it was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

Q8. Who won the International Booker Prize 2025 for a work translated into English?

1. Jenny Erpenbeck
2. Fernanda Melchor
3. Geetanjali Shree
4. Wlodek Goldkorn

Answer: Jenny Erpenbeck

Jenny Erpenbeck won the International Booker Prize 2025 for a work translated into English. The award recognises fiction translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, and the prize is shared with the translator.

Q9. Which French author was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022 for her courage and clinical acuity in uncovering personal memory?

1. Annie Ernaux
2. Leila Slimani
3. Marie Ndiaye
4. Delphine de Vigan

Answer: Annie Ernaux

Annie Ernaux won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022. The Nobel committee praised her for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers personal memory.

Q10. 'The Inheritance of Loss' won the Booker Prize for which author?

1. Anita Desai
2. Kiran Desai
3. Jhumpa Lahiri
4. Chitra Banerjee

Answer: Kiran Desai

The novel 'The Inheritance of Loss' won the Booker Prize in 2006. It was written by Kiran Desai.

Q11. Which writer won the International Booker Prize 2021 with translator Megan McDowell?

1. Olga Tokarczuk
2. Jokha Alharthi
3. David Diop
4. Mariana Enriquez

Answer: David Diop

David Diop won the International Booker Prize 2021 for the novel *At Night All Blood Is Black*, translated into English by Megan McDowell. The prize is awarded to a translated work and its translator.