Which scientist was among the first three recipients of the Bharat Ratna in 1954?
Correct answer D. C. V. Raman
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Honours and Awards MCQs
Honours and Awards MCQs are multiple-choice questions on major international and national prizes, including the Nobel Prizes, the Oscars, the Ramon Magsaysay Award and civil and military honours. Every question on MCQs360 shows the correct answer instantly, so you can check names, years and fields as you practise.
Which organisation presents the Academy Awards (Oscars)?
Correct answer C. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Which film won the first Academy Award for the top picture, at the 1929 ceremony?
Correct answer C. Wings
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The name of Pakistan’s highest military gallantry award, Nishan-e-Haider, refers to a title of which personality?
Correct answer A. Hazrat Ali (RA)
Who was the only Pakistan Air Force officer to receive the Nishan-e-Haider?
Correct answer B. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas
Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for his actions in which war?
Correct answer B. 1965 war
Who is regarded as the first recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider, for action in Kashmir in 1948?
Correct answer D. Captain Muhammad Sarwar
What is the highest civilian award of Pakistan?
Correct answer B. Nishan-e-Pakistan
In which year was the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, instituted?
Correct answer C. 1954
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The Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after a former president of which country?
Correct answer C. The Philippines
Which scientist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different sciences?
Correct answer B. Marie Curie
Who is the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes, in Chemistry (1954) and Peace (1962)?
Correct answer A. Linus Pauling
Who received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 together with Frederic Passy?
Correct answer B. Henry Dunant
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on the structure and evolution of what?
Correct answer A. Stars
Har Gobind Khorana shared the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on what?
Correct answer D. Interpreting the genetic code
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Arundhati Roy won the 1997 Booker Prize for which novel?
Correct answer B. The God of Small Things
Which Salman Rushdie novel won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was later named the Booker of Bookers?
Correct answer A. Midnight's Children
The Fields Medal, often described as the highest honour in its discipline, is awarded in which field?
Correct answer C. Mathematics
Dr Abdus Salam shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on which theory?
Correct answer D. Unification of the weak and electromagnetic forces
Rabindranath Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature mainly for which collection of poems?
Correct answer B. Gitanjali
About Honours and Awards MCQs
Most questions in this topic cover the Nobel Prizes, including the winners of particular years such as 2017 and 2018, the fields they were awarded in and firsts such as the first Asian laureate and Malala Yousafzai's Peace Prize. Other questions ask about the first Academy Awards ceremony, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, military honours of other countries and presidential awards given to Pakistani artists. Because many questions refer to a specific year, always read the year in the question before choosing an answer.
Key facts to remember
- Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, aged 17, as the youngest Nobel laureate.
- Rabindranath Tagore became the first Asian Nobel laureate when he won the Literature prize in 1913.
- Dr Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani Nobel laureate, sharing the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics.
- The first Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony was held in 1929.
- The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often described as Asia's version of the Nobel Prize.
- Nishan-e-Haider is Pakistan's highest military gallantry award.
Exams that include Honours and Awards MCQs
Pakistan
- CSS
- PMS
- PPSC
- FPSC
- SPSC
- KPPSC
- NTS
India
- UPSC
- SSC CGL
- IBPS PO
- RRB NTPC
Bangladesh
- BCS
- Bangladesh Bank AD
- NTRCA
How to prepare for Honours and Awards MCQs
- Note the year in every Nobel question, as winners change annually.
- Keep a list of firsts, such as the first Asian, first woman and first Pakistani laureates.
- Learn the six Nobel categories and which institutions award them.
- Check the Current Affairs section for the most recent prize winners.
Frequently asked questions
Which exams ask honours and awards MCQs?
Questions on awards appear in the general knowledge and current affairs sections of CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC and NTS tests in Pakistan, in UPSC, SSC and IBPS exams in India, and in BCS tests in Bangladesh.
Who was the first Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize?
Dr Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani Nobel laureate. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg for work on the unification of the weak and electromagnetic forces. Malala Yousafzai later won the Peace Prize in 2014.
When did Malala Yousafzai win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, jointly with Kailash Satyarthi of India, for their struggle for children's right to education. At 17 she became the youngest person ever to receive a Nobel Prize.
Last reviewed October 2026