India Quiz 122: Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Quiz

India Quiz 122: Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Quiz (Personalities Quiz)

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Honour/Award) is an award constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession. Here is a quiz on the popular recipients of the Award.

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1. This Indian-born Mexican scientist was the winner of the 2014 World Food Prize. A recipient of Padma Shri in 2001, he was hornoured with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2015.

Dr. Rajaram Sanjaya
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
Mahendra Nath Mehta
Nathu Ram Puri

2. A recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2015, he is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft.

Shantanu Narayen
Dinesh Paliwal
Sanjay K Jha
Satya Nadella

3. A relative of Mahatma Gandhi, this personality is a recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2007 and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2014 for contributions in promotingties between Indian and South Africa

Supriya Gandhi
Leela Gandhi
Ela Gandhi
Sita Gandhi

4. He is an Indian telecom engineer, popularly known as the Father of India's Computer and IT Revolution. He founded National Innovation Council and has served as an advisor to the United Nations. Do you know this personality who received Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2005?

Shantanu Narayen
Ajay Banga
Sam Pitroda
Arun Sarin

5. This Indian novelist and poet is a recipient of Padma Shri in 2007 and the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2005. He has received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988 for his work "The Golden Gate". Who is he?

Amitav Ghosh
Vikram Seth
Kiran Nagarkar
Nissim Ezekiel

6. He is an American filmmaker born in Mahe who has been nominated for Academy Award for Best Director for the film Sixth Sense. Honoured with Padma Shri in 2008, he is also a recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2005. Who are we talking about?

Manoj Night Shyamalan
Shyam Benegal
Neeraj Kumar
Anurag Kashyap

7. The UAE-based Indian billionaire businessman and owner of a hypermarket chain that employs the largest number of Indians outside India was ranked No. 1 in Top 100 Indian business owners in the Arab World 2018. Name the recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2005

B R Shetty
Ravi Pillai
M A Yusuf Ali
Sunny Varkey

8. The first woman of Indian origin to go to space, this NASA Astronaut is regarded as a national hero. She was one of the recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2003. Do you know who she is?

Sunita Williams
Kalpana Chawla
Shawna Pandya
Tessy Thomas

9. He was formerly Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and contested for the post of Secretary-General in 2006 and was awarded Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2004. Served as Minister of State for Human Resource Development and Minister of State for External Affairs, he has been serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha since 2009. Who is he?

Satish Nambiar
Ram Vilas Paswan
Shashi Tharoor
Indrajit Gupta

10. This Indian-American economist has been the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund since 2019. In 2019 she has been awarded Pravasi Bharatiya Samman. Who is she?

Devaki Jain
Jayati Ghosh
Sonal Varma
Gita Gopinath



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Sports Quiz 28: India Sports Awards

Sports Quiz 28: India Sports Awards

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1. Who was the first badminton player to win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

Prakash Padukone
Pullela Gopichand
Saina Nehwal
P V Sindhu

2. Pradip Kumar Banerjee, one of the first recipients of Arjuna Award, is associated with

Cricket
Archery
Football
Basketball

3. First cricketer to receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award‍?

Kapil Dev
Sunil Gavaskar
Sachin Tendulkar
Mahendra Singh Dhoni

4. Name the first sportsperson to receive Padmashree

Balbir Singh
Milkha Singh
K D Singh
Mihir Sen

5. First Keralaite to win Arjuna Award?

C Balakrishnan
T C Yohannan
K C Elamma
P T Usha

6. Who was the first hockey player to win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

Dhyan Chand
Dhanraj Pillai
Saradara Singh
Balbir Singh

7. K C Elamma, Arjuna Awardee of 1975, was associated with which one of the following sports?

Football
Athletics
Volleyball
Basketball

8. First sports person from Kerala to recevie Padmashree

P T Usha
Anju Bobby George
K M Beenamol
M D Valsamma

9. Ronajn Sodhi, who won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, is associated with

Wrestling
Shooting
Tennis
Boxing

10. Name the World Champion English billiards and snooker player from India who was conferred Padma Bhushan in 2018

Pankaj Advani
Geeth Sethi
Aditya Mehta
Manan Chandra

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Sports Quiz 27: Indian Sports Awards

Sports Quiz 27: Indian Sports Awards

A quiz on the Indian sports personalities who was awarded with the prestigious awards in sports.

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1. Who was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?

Dhyan Chand
Kapil Dev
Viswanathan Anand
Geeth Sethi

2. Name the first Keralite to win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

P T Usha
M D Valsamma
Anju Bobby George
K M Beenamol

3. Who was the first recipient of Dronacharya Award?

Omprakash Bharadwaj
Syed Nayeemuddin
O M Nambiar
Gurucharan Singh

4. How many sports persons have been awarded Padmavibhushan yet?

8
12
25
3

5. Who was the first sportsperson to receive Bharat Ratna?

Dhyan Chand
Sachin Tendulkar
Pullela Gopichand
Viswanathan Anand

6. Name the first cricketer to receive Arjuna Award

Salim Durani
Sachin Tendulkar
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Vijay Manjarekar

7. With which one of the following will you associate Arjuna Award winner T C Yohannan?

Golf
High Jump
Long Jump
Archery

8. When was the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games instituted?

1995
2002
2012
1992

9. Who among the following is NOT a recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?

P T Usha
K M Beenamol
Anju Bobby George
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

10. Syed Nayeemuddin is a recipient of Dronacharya award. In which sports he received the award?

Boxing
Wrestling
Cricket
Football

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