Awards and Honours Quiz

Nobel Prize is not given in the field of Mathematics. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace, while a memorial prize in economic sciences was added in 1968.

Pulitzer Prize is awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher and is administered by Columbia University.

Except for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The Peace Prize is presented by the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway.

The Grammy Award is presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry. The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually.

Arun Shourie is India's eminent journalist, author and politician. He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982.

Golden Globe Award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) in recognition of outstanding achievement in motion pictures and television during the previous year.

Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-born American biochemist. He shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Holley. Har Gobind Khorana made important contributions to this field by building different RNA chains with the help of enzymes.

The Kalinga Prize was established in 1951 by UNESCO with a generous grant from Late Shri Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust. The Prize is presented annually by UNESCO to a person or persons, who make outstanding contributions to the interpretation of science and technology to the general public. The First Kalinga Prize was awarded in 1952.

The Mahavir Chakra is the second-highest military award in India in India, after the Paramvir Chakra. General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya was a General Officer in the Indian Army. He served as the 13th Chief of the Army Staff from 1983 to 1986 He was awarded Mahavir Chakra twice (1965 and 1971).

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.