Awards and Honours Quiz

Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism and Literature. 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.

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.

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

The Norman Borlaug Award recognises exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under the age of 40. The Arjuna Award is given for Outstanding Performance in Sports. The Dronacharya Award is a sports coaching honour. Dhyan Chand Award is a lifetime achievement sporting honour.

James Michael Lyngdoh was the 12th Chief Election Commissioner of India (14 June 2001 to 7 Feb 2004). He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2003.

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).

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was an Indian aviator, industrialist, entrepreneur and chairman of Tata Group. In 1992, because of his selfless humanitarian endeavours, Tata was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.

Former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1997.

Jamini Roy was an Indian painter. He was honoured with the State award of Padma Bhushan in 1954. He was one of the most famous pupils of Abanindranath Tagore, whose artistic originality and contribution to the emergence of art in India remains unquestionable.

Madame Curie (Marie Curie) won the Nobel Prize in Science in two different disciplines. She received the Physics Prize in 1903 for her work on radioactivity and the Chemistry Prize in 1911 for the isolation of pure radium.