Olympiad Test Level 2: Awards and Honours and Armed Forces - 1 - Class 6 MCQ

The first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna award was conferred on Mother Teresa in 1992. The award was instituted by the All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Param Vir Chakra

• It is the highest military decoration awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during the war.
• It was introduced by the government on 26th January 1950.
• Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC).

• U. Thant was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding.
• It was first awarded in 1965.
• The award is given annually for outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among peoples of the world.
• U Thant served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971.
• He was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.

On March 18, 2012, the foundation stone for a surface-to-air missile unit was laid in Andhra Pradesh by Chief Minister Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.

To honour soldiers who have been disabled in line of duty, while serving the Nation and to celebrate the undying spirit of ‘Soldiering’, Indian Army is observing the year 2018 as the ‘Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty’.

• The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place in Oslo in Norway, while the other prize ceremonies take place annually in Stockholm, Sweden.
• It is one of the five Nobel prizes presented in the fields of Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Peace.
• The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 99 times to 133 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2018.
• Denis Mukwege Mukengere, Nadia Murad - 2018 winners. 1901 - First Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Jean Henry Dunant and Frederic Passy.

• Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian honor in India.
• The award is given for distinguished service of a high order in any field, including service rendered by government servants. 
• It is the third-highest civilian honor in India. 
• It was first awarded in 1954.
• Bharat Ratna the highest civilian award is given for exceptional service in the advancement of art, literature, and science, and in recognition of public service of the highest order. 
• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the first foreigner to be honored with this award in 1987. 
• Padma Vibhushan the award is given for exceptional and distinguished services in any field including service rendered by government servants. 
• It is the second-highest civilian honor in India. 
• Padma Shri the award is given for distinguished service in any field including service rendered by government servants. 
• It is the fourth-highest civilian honor in India.

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature, and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order. It is also not mandatory that Bharat Ratna be awarded every year.

Priyanka Chopra is not the recipient of the Padma Bhushan.

• (A) Vir Chakra → (q) Third highest award. It was introduced in 1947.
• (B) Shaurya Chakra → (s) Third highest peacetime gallantry award. Introduced in 1952.
• (C) Mahavir Chakra → (p) Second highest military award introduced on 26th January, 1950.
• (D) Param Vishisht Seva Medal → (r) It is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960.

So, the correct option is: (A) - q, (B) - s, (C) - p, (D) - r