Awards are not just symbols of recognition; they are a celebration of human excellence and achievement across various domains. From national honors to international accolades, awards play a significant role in acknowledging contributions that impact society, culture, science, and more. Here is an insightful look at some of the most important awards in India and the world.

Important Awards in India

1. Bharat Ratna

The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in India, instituted in 1954. It is awarded for exceptional service in the fields of art, literature, science, and public service. It is not restricted by profession or status.

• Notable Recipients: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin Tendulkar

2. Padma Awards

These are among the most prestigious civilian honors:

• Padma Vibhushan: For exceptional and distinguished service.
• Padma Bhushan: For distinguished service of a high order.
• Padma Shri: For distinguished service in any field.
• Notable Recipients: Ratan Tata (Padma Vibhushan), Mary Kom (Padma Bhushan), Ekta Kapoor (Padma Shri)

3. Gallantry Awards

India recognizes acts of bravery through these honors:

• Param Vir Chakra: Highest military award for bravery in the face of the enemy.
• Ashoka Chakra: Highest peacetime gallantry award.
• Others include Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra.
• Notable Recipients: Captain Vikram Batra (Param Vir Chakra, posthumous), Neerja Bhanot (Ashoka Chakra, posthumous)

4. Jnanpith Award

The Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honor in India. It is awarded annually to an author for their outstanding contribution to literature in any Indian language.

• Notable Recipients: Amitav Ghosh, Krishna Sobti

5. Sahitya Akademi Award

Given by the Sahitya Akademi, this award honors outstanding books of literary merit in the 24 recognized Indian languages.

• Notable Recipients: Arundhathi Subramaniam, Jeet Thayil

6. Dadasaheb Phalke Award

This is the highest award in Indian cinema, given for lifetime contribution to the development of Indian film.

• Notable Recipients: Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth

7. National Film Awards

These are presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals for excellence in cinematic achievements across various categories.

• Notable Recipients: Kangana Ranaut, Manoj Bajpayee, Suriya

8. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

India’s highest sporting honor, awarded for the most outstanding performance in sports over a period of four years.

• Notable Recipients: Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu

9. Arjuna Award

Recognizes consistent outstanding performance in sports.

• Notable Recipients: Rohit Sharma, Deepa Malik

10. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

One of the top science awards in India, it honors excellence in scientific research in disciplines such as biology, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, and physics.

• Notable Recipients: Dr. Gagandeep Kang, Dr. Ashoke Sen

Important International Awards

1. Nobel Prize

Established in 1901, the Nobel Prize is the most prestigious international award, given annually in six categories: Peace, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Economic Sciences.

• Notable Recipients: Malala Yousafzai (Peace), Amartya Sen (Economics), Abhijit Banerjee (Economics)

2. Pulitzer Prize

Awarded for excellence in journalism and the arts, particularly in newspaper, magazine, and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

• Notable Recipients: Jhumpa Lahiri, Siddhartha Mukherjee

3. Academy Awards (Oscars)

Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscars honor cinematic achievements including best picture, director, actor, and more.

• Notable Recipients: A.R. Rahman, Michelle Yeoh, Leonardo DiCaprio

4. Grammy Awards

Organized by the Recording Academy, the Grammys celebrate outstanding achievements in the music industry across various genres.

• Notable Recipients: Beyoncé, Adele, Zakir Hussain

5. BAFTA Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) presents these awards to honor the best British and international contributions to film and television.

• Notable Recipients: Olivia Colman, Irrfan Khan

6. Booker Prize / International Booker Prize

Recognizes the best original novel written in the English language, and the International version celebrates translated works.

• Notable Recipients: Arundhati Roy (Booker), Geetanjali Shree (International Booker)

7. UNESCO Peace Prize

Awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to individuals or institutions contributing to the promotion of peace.

• Notable Recipients: Nelson Mandela, Rigoberta Menchú

8. Ramon Magsaysay Award

Often referred to as Asia’s Nobel Prize, it honors individuals or organizations in Asia who manifest the same selfless service and transformative leadership as the late Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay.

• Notable Recipients: Kiran Bedi, Ravish Kumar

9. Right Livelihood Award

Also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, it honors those working on practical and exemplary solutions to global issues.

• Notable Recipients: Greta Thunberg, Vandana Shiva

10. Fields Medal

The most prestigious award in mathematics, awarded every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40 for outstanding discoveries.

• Notable Recipients: Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani

Questions on Important Award in INDIAN and the world

India Awards

1. Q: What is the highest civilian award in India?
A: Bharat Ratna

2. Q: Which Indian award is given for exceptional work in science, arts, and social service?
A: Padma Awards (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri)

3. Q: Who gives the Gallantry Awards in India?
A: The President of India

4. Q: Name the highest military award in India.
A: Param Vir Chakra

5. Q: Which Indian award is given for excellence in the field of literature?
A: Jnanpith Award

6. Q: What is the Dadasaheb Phalke Award given for?
A: For lifetime contribution to Indian cinema

7. Q: Who was the youngest recipient of the Bharat Ratna?
A: Sachin Tendulkar

🌍 International Awards

8. Q: What is the most prestigious peace award in the world?
A: The Nobel Peace Prize

9. Q: Who gives the Nobel Prizes?
A: The Nobel Committees of Sweden and Norway

10. Q: Name the award given for excellence in cinema worldwide.
A: The Academy Awards (Oscars)

11. Q: What is the highest award in the field of sports globally?
A: The Laureus World Sports Awards

12. Q: Which award is given for outstanding achievements in the field of journalism?
A: The Pulitzer Prize

13. Q: What is the Booker Prize awarded for?
A: For the best original novel written in English

14. Q: Which Indian won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
A: Kailash Satyarthi

15. Q: Which award is considered the ‘Nobel Prize of Environment’?
A: The Goldman Environmental Prize

🇮🇳 Civilian Awards

1. Q: What is the highest civilian award in India?
   A: Bharat Ratna
2. Q: Name the three categories of Padma Awards.
   A: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
3. Q: In which year were the Padma Awards instituted?
   A: 1954
4. Q: Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna?
   A: C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and C. V. Raman (1954)
5. Q: Can the Bharat Ratna be awarded posthumously?
   A: Yes
6. Q: Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?
   A: Indira Gandhi (1971)
7. Q: Who was the first non-Indian recipient of Bharat Ratna?
   A: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
8. Q: Who was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna?
   A: M. S. Subbulakshmi
9. Q: What is the criteria for the Bharat Ratna?
   A: Exceptional service in any field of human endeavor
10. Q: Who presents the Padma Awards?
    A: The President of India

🛡️ Gallantry Awards

11. Q: What is India’s highest military decoration?
    A: Param Vir Chakra
12. Q: Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra?
    A: Major Somnath Sharma
13. Q: What is the second-highest gallantry award in India?
    A: Maha Vir Chakra
14. Q: Which gallantry award is given during peacetime?
    A: Ashoka Chakra
15. Q: What is the award for bravery in the presence of the enemy called?
    A: Vir Chakra

🎥 Cinema & Entertainment Awards

16. Q: What is the highest award in Indian cinema?
    A: Dadasaheb Phalke Award
17. Q: Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
    A: Devika Rani (1969)
18. Q: What is the national award for best actor in India called?
    A: National Film Award for Best Actor
19. Q: Who won the National Award for Best Actress in 2023?
    A: Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon (joint winners)
20. Q: Who gives the National Film Awards in India?
    A: Directorate of Film Festivals, Government of India

📚 Literature Awards

21. Q: What is the highest literary award in India?
    A: Jnanpith Award
22. Q: Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award?
    A: G. Sankara Kurup
23. Q: Which award is given by Sahitya Akademi?
    A: Sahitya Akademi Award
24. Q: Who was the first Hindi author to receive the Jnanpith Award?
    A: Sumitranandan Pant
25. Q: Is the Jnanpith Award given annually?
    A: Yes

🌾 Science & Technology Awards

26. Q: What is the highest science award in India?
    A: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
27. Q: Who gives the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize?
    A: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
28. Q: What is the Bhatnagar Award given for?
    A: Outstanding research in science and technology
29. Q: What is the Young Scientist Award in India?
    A: INSA Young Scientist Award
30. Q: Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in science?
    A: C.V. Raman (Physics, 1930)

🌍 International Awards

🕊️ Peace & Humanity

31. Q: What is the most prestigious international peace award?
    A: Nobel Peace Prize
32. Q: Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
    A: Mother Teresa (1979)
33. Q: Which Indian child rights activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
    A: Kailash Satyarthi
34. Q: Who gives the Nobel Peace Prize?
    A: The Norwegian Nobel Committee
35. Q: In which year were the Nobel Prizes first awarded?
    A: 1901

🎓 Academic & Journalism Awards

36. Q: Which is the most prestigious literary award in the English language?
    A: The Booker Prize
37. Q: What is the Pulitzer Prize awarded for?
    A: Excellence in journalism, literature, and music
38. Q: Who gives the Pulitzer Prize?
    A: Columbia University, USA
39. Q: What is the highest academic award in mathematics?
    A: Fields Medal
40. Q: What is the Abel Prize awarded for?
    A: Outstanding achievements in mathematics

🎬 Film & Entertainment Awards (International)

41. Q: What is the highest film award in the world?
    A: The Academy Awards (Oscars)
42. Q: Who presents the Oscars?
    A: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
43. Q: Which Indian movie won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2023?
    A: “Naatu Naatu” from RRR
44. Q: What is the Cannes Film Festival award called?
    A: Palme d’Or
45. Q: What is the Golden Globe awarded for?
    A: Excellence in film and television

🧪 Science & Innovation

46. Q: What is the most prestigious award in Physics?
    A: Nobel Prize in Physics
47. Q: Which Indian-origin scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009?
    A: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
48. Q: Which award is considered the ‘Nobel of Environment’?
    A: Goldman Environmental Prize
49. Q: What is the Kavli Prize awarded for?
    A: Achievements in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience
50. Q: Who funds the Nobel Prizes?
    A: The Nobel Foundation, through the legacy of Alfred Nobel

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