SSC Traditional General knowledge Set- 20
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 11/03/2026
1. Noted dancer Birju Maharaj bagged the Filmfare award for best Choreographer for which film in 2016?
2. On which day was it announced that the name of the Khel Ratna Award was changed to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award?
3. Who among the following received the Parishad Samman by the Delhi government?
4. Which famous Indian Kathak dancer was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award in 1986?
5. Who among the following was chosen as PETA India Person of the Year in 2021?
6. Who among the following has won the JCB Prize 2022 in Literature for his book ‘The Paradise of Food’?
7. _____ was awarded the first Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Physical sciences.
8. Honoured with Padma Vibushan and Padma Bhushan, Kishori Amonkar was a renowned personality related to which of the following fields?
9. Who among the following is a Padma Vibhushan awardee of 2021?
10. Which dancer was awarded a gold medal by the Mexican government for his choreography for the Ballet Folklorico of Mexico in 1968?
11. Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar was in news for being conferred with Arjuna Award 2022 for his outstanding contribution in which of the following sports?
12. Who among the following was the first Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardee?
13. Which actress and dancer was honored with the Padma Bhushan award in 2011?
14. Who among the following Indian musicians was a part of a band named ‘Planet Drum’ along with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo, whose first album received the 1992 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, which was the first Grammy in this category?
15. ____was the first player to receive the Padma Vibhushan Award.
16. Yamini Krishnamurthy was awarded the ………………. in 1977.
17. When was Shri Shanmukhananda National Honor Award instituted?
18. The first Indian to win Booker Prize is
19. Who was awarded the National Dance Shiromani Award 2022?
20. Which of the following is an award for contribution in the field of science and technology?
21. One of the following is not a Magsaysay Award winner?
22. Indian classical singer of Jaipur Gharana, Kishori Amonkar was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award, in which of the following years?
23. Who among the following Indian Music composers won a Grammy award in the year 2023?
24. Who among the following was the first Indian musician conferred with the Ramon Magsaysay Award and also the first Indian to have performed in United Nations General Assembly in 1966?
25. Which of the following awards was presented to Guru Bipin Singh, a popular Manipuri dancer?
26. Who among the following was the first Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award winner?
27. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is associated with which of the following disciplines?
28. Who among the following Indian Carnatic musicians received the Padma Vibhushan Award in 1991 and established the Academy of Performing Arts and Research in Switzerland?
29. Which among the following Indian states received the International Tourism Award 2023 for Best Destination for Culture by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA)?
30. The Ashok Chakra Class-III was renamed as the ______ in 1967.
31. How many awards were presented at the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2022 held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 30, 2022?
32. Who among the following persons has received both Grammy and Oscar awards?
33. Ranjumoni Saikia had won the 2019 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for which dance style?
34. Which is the second highest civilian award given in India?
35. The famous Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given to in which field?
36. In which of the following fields Kalidas Samman is not awarded?
37. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi received the National Film Award for best male playback singer for his rendition in which of the following Hindi movies of 1985?
38. The famous Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of ................
39. Devdasi Smriti Panthi Dance Award is related to which state?
40. Which is the highest gallantry Award in India?
41. Which of the following novels of Kamleshwar was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2003?
42. The Telugu movie RRR created history by winning a Golden Globe for the Natu Natu song composed by whom among the following personalities?
43. Indian musician Tanvi Shah was honored with the Grammy Award for her contribution in which of the following fields?
44. Indian musician Ravi Shankar won his first Grammy Award in 1968 for best chamber music performance for which of the following works done by him?
45. Who among the following sportspersons was not awarded the Arjuna Award in 2022?
46. Dr. Tsering Landol, who was one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan 2020 award, hails from:
47. Akham Lakshmi Devi, a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi award, is renowned for which of the following dances?
48. How many Grammy Awards has A.R. Rahman won?
49. Who was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contribution to community leadership?
50. ––––– is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India.
