This post covers the first set of important Awards and Honours MCQs from 2025 current affairs. Questions are exam-oriented and based on recent awards asked in SSC, Banking, UPSC, and state-level exams. Use this part for quick and focused revision.
Awards and Honours MCQs
- Who Has Been Honoured With The “Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2025”
A. Rajnikant
B. Mithun Chakraborty
C. Mohanlal
D. Allu Arjun
Ans : C
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2025 → For 2023
• Given To : Mohanlal (Malayalam Actor)
• Presented At → 71th National Film Award
• Padma Bhushan → @ 2019
• India’s highest award in the field of cinema
• 1st Winner : Devika Rani (1969)
• For 2022 → Mithun Chakraborty (2024)
- Who Has Won ‘Nobel Peace Prize 2025’?
A. Nihon Hidankyo
B. John Hopfield
C. Maria Corina Machado
D. Victor Ambros
Ans : C
Maria Corina Machado
• Venezuelan politician, activist and opposition leader
• Awarded for promoting democratic rights in Venezuela
- Who Has Won Nobel Prize 2025 In Literature ?
A. Pierre Agostini
B. László Krasznahorkai
C. Anne L’Huillier
D. None Of These
Ans : B
László Krasznahorkai
• Hungarian writer and novelist
- Which Gram Panchayat Won The Gold Award In National e-Governance Awards 2025?
A. Palsana, Gujarat
B. Rohini, Maharashtra
C. West Majlishpur, Tripura
D. Suakati, Odisha
Ans : B
National e-Governance Awards 2025
• For Digital Innovation
• Given by : Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)
• Gold : Rohini Gram Panchayat, Dhule (Maharashtra)
• Silver : West Majlishpur, Tripura
• Jury Awards : Palsana (Gujarat), Suakati (Odisha)
- Which City Ranked First In Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Awards 2025 In 10 Lakh+ Population Category ?
A. Indore
B. Jabalpur
C. Agra
D. Surat
Ans : A
Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Awards 2025
• Organised by : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• Million+ Cities : Indore (Top), Jabalpur
• 3–10 Lakh : Amravati
• Less Than 3 Lakh : Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)
• Ramsar Wetland City Status : Udaipur and Indore
- Which Women’s Self-Help Group (SHG) From Karnataka Won The UNDP Equator Prize 2025?
A. Annapurna Women’s SHG
B. Bibi Fatima Women’s SHG
C. Savitri Bai Women’s SHG
D. Shakti Women’s SHG
Ans : B
UNDP Equator Prize 2025
• Also called the Nobel Prize for Biodiversity Conservation
- Who Has Been Crowned Miss Universe India 2025?
A. Shweta Sharda
B. Aditi Sharma
C. Manika Vishwakarma
D. Nandini Gupta
Ans : C
Manika Vishwakarma
• From Rajasthan
• Will represent India at the 74th Miss Universe in Thailand
- Who Launched The Global M.S. Swaminathan Award For Food And Peace?
A. UN Secretary-General
B. PM Modi
C. World Food Programme
D. FAO Director-General
Ans : B
• First recipient (2025) : Ademola A. Adenle (Nigeria)
• M.S. Swaminathan : Father of the Green Revolution in India
• Bharat Ratna : 2024
- Which film won the Best Film award at National Film Awards 2025?
A. Jawan
B. Vash
C. 12th Fail
D. Parking
Ans : C
71st National Film Awards
• For films of 2023
• Best Feature Film : 12th Fail
- Which Indian Organisation Won The 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A. Smile Foundation
B. SEWA
C. Pratham
D. Educate Girls
Ans : D
Ramon Magsaysay Award
• Also called the Nobel Peace Prize of Asia
• First awarded : 1958
• Educate Girls became the first Indian organisation to win
- Which City Was Ranked the Cleanest in the Swachh Shehar Category in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25?
A. New Delhi
B. Surat
C. Ahmedabad
D. Bhopal
Ans : C
Swachh Survekshan 2024–25
• Launched by : Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
• Cleanest Swachh Shehar (Million+ Cities) : Ahmedabad
- Who Entered The Golden Book Of World Records With A 170-Hour Bharatanatyam Performance?
A. Remona Evette Pereira
B. Anita Ratnam
C. Mallika Sarabhai
D. Alarmel Valli
Ans : A
• Bharatanatyam : Classical dance of Tamil Nadu
- Who Won The 2025 UN Population Award?
A. Medha Patkar
B. Vandana Shiva
C. Sunita Narain
D. Varsha Deshpande
Ans : D
• Awarded for championing gender equality in India
• Winner : Varsha Deshpande (Maharashtra)
- Who Has Honored with Prestigious Pen Pinter Prize 2025?
A. Ravish Kumar
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Leila Aboulela
D. Ruskin Bond
Ans : C
Pen Pinter Prize
• Literary award
• Established in 2009 by English PEN
• Winner : Leila Aboulela (Sudanese-Scottish author)
- Which Is India’s First ISO-Certified Police Station?
A. Arthunkal Police Station
B. Cyberabad Police Station
C. Connaught Place Police Station
D. Bandra Police Station
Ans : A
• Arthunkal Police Station, Kerala
• Certified by : Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- Who Is the First Indian to Be Honoured with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
A. Priyanka Chopra
B. Deepika Padukone
C. Amitabh Bachchan
D. Aishwarya Rai
Ans : B - Who Became the First-Ever Indian Player to Win Prestigious Poligras Magic Skill Award?
A. Deepika Sehrawat
B. Savita Punia
C. Rani Rampal
D. Vandana Katariya
Ans : A
• Deepika Sehrawat : Indian hockey player
- Who Became The First Indian To Win The ‘Oscar For Magicians’?
A. Suhani Shah
B. P C Sorcar
C. Gopinath Muthukad
D. Ishamuddin Khan
Ans : A - Who Has Been Awarded The Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 For Hindi Literature?
A. Kirtida Brahmbhatt
B. Surendra Mohan Das
C. Sushil Shukla
D. Tridib Kumar
Ans : C
Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025
• Awarded by : Sahitya Akademi
• Total winners : 24
• Cash prize : ₹50,000 each
- Who Has Won ‘International Booker Prize 2025’?
A. Banu Mushtaq
B. David Diop
C. Georgi Gospodinov
D. Jenny Erpenbeck
Ans : A
International Booker Prize 2025
• Winner : Banu Mushtaq (Karnataka)
• For short story collection : Heart Lamp
• Originally written in Kannada
• Translated into English by : Deepa Bhasthi
- Rohini Gram Panchayat Of Which State Won Gold in the National e-Governance Awards 2025?
A. Gujarat
B. Bihar
C. Maharashtra
D. Odisha
Ans : C
• Rohini Gram Panchayat : Dhule district, Maharashtra
- Who has Been Honoured With “Saraswati Samman, 2024”?
A. Ramdarash Mishra
B. Ranan Prasad
C. Prabha Varma
D. Bhadreshdas Swami
Ans : D
Saraswati Samman 2024
• Given by : KK Birla Foundation
• Prize money : ₹15 lakh
• Winner : Bhadreshdas Swami
- Who Was Conferred Cyprus’ Highest Civilian Honour, The Order Of Makarios III?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
C. Kyriakos Mitsotakis
D. Benjamin Netanyahu
Ans : A
• Capital of Cyprus : Nicosia
- Which Film Won The Jury Award For Best Commissioned Film At Annecy International Animation Festival 2025?
A. Flow
B. Memoir Of A Snail
C. Desi Oon
D. Percebes
Ans : C
• Desi Oon
• Directed by : Suresh Eriyat
- Which Film Won ‘Palme d’Or’ Award At 2025 Cannes Film Festival?
A. Anora
B. Mission Impossible
C. It Was Just an Accident
D. Conclave
Ans : C
78th Cannes Film Festival 2025
• Palme d’Or winner : It Was Just an Accident
• Director : Jafar Panahi
Complete carefully before moving to the next set. These awards questions are highly repeatable in exams. Revise the answers, remember key names and years, and practice Part 2 to strengthen your current affairs preparation.
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