Major International Awards (GK List)

🕊️ 1. Nobel Prize

Categories: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics
Awarded by: Nobel Foundation (Sweden/Norway)
Highest global recognition in science, literature, and peace

🕊️ 2. UN Human Rights Prize

Awarded by: United Nations
For outstanding contribution to human rights

🕊️ 3. UNESCO Peace Prize

Awarded by: UNESCO
For peace, education, and cultural contributions

🕊️ 4. Ramon Magsaysay Award

Known as: “Asia’s Nobel Prize”
Awarded by: Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (Philippines)
For public service and social work

🕊️ 5. World Food Prize

Awarded by: World Food Prize Foundation (USA)
For agriculture and food security

🕊️ 6. Right Livelihood Award

Known as: “Alternative Nobel Prize”
Awarded by: Sweden
For environmental and social justice work

🕊️ 7. Templeton Prize

Awarded for: Contributions to spirituality and science
One of the richest annual awards

🎭 8. Booker Prize (International)

For: Best English novel
One of the most prestigious literary awards

🎭 9. International Booker Prize

For: Translated works into English

🎬 10. Academy Awards (Oscars)

Awarded by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (USA)
For: Films and cinema excellence

🎶 11. Grammy Awards

Awarded by: Recording Academy (USA)
For: Music industry achievements

🎭 12. Golden Globe Awards

For: Film and television

🎭 13. BAFTA Awards

Awarded by: British Academy
For: Film, TV, and games

⚽ 14. FIFA Awards

Includes:
- FIFA Best Player Award
- FIFA Puskás Award (best goal)

🎾 15. Laureus World Sports Awards

Known as: “Sports Oscars”
For: Global sports achievements

🏆 16. Lasker Awards

For: Medical research excellence

🔬 17. Fields Medal

Known as: “Nobel Prize of Mathematics”
Awarded every 4 years

💻 18. Turing Award

Known as: “Nobel Prize of Computing”
For: Computer science achievements

🌱 19. Goldman Environmental Prize

For: Environmental activists

🏅 20. International Booker / Peace / Science Honors (General Grouping)

Many global awards exist under UN agencies and foundations for:
- Peace
- Science
- Literature
- Human rights

International Awards MCQs (GK Quiz)

📘 Q1. Nobel Prize is awarded in how many categories?

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
✔ Ans: C

📘 Q2. Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which country?

(A) Sweden
(B) Norway
(C) Switzerland
(D) Denmark
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q3. “Asia’s Nobel Prize” is known as:

(A) Booker Prize
(B) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(C) Templeton Prize
(D) Lasker Award
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q4. Fields Medal is related to:

(A) Physics
(B) Mathematics
(C) Chemistry
(D) Medicine
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q5. Turing Award is given for excellence in:

(A) Literature
(B) Computer Science
(C) Music
(D) Sports
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q6. Oscars are related to:

(A) Music
(B) Sports
(C) Films
(D) Science
✔ Ans: C

📘 Q7. Grammy Awards are given in the field of:

(A) Literature
(B) Music
(C) Journalism
(D) Sports
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q8. Booker Prize is awarded for:

(A) Science
(B) Music
(C) Literature
(D) Peace
✔ Ans: C

📘 Q9. International Booker Prize is related to:

(A) Sports journalism
(B) Translated literature
(C) Music composition
(D) Science research
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q10. Laureus World Sports Awards is known as:

(A) Film Oscars
(B) Sports Oscars
(C) Nobel of Sports
(D) Asian Sports Award
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q11. Goldman Environmental Prize is given for:

(A) Business
(B) Environment activism
(C) Literature
(D) Technology
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q12. Lasker Awards are related to:

(A) Medicine
(B) Economics
(C) Physics
(D) Sports
✔ Ans: A

📘 Q13. Templeton Prize is awarded for:

(A) Sports excellence
(B) Spiritual progress and science
(C) Film industry
(D) Journalism
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q14. BAFTA Awards are given by which country?

(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) France
(D) Germany
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q15. FIFA awards are related to:

(A) Cricket
(B) Football
(C) Tennis
(D) Hockey
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q16. UN Human Rights Prize is awarded by:

(A) UNESCO
(B) United Nations
(C) WHO
(D) IMF
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q17. Right Livelihood Award is known as:

(A) Sports Nobel
(B) Alternative Nobel Prize
(C) Peace Oscar
(D) Science Medal
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q18. Academy Awards are popularly known as:

(A) Grammys
(B) Oscars
(C) BAFTA
(D) Emmys
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q19. Emmy Awards are related to:

(A) Films
(B) Television
(C) Music
(D) Sports
✔ Ans: B

📘 Q20. Nobel Prize was started in:

(A) 1895
(B) 1901
(C) 1910
(D) 1920
✔ Ans: B

International Awards – Advanced MCQ Mock Test (50 Questions)

🏅 BASIC + HIGH FREQUENCY

Q1. Nobel Prize is awarded in how many categories?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
✔ Ans: B

Q2. Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in:
(A) Sweden (B) Norway (C) Switzerland (D) Denmark
✔ Ans: B

Q3. Nobel Prize was established in:
(A) 1895 (B) 1901 (C) 1905 (D) 1910
✔ Ans: B

Q4. Fields Medal is awarded in:
(A) Physics (B) Mathematics (C) Chemistry (D) Biology
✔ Ans: B

Q5. Turing Award is related to:
(A) AI & Computer Science (B) Medicine (C) Literature (D) Music
✔ Ans: A

🎬 FILM, MUSIC & ARTS

Q6. Oscars are awarded for:
(A) Music (B) Films (C) Sports (D) Science
✔ Ans: B

Q7. Grammy Awards are related to:
(A) Films (B) Music (C) Literature (D) Dance
✔ Ans: B

Q8. BAFTA Awards are associated with:
(A) USA (B) UK (C) France (D) Germany
✔ Ans: B

Q9. Emmy Awards are for:
(A) Films (B) TV (C) Music (D) Sports
✔ Ans: B

Q10. Cannes Film Festival is held in:
(A) USA (B) UK (C) France (D) Italy
✔ Ans: C

🌱 ENVIRONMENT & HUMAN RIGHTS

Q11. Goldman Environmental Prize is for:
(A) Sports (B) Environmental activism (C) Science (D) Literature
✔ Ans: B

Q12. UN Human Rights Prize is given by:
(A) UNESCO (B) UN (C) IMF (D) World Bank
✔ Ans: B

Q13. Right Livelihood Award is called:
(A) Science Nobel (B) Alternative Nobel (C) Peace Medal (D) Global Prize
✔ Ans: B

Q14. Stockholm Water Prize is related to:
(A) Energy (B) Water management (C) Agriculture (D) Space
✔ Ans: B

Q15. UNEP awards are related to:
(A) Economy (B) Environment (C) Health (D) Trade
✔ Ans: B

📚 LITERATURE & JOURNALISM

Q16. Booker Prize is for:
(A) Science (B) Literature (C) Music (D) Sports
✔ Ans: B

Q17. International Booker Prize is for:
(A) Sports books (B) Translated literature (C) Poetry only (D) Science writing
✔ Ans: B

Q18. Pulitzer Prize is awarded in:
(A) India (B) USA (C) UK (D) France
✔ Ans: B

Q19. Pulitzer Prize covers:
(A) Journalism & Literature (B) Sports (C) Science only (D) Music
✔ Ans: A

Q20. Sahitya Akademi Award is given for:
(A) Global literature (B) Indian literature (C) Science writing (D) Music
✔ Ans: B

🧠 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Q21. Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded by:
(A) Sweden (B) Norway (C) USA (D) UK
✔ Ans: A

Q22. Lasker Awards are related to:
(A) Medicine (B) Physics (C) Economics (D) Literature
✔ Ans: A

Q23. Turing Award is called:
(A) Science Nobel (B) Computing Nobel (C) Tech Medal (D) AI Award
✔ Ans: B

Q24. Fields Medal is awarded every:
(A) 2 years (B) 4 years (C) 5 years (D) 10 years
✔ Ans: B

Q25. Abel Prize is related to:
(A) Mathematics (B) Physics (C) Medicine (D) Chemistry
✔ Ans: A

⚽ SPORTS AWARDS

Q26. Laureus World Sports Awards are known as:
(A) Sports Oscars (B) Sports Nobel (C) Golden Cup (D) World Medal
✔ Ans: A

Q27. FIFA Best Player Award is given in:
(A) Tennis (B) Football (C) Cricket (D) Hockey
✔ Ans: B

Q28. Ballon d’Or is related to:
(A) Cricket (B) Football (C) Basketball (D) Tennis
✔ Ans: B

Q29. ICC Awards are related to:
(A) Football (B) Cricket (C) Hockey (D) Rugby
✔ Ans: B

Q30. Olympic Order is awarded by:
(A) FIFA (B) IOC (C) ICC (D) UEFA
✔ Ans: B

🌍 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AWARDS

Q31. Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in:
(A) Stockholm (B) Oslo (C) Geneva (D) Paris
✔ Ans: B

Q32. UNESCO awards focus on:
(A) Trade (B) Education & Culture (C) Defense (D) Banking
✔ Ans: B

Q33. UNHCR deals with:
(A) Refugees (B) Trade (C) Sports (D) Energy
✔ Ans: A

Q34. WHO awards relate to:
(A) Health (B) Economy (C) Sports (D) Technology
✔ Ans: A

Q35. IMF headquarters is in:
(A) New York (B) Washington DC (C) Geneva (D) London
✔ Ans: B

🔥 MIXED ADVANCED LEVEL

Q36. Nobel Prize money comes from:
(A) Government (B) Alfred Nobel Fund (C) UN (D) IMF
✔ Ans: B

Q37. Nobel Prize in Economics was added in:
(A) 1901 (B) 1968 (C) 1980 (D) 2000
✔ Ans: B

Q38. Ramon Magsaysay Award is given by:
(A) India (B) Philippines Foundation (C) USA (D) UK
✔ Ans: B

Q39. Templeton Prize is for:
(A) Science only (B) Spiritual progress (C) Sports (D) Economics
✔ Ans: B

Q40. Peace Prize winner is announced in:
(A) Stockholm (B) Oslo (C) Geneva (D) Paris
✔ Ans: B

🧩 FINAL HIGH DIFFICULTY SET

Q41. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city?
(A) Stockholm
(B) Oslo
(C) Geneva
(D) Paris
✔ Ans: B

Q42. Fields Medal is awarded by which organization?
(A) UNESCO
(B) International Mathematical Union (IMU)
(C) IMF
(D) World Bank
✔ Ans: B

Q43. Turing Award is given by which organization?
(A) IEEE
(B) ACM
(C) NASA
(D) WHO
✔ Ans: B

Q44. Booker Prize is mainly awarded for excellence in:
(A) Science writing
(B) English literature (novels)
(C) Journalism
(D) Poetry only
✔ Ans: B

Q45. Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded for contribution in:
(A) Sports development
(B) Environmental activism
(C) Economic reforms
(D) Space research
✔ Ans: B

Q46. Grammy Awards are associated with:
(A) Film industry
(B) Music industry
(C) Sports achievements
(D) Scientific research
✔ Ans: B

Q47. BAFTA Awards are presented by:
(A) USA Academy
(B) British Academy
(C) UNESCO
(D) FIFA
✔ Ans: B

Q48. Emmy Awards are given for excellence in:
(A) Films
(B) Television
(C) Music
(D) Literature
✔ Ans: B

Q49. Nobel Peace Prize primarily recognizes efforts in:
(A) Economic growth
(B) Peace promotion and conflict resolution
(C) Scientific discovery
(D) Literature excellence
✔ Ans: B

Q50. The Nobel Prize is widely considered the:
(A) Sports award
(B) Most prestigious global award
(C) Regional award
(D) Entertainment award
✔ Ans: B

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