Awards and Honours Current Affairs Questions
180 questions with answers and explanations in this section. Last updated 2026-10-01 by the axomexam team.
Awards and honours is a small but very high-scoring area, because a question almost always pairs a person with an award or an award with a field. Bharat Ratna, the Padma awards, the Nobel Prizes, the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards, the Sahitya Akademi and Jnanpith awards, and the national film awards are all asked repeatedly.
On axomexam this section lists each award with the recipient, the year and the field, so you can revise the pairing directly. Because the same awards are asked in the static general knowledge paper, the current affairs and static portions reinforce each other.
The awards you cannot afford to skip
- Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri honours.
- The Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics.
- Sports honours — Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awards.
- Literary honours — Jnanpith, Sahitya Akademi and Assam Valley Literary Award.
- Cinema honours — Dadasaheb Phalke, National Film Awards and the Oscars.
- Gallantry and service awards such as the Param Vir Chakra and the Ashoka Chakra.
How award questions are framed
Two patterns dominate. The first names the award and asks for the recipient, and the second names the person and asks for the award. Occasionally a question asks for the year, the field, or the first Indian to receive a particular honour. A few questions test the number of awards given in a year, especially for the Padma series and the Bharat Ratna, so it helps to remember the count along with the names.
Tips to avoid mixing up similar awards
- Learn each award with its field first, then with its recipient.
- Note the first Indian and the youngest or oldest recipient for major awards, as these are favourite question areas.
- Keep the sports and cinema honours in separate columns so they do not blur together.
- Revise the full list once a week in a table format of award, recipient and year.
- Pay special attention to awards announced for Assam and North-East personalities.
- Attempt the awards question set after each revision to confirm the pairings.
Sample Awards & Honours questions with answers
These are a few of the questions from this section. Every question carries the correct answer and a short explanation, and the full list is read online in English or Assamese.
- Who is conferred the 'Assam Baibhav', the highest civilian honour of the Assam Government?
Answer: Justice Ranjan Gogoi
The 46th Chief Justice of India and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi was conferred this award for his contributions in the judicial and public spheres.
উত্তৰ: ৰঞ্জন গগৈ (Justice Ranjan Gogoi) - Who received 'Assam Saurav', the second-highest honour of the Assam Government, for athletics?
Answer: Hima Das
Sprinter Hima Das, who brought glory to Assam and India on the world sports stage, was conferred the Assam Saurav honour.
উত্তৰ: হিমা দাস (Hima Das) - With which state honour was Dr. Kishan Chand Nirottam Das Shroff decorated?
Answer: Asom Saurav
He was conferred the Asom Saurav award for the development of medicine and arts and culture.
উত্তৰ: অসম সৌৰভ (Asom Saurav) - Who is the eminent Sattriya practitioner who received the Asom Saurav honour?
Answer: Bhabendra Nath Deka
He was conferred this award for the preservation of Sattriya culture and Sattra tradition.
উত্তৰ: ভবেন্দ্ৰ নাথ ডেকা (Bhabendra Nath Deka) - Who is the talented sportsperson who received Asom Saurav for exceptional achievement in swimming?
Answer: Elvis Ali Hazarika
Elvis Ali Hazarika, the famous swimmer of Assam who successfully swam across international channels, was conferred Asom Saurav.
উত্তৰ: এলভিছ আলী হাজৰিকা (Elvis Ali Hazarika) - Who is the artist from Assam who received the Padma Shri for the preservation of traditional Tiwa dance and folk art?
Answer: Ramsing Borole
He was awarded the Padma Shri in the art category for protecting the folk dance and culture of the Tiwa community from extinction.
উত্তৰ: ৰামসিং বৰোলে (Ramsing Borole) - Who is the weaver who received the Padma Shri for setting a world record by weaving the Gunamala and Gita on cloth?
Answer: Hemprova Chutia
Hemprova Chutia of Dibrugarh was honoured with the Padma Shri for her exquisite craftsmanship towards the handloom industry.
উত্তৰ: হেমপ্ৰভা চুতীয়া (Hemprova Chutia) - Which Oja from Assam was awarded the Padma Shri for Suknanni Ojhapali and Deodhani dance?
Answer: Drona Bhuyan
He was awarded the Padma Shri for keeping alive the Darrangiya folk art and the Ojhapali tradition.
উত্তৰ: ড্ৰোণ ভূঞা (Drona Bhuyan) - Which farmer received the Padma Shri as a pioneer of the mixed organic farming revolution in Chirang district of Assam?
Answer: Sarbeswar Basumatary
Sarbeswar Basumatary was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to agriculture and social development.
উত্তৰ: সৰ্বেশ্বৰ বসুমতাৰী (Sarbeswar Basumatary) - Who received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for the Assamese short story collection 'Jal Kata Jui'?
Answer: Nayanjyoti Sarma
Storyteller Nayanjyoti Sarma of Nalbari received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for his powerful story collection 'Jal Kata Jui'.
উত্তৰ: নয়নজ্যোতি শৰ্মা (Nayanjyoti Sarma) - Who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for the Bodo language?
Answer: Rani Boro (Rani Brahma)
She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her original creative work for Bodo literature.
উত্তৰ: ৰাণী ব্ৰহ্ম (Rani Boro / Rani Brahma) - Who received the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar in Assamese for the children's novel 'Bipanna Bismoy Khel'?
Answer: Ranju Hazarika
Ranju Hazarika was given this award for Assamese mystery and adventure children's literature.
উত্তৰ: ৰঞ্জু হাজৰিকা (Ranju Hazarika)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which awards are most important for Assam exams?
Bharat Ratna, the Padma awards, the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards, the Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi awards, and the national film awards are the most frequently asked.
Are awards from other countries asked?
Yes, the Nobel Prizes are asked every year, and occasionally honours such as the Booker Prize, the Pulitzer Prize and the Ramon Magsaysay Award appear.
Do I need to know the exact year of an award?
The year is asked less often than the recipient, but it helps in eliminating options when the same person has received more than one honour.
How can I remember so many names?
Learn awards in a table of award, field and recipient, and revise it in short daily sessions rather than all at once.
Can I study awards in Assamese?
Yes. The awards questions and explanations on axomexam are bilingual and can be read in Assamese or English.
Is the awards and honours section free?
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