Awards and Honours is an important topic in the General Awareness section in XAT exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on XAT exam stronger.
This article gives you a full set of XAT Awards and Honours MCQs with explanations and XAT previous year questions (PYQs) for effective practice. Practice of General Awareness MCQs including Awards and Honours questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the XAT 2026 exam.
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XAT Awards and Honours MCQs with Solutions
1.
Who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?- Barack Obama
- Shirin Ebadi
- Narges Mohammadi
- Maria Ressa
- Center for Civil Liberties
2.
Name the only Indian (or from Indian origin) to win Abel Prize?- Manjul Bhargava
- Srinivasa Ramanujam
- S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
- Mahan Maharaj (Swami Vidyanathananda)
- Harishchandra Mehta
3.
Angus Deaton is a famous:- Economist
- Physicist
- Writer
- Historian
- Painter
4.
Which of the following authors has not been awarded Pulitzer Prize?- Paul Harding
- Donna Tartt
- Adam Johnson
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Arundhuti Roy
5.
Which of the following is the correct list of sports persons awarded gold medal at Incheon Asian Games?- Jitu Rai, Yogeshwar Dutt, Tintu Luka, Mary Kom
- Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Krishna Punia
- Krishna Punia, Rajat Chauhan, Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom
- Seema Punia, Vikas Gowda, Sania Mirza, Jitu Rai
- Sania Mirza, Vikas Gowda, Yogeshwar Dutt, Rajat Chauhan
6.
Who was the first Indian to win the Global Teacher Prize?- Ajay Desai
- Ramnath Desai
- Chamundeswari Nath
- Ranjitsinh Disale
- Vijayalaxmi Pandey
7.
The first woman to lead a listed Indian Information Technology (IT) company is:- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
- Gita Gopinath
- Roshni Nadar Malhotra
- Chanda Kochhar
- Arundhati Bhattacharya
8.
Which award is given to outstanding coaches in sports and games in India?- Arjuna Award
- Dronacharya Award
- Dhyan Chand Award
- Vashistha Award
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
9.
Who is the first Field Marshal of independent India?- Sam Manekshaw
- a.S. Vaidya
- KM Cariappa
- Krishnaswamy Sundarji
- Bipin Rawat
10.
Of the five members listed from the erstwhile royal families of Kerala, one was a nationally known painter and artist. In his name, every year the government of Kerala award people for their excellence in the field of art and culture. Name this painter.- Marthanda Varma
- Chitra Thirunal
- Avittom Thirunal
- Sree Mulam Thirunal
- Raja Ravi Varma
11.
Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024?- Narges Mohammadi
- Ales Bialiatski and the Center for Civil Liberties
- World Food Programme
- Motaz Azaiza
- Nihon Hidankyo
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