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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE                                                                               2019



            11.  World Food Prize

                  Presented by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

                  For the cause of agriculture and food development.

            NATIONAL AWARDS


                        Award                                           Field


            Dada Saheb Phalke Award           Performance in films.


            Shankar Award:.                   Contribution in Indian Philosophy, Culture and Art

            Kabir Samman                      For Socio – communal Harmony


            International Gandhi Peace        For  economic,  social  and  political  contribution  by
            Prize                             following methods of Gandhi.

                                              Highest  civilian  award  given  to  the  person  who
            Bharat Ratna
                                              serves the nation.


                                              It  is the  third-highest  civilian  award,  third in rank in
            Padma Bhushan
                                              the country.

                                              It  is  the  second  highest  award  in  the  country.  It  is
            Padma Vibhushan                   awarded to people from fields including Govt. service
                                              to distinguish extraordinary service for the nation.


                                              For people who have made contribution in Industry,
            Padma Shri:                       Social Service, Education, Literature, Arts, Science,
                                              Medicine, Sports and Public Affairs.

            Dronacharya Award                 For brilliance in sports coaching


            Dhyan Chand Award                 Lifetime achievement award in sports in the country.


            Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna           Highest honour given for accomplishment in sports

            Jnanpith Award                    For Literature


            Vyas Samman                       For literature in Hindi language.


                                              For  literary  works  (prose  and  poetry)  in  any  Indian
            Saraswati Samman                  language  which  is  listed  in  Schedule  VIII  of  the
                                              Constitution.








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