Awards and honours current affairs for all competitive exams. Padma awards, Nobel Prize, national and international awards, and important appointments.
Awards & Honours current affairs for Banking, SSC, Railways, UPSC and State PSC exams. Practice the latest Awards & Honours MCQs, important exam-ready facts and updates on national and international awards, civilian honours and recognitions — refreshed regularly for 2026.
Practice the latest Awards & Honours current affairs MCQs for Banking, SSC, Railways and UPSC exams. This week's Awards & Honours quiz has 12 timed questions with answers and detailed explanations — a quick way to test your revision before the exam.
Seychelles conferred its highest honour, 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon', on PM Narendra Modi for his leadership on environmental conservation and climate action.
President Droupadi Murmu presented 65 Padma Awards at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 23, 2026, honouring figures including Mammootty, Alka Yagnik, R Madhavan and Rohit Sharma.
Rajasthan-born, US-based physicist Jainendra K. Jain received the Wolf Prize in Physics for discovering 'composite fermions', becoming the first Indian-origin winner of the honour.
Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve received the 'Best Wildlife Destination' award at the India Today Tourism Survey & Awards 2026, presented by Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Goa.
India women's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian on TIME magazine's inaugural 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026 list.
Slovakia conferred its highest state honour, the Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class), on PM Modi — his 33rd international award.
President Droupadi Murmu will confer Padma Awards on 65 personalities at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 23, including Padma Bhushan for Mammootty and Padma Shri for R. Madhavan and the late Satish Shah.
Major Abhilasha Barak, India's first woman combat helicopter pilot, was named the 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year for her work with UN peacekeeping in Lebanon.
A few sample questions to test your revision. Attempt the full timed quiz for the complete set.
At the 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026, how many medals did India's five-member team win, and of what type?
Answer: C. 5 gold
All five Indian contingent members won gold at IPhO 2026 in Bucaramanga, Colombia, placing India joint-first.
Ranchhodlalji Goswami was honoured for his contribution to which devotional music tradition?
Answer: A. Haveli Sangeet
Goswami is a scholar of Haveli Sangeet, the temple-based devotional music of the Pushtimarg tradition founded by Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya.
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, awarded to Ranchhodlalji Goswami, is conferred by which body?
Answer: B. Sangeet Natak Akademi
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, which functions under the Ministry of Culture, to young artists.
Awards & Honours current affairs cover national and international awards, civilian honours and recognitions. These are frequently tested in Banking, SSC, Railways and other government exams, so revising them regularly helps in both prelims and mains.
Use the latest Awards & Honours MCQs on this page for quick revision, then attempt the full timed Awards & Honours quiz to test recall under exam-like conditions.
Awards & Honours current affairs on TestNeeti are updated regularly as new developments are published, with the most recent and exam-important items surfaced first.
Recent high-value Awards & Honours topics include Guardian of the Blue Horizon, India-Seychelles relations, Climate justice, International honours — all covered with key facts and MCQs on this page.
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