Category 22 · Current Affairs & Government Schemes
Awards, Honours and International Recognitions
10 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards (Recent Recipients); Nobel Prize Winners of the Year (Peace, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature); and 8 more.
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Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards (Recent Recipients)
The Bharat Ratna and the Padma Awards are India's civilian honours, both instituted in 1954 and administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award, given for exceptional service in…
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Nobel Prize Winners of the Year (Peace, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature)
The Nobel Prizes are international awards set up under the will of Alfred Nobel, signed in 1895 and first presented in 1901, in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace, with the Sveriges Riksbank Prize…
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Ramon Magsaysay Award Recipients
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual Asian prize, established in 1957 by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Government of the Philippines in memory of Ramon Magsaysay, the third President of the Philippines, and often…
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Inscriptions and Intangible Cultural Heritage Listings
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of outstanding universal value inscribed on the World Heritage List under the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which India ratified in 1977. Intangible…
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Jnanpith Award and Sahitya Akademi Award Winners
The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary honour, given by the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust for outstanding literary work in any language of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution or in English. It was instituted in 1961…
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Gandhi Peace Prize Recipients
The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual international award of the Government of India, instituted in 1995 on the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and run by the Ministry of Culture, to honour contributions to…
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International Booker Prize and Other Literary Recognitions for Indian-Origin Authors
The main Booker Prize, set up in 1969, honours the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland, and the International Booker Prize, an annual award since 2016, honours the best…
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Global Rankings and Recognitions of Indian Institutions and Cities (QS Rankings, Smart City Awards)
Global rankings of Indian institutions and cities are scores published by agencies such as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in London and by Indian government bodies, and they shape how India's higher education and urban governance are judged.…
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Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra and Other Gallantry Awards in the News
Gallantry awards are the military honours of India for acts of bravery. The Param Vir Chakra (PVC), the highest wartime award instituted in 1950 and effective from 15 August 1947, has been given to 21 persons,…
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Dronacharya and Arjuna Awards in Sports coming soon
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Awards, Honours and International Recognitions?
Awards, Honours and International Recognitions has 10 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes: Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards (Recent Recipients); Nobel Prize Winners of the Year (Peace, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature); Ramon Magsaysay Award Recipients; UNESCO World Heritage Site Inscriptions and Intangible Cultural Heritage Listings; Jnanpith Award and Sahitya Akademi Award Winners; Gandhi Peace Prize Recipients; International Booker Prize and Other Literary Recognitions for Indian-Origin Authors; Global Rankings and Recognitions of Indian Institutions and Cities (QS Rankings, Smart City Awards); Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra and Other Gallantry Awards in the News; Dronacharya and Arjuna Awards in Sports.
Is Awards, Honours and International Recognitions important for UPSC Prelims?
Awards, Honours and International Recognitions is a part of the UPSC Prelims Current Affairs & Government Schemes syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 9 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.