MCQs on Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Q. Who is known as the “Father of Indian Cinema”?

A) Raj Kapoor

B) Satyajit Ray

C) Dadasaheb Phalke

D) V. Shantaram

Answer: C) Dadasaheb Phalke

Q. In which year was the Dadasaheb Phalke Award instituted?

A) 1969

B) 1971

C) 1975

D) 1980

Answer: A) 1969

Q. Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Satyajit Ray

B) Raj Kapoor

C) Devika Rani

D) Prithviraj Kapoor

Answer: C) Devika Rani

Q. What is the Dadasaheb Phalke Award given for?

A) Excellence in theater

B) Lifetime contribution to Indian cinema

C) Best director of the year

D) Best actor of the year

Answer: B) Lifetime contribution to Indian cinema

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1992?

A) Dilip Kumar

B) Lata Mangeshkar

C) Satyajit Ray

D) B. N. Reddy

Answer: C) Satyajit Ray

Q. In which language did Dadasaheb Phalke make his first film?

A) Hindi

B) Marathi

C) Bengali

D) Tamil

Answer: B) Marathi

Q. Which iconic filmmaker won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989?

A) Yash Chopra

B) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

C) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

D) Mrinal Sen

Answer: D) Mrinal Sen

Q. Which famous playback singer won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989?

A) Asha Bhosle

B) Kishore Kumar

C) Lata Mangeshkar

D) Mukesh

Answer: C) Lata Mangeshkar

Q. Which actor, known for his versatility, was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994?

A) Rajinikanth

B) Manoj Kumar

C) Amitabh Bachchan

D) Rajesh Khanna

Answer: B) Manoj Kumar

Q. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019?

A) Amitabh Bachchan

B) Rishi Kapoor

C) Jaya Bachchan

D) Naseeruddin Shah

Answer: A) Amitabh Bachchan

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005?

A) Dev Anand

B) Shyam Benegal

C) Rajinikanth

D) D. Ramanaidu

Answer: D) D. Ramanaidu

Q. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award consists of a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion and what amount in cash?

A) ₹10 Lakh

B) ₹5 Lakh

C) ₹2 Lakh

D) ₹15 Lakh

Answer: B) ₹5 Lakh

Q. Which famous actor known as “Tragedy King” was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994?

A) Dilip Kumar

B) Guru Dutt

C) Raj Kapoor

D) Dev Anand

Answer: A) Dilip Kumar

Q. Who was the first male actor to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Prithviraj Kapoor

B) Ashok Kumar

C) Raj Kapoor

D) Dilip Kumar

Answer: B) Ashok Kumar

Q. Which noted filmmaker, known for his socially relevant films, won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1985?

A) B. R. Chopra

B) K. Balachander

C) Shyam Benegal

D) V. Shantaram

Answer: D) V. Shantaram

Q. Which music director received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1999?

A) R. D. Burman

B) Naushad

C) Laxmikant-Pyarelal

D) A. R. Rahman

Answer: B) Naushad

Q. Which Bengali actor received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2012?

A) Uttam Kumar

B) Soumitra Chatterjee

C) Victor Banerjee

D) Tapas Paul

Answer: B) Soumitra Chatterjee

Q. Which famous Indian filmmaker known for the film “Guide” won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Guru Dutt

B) Dev Anand

C) Bimal Roy

D) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Answer: B) Dev Anand

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001?

A) Yash Chopra

B) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

C) Shashi Kapoor

D) B. N. Reddy

Answer: B) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Q. Which director of the film “Mughal-e-Azam” received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award posthumously?

A) K. Asif

B) Mehboob Khan

C) Bimal Roy

D) Satyajit Ray

Answer: A) K. Asif

Q. Who was the first female director to win the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Aparna Sen

B) Vijaya Mehta

C) Sai Paranjpye

D) Durga Khote

Answer: D) Durga Khote

Q. Which actor was the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2015?

A) Rajinikanth

B) Shashi Kapoor

C) Dharmendra

D) Amitabh Bachchan

Answer: B) Shashi Kapoor

Q. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1972, known for producing the first talkie “Alam Ara”?

A) Ardeshir Irani

B) Homi Wadia

C) Sohrab Modi

D) Mehboob Khan

Answer: A) Ardeshir Irani

Q. Which prominent actor from South Indian cinema won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2010?

A) Kamal Haasan

B) Rajinikanth

C) Chiranjeevi

D) Mammootty

Answer: B) Rajinikanth

Q. Which famous lyricist and filmmaker was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1997?

A) Gulzar

B) Javed Akhtar

C) K. Balachander

D) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Answer: A) Gulzar

Q. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1983 for his contribution to Bengali cinema?

A) Ritwik Ghatak

B) Satyajit Ray

C) Mrinal Sen

D) Soumitra Chatterjee

Answer: C) Mrinal Sen

Q. Which Bollywood producer won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1998?

A) Yash Chopra

B) B. R. Chopra

C) Subhash Ghai

D) Gulzar

Answer: B) B. R. Chopra

Q. Who was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1984 for contributions to Indian classical music?

A) Pandit Ravi Shankar

B) Manna Dey

C) Bhupen Hazarika

D) K. L. Saigal

Answer: A) Pandit Ravi Shankar

Q. Which popular comedian received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1997?

A) Johnny Walker

B) Mehmood

C) Kishore Kumar

D) Raj Kapoor

Answer: B) Mehmood

Q. Which Bollywood filmmaker won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1988?

A) Raj Kapoor

B) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

C) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

D) Yash Chopra

Answer: B) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

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Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007 for their contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Manna Dey

B) Tapan Sinha

C) Shashi Kapoor

D) Asha Bhosle

Answer: B) Tapan Sinha

Q. Which female actor was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1990?

A) Nargis Dutt

B) Rekha

C) Asha Parekh

D) Adoor Bhawani

Answer: A) Asha Parekh

Q. Which director of Hindi cinema, known for films like “Mother India,” won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Mehboob Khan

B) Raj Kapoor

C) Bimal Roy

D) V. Shantaram

Answer: A) Mehboob Khan

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1980 for his contribution to Indian theater and cinema?

A) Sohrab Modi

B) Prithviraj Kapoor

C) Motilal

D) Utpal Dutt

Answer: B) Prithviraj Kapoor

Q. Who is the first South Indian actress to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Vyjayanthimala

B) Bhanumathi Ramakrishna

C) Padmini

D) Savitri

Answer: B) Bhanumathi Ramakrishna

Q. Which Hindi film lyricist and poet received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1995?

A) Majrooh Sultanpuri

B) Sahir Ludhianvi

C) Anand Bakshi

D) Gulzar

Answer: A) Majrooh Sultanpuri

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2003 for his contribution to the Malayalam film industry?

A) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

B) K. J. Yesudas

C) Mammootty

D) Mohanlal

Answer: A) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Q. Which popular playback singer received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1996?

A) Mukesh

B) Kishore Kumar

C) Manna Dey

D) Mohammad Rafi

Answer: C) Manna Dey

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1973 for his contribution to Indian classical dance and cinema?

A) Uday Shankar

B) Birju Maharaj

C) Ravi Shankar

D) Sitara Devi

Answer: A) Uday Shankar

Q. Which actor known as “The Showman of Indian Cinema” received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1987?

A) Raj Kapoor

B) Dilip Kumar

C) Guru Dutt

D) Dev Anand

Answer: A) Raj Kapoor

Q. Who was the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1982, known for her role in the film “Mother India”?

A) Meena Kumari

B) Nargis Dutt

C) Madhubala

D) Waheeda Rehman

Answer: B) Nargis Dutt

Q. Which famous South Indian director known for “Sankarabharanam” won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2003?

A) K. Vishwanath

B) Mani Ratnam

C) S. S. Rajamouli

D) P. Bharathiraja

Answer: A) K. Vishwanath

Q. Who was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1991 for his contribution to the Hindi film industry?

A) Raj Kapoor

B) Dev Anand

C) B. R. Chopra

D) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Answer: D) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Q. Which famous Hindi actor received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2017?

A) Vinod Khanna

B) Shatrughan Sinha

C) Dharmendra

D) Amitabh Bachchan

Answer: A) Vinod Khanna

Q. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1993 for his contribution to Marathi cinema?

A) Raj Dutt

B) B. V. Karanth

C) V. Shantaram

D) P. L. Deshpande

Answer: C) V. Shantaram

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1990 for his contribution to Indian cinema?

A) B. R. Chopra

B) Raj Kapoor

C) Ashok Kumar

D) Dev Anand

Answer: C) Ashok Kumar

Q. Which director, known for his parallel cinema films, won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2009?

A) Govind Nihalani

B) Shyam Benegal

C) Basu Bhattacharya

D) Mrinal Sen

Answer: B) Shyam Benegal

Q. Which renowned director, who made the iconic movie “Do Bigha Zamin,” won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Bimal Roy

B) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

C) Basu Bhattacharya

D) Satyajit Ray

Answer: A) Bimal Roy

Q. Which actress, known for her roles in Tamil cinema, received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1991?

A) Savitri

B) Padmini

C) Vyjayanthimala

D) Bhanumathi Ramakrishna

Answer: D) Bhanumathi Ramakrishna

Q. Which Indian cinematographer received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2004?

A) Subrata Mitra

B) V. K. Murthy

C) Ravi K. Chandran

D) K. V. Anand

Answer: B) V. K. Murthy

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2014 for his contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Gulzar

B) Kamal Haasan

C) Shashi Kapoor

D) Soumitra Chatterjee

Answer: A) Gulzar

Q. Which filmmaker known for “Bandini” and “Sujata” received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Bimal Roy

B) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

C) Mehboob Khan

D) Raj Kapoor

Answer: A) Bimal Roy

Q. Which Bollywood actor received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2020?

A) Amitabh Bachchan

B) Dharmendra

C) Shatrughan Sinha

D) Rajinikanth

Answer: A) Amitabh Bachchan

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1998 for his contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Gulzar

B) B. R. Chopra

C) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

D) Dev Anand

Answer: B) B. R. Chopra

Q. Who was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2016 for his contribution to Hindi cinema?

A) Amitabh Bachchan

B) Rajinikanth

C) Manoj Kumar

D) Shashi Kapoor

Answer: C) Manoj Kumar

Q. Which famous composer received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013?

A) R. D. Burman

B) A. R. Rahman

C) Naushad

D) Ilaiyaraaja

Answer: D) Ilaiyaraaja

Q. Who was the first cinematographer to win the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) V. K. Murthy

B) Subrata Mitra

C) Ravi K. Chandran

D) P. C. Sreeram

Answer: A) V. K. Murthy

Q. Which actor, known for his work in both Bollywood and Bengali cinema, received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2012?

A) Soumitra Chatterjee

B) Utpal Dutt

C) Amitabh Bachchan

D) Dharmendra

Answer: A) Soumitra Chatterjee

Q. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1991 for his contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Shyam Benegal

B) Raj Kapoor

C) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

D) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Answer: D) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Q. Which director won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Tamil cinema in 1995?

A) K. Balachander

B) Mani Ratnam

C) Balu Mahendra

D) S. Shankar

Answer: A) K. Balachander

Q. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1986 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Raj Kapoor

B) Nargis

C) Ashok Kumar

D) Dilip Kumar

Answer: C) Ashok Kumar

Q. Which actress, known for her films in the 1940s and 1950s, won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1990?

A) Vyjayanthimala

B) Durga Khote

C) Nutan

D) Meena Kumari

Answer: B) Durga Khote

Q. Who was the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1991 for his contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Satyajit Ray

B) Dev Anand

C) Raj Kapoor

D) B. N. Reddy

Answer: A) Satyajit Ray

Q. Which famous actor received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2014?

A) Amitabh Bachchan

B) Shashi Kapoor

C) Rajinikanth

D) Kamal Haasan

Answer: B) Shashi Kapoor

Q. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1999 for his contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Naushad

B) Raj Kapoor

C) K. Balachander

D) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Answer: A) Naushad

Q. Who was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2008 for their contribution to Indian cinema?

A) Manna Dey

B) Dev Anand

C) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

D) Lata Mangeshkar

Answer: C) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Q. Which famous director, known for “Guide” and “Hare Rama Hare Krishna,” won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Dev Anand

B) Raj Kapoor

C) Shyam Benegal

D) B. R. Chopra

Answer: A) Dev Anand

Q. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1980 for his lifetime contribution to Hindi cinema?

A) Prithviraj Kapoor

B) Ashok Kumar

C) Dilip Kumar

D) Dev Anand

Answer: A) Prithviraj Kapoor

Q. Which actress, known for her work in Hindi cinema, won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989?

A) Lata Mangeshkar

B) Nargis

C) Meena Kumari

D) Nutan

Answer: A) Lata Mangeshkar

Q. Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A) Satyajit Ray

B) Ashok Kumar

C) Devika Rani

D) Prithviraj Kapoor

Answer: C) Devika Rani