Awards & Honors MCQs

While 'A Fire Waiting to Happen', 'The End of the Story', and 'The Angel of Rome' are on the 2026 shortlist, 'The Book of Otherwhere' is not.

The International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist includes 'The Angel of Rome', translated by Anne McLean and authored by Donatella Di Pietrantonio.

Recommendations for the Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister to the President of India.

The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India, instituted in 1954.

Dr. Ananya Rao received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, for her pioneering work in the field of Science.

The prize money of £50,000 is shared equally between the author and the translator of the winning book.

The prize is awarded to a work of fiction translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland.

The International Booker Prize shortlist traditionally consists of six books selected from the longlist.

Exercise Cutlass Express is one of three regional maritime exercises conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) as part of the U.S. Africa Command's (AFRICOM) exercise program.

Exercise Cutlass Express is a U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) sponsored exercise designed to improve regional cooperation in support of the Djibouti Code of Conduct, which addresses maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden.