Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which agency was recently honoured with the Udyog Vikas Award at the Udyog Vikas event organised by Janmabhumi Daily in Kerala?
[A] Invest India
[B] National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC)
[C] Indian Infrastructure Corporation
[D] None of the Above

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2. Which ministry recently awarded the first-ever Aqua Insurance to beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Yojana?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
[B] Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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3. Who has been appointed as the chairman of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)?
[A] Brajesh Mishra
[B] J. N. Dixit
[C] Maheshwar Rao
[D] Alok Joshi

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4. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in May 2025?
[A] N.C. Shrivastava
[B] Atul Sinha
[C] Ajay Kumar
[D] Nilanjan Sanyal

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5. Who has won the 2025 World Food Prize?
[A] Shakuntala Haraksingh
[B] Surinder Vasal
[C] Yuan Longping
[D] Mariangela Hungria

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6. Who were the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award 2025?
[A] Amitav Ghosh and Mahasweta Devi
[B] Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
[C] R Rajashree and Anwar Ali
[D] Amrita Pritam and Krishna Sobti

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7. Who has become first Indian-origin musician to win American Music Award 2025?
[A] Rasika Sekhar
[B] Raja Kumari
[C] Aditi Ramesh
[D] Manju Mehta

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8. The National Florence Nightingale Award was instituted by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Defence

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9. Who has been elected as the President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly?
[A] Annalena Baerbock
[B] Paulina Kubiak
[C] Johannes Cullmann
[D] Audrey Azoulay

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10. Which gram panchayat won the gold medal in digital governance category under the National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2025?
[A] Palsana Gram Panchayat, Gujarat
[B] Rohini Gram Panchayat, Maharashtra
[C] West Majlishpur Gram Panchayat, Tripura
[D] Suakati Gram Panchayat, Odisha

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