Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 662 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till January 23, 2021.
1. Who has recently been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
[A] Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar
[B] A.P. Maheshwari
[C] Vijay Kumar
[D] Arvind Kumar
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Correct Answer: B [A.P. Maheshwari]
Notes:
Senior IPS Officer A.P. Maheshwari has been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. The previous DG of CRPF, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar retired last month and ITBP Director General S.S. Deswal was given the additional charge in CRPF.
Maheshwari is a 1984-batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, who is the Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Union Home Ministry at present, has been appointed as the new Director General up to 28 February, 2021.
2. Kaifi Azmi, whose 101st birth anniversary was recently observed, was a famous personality in which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Urdu Literature
[C] Sports
[D] Music
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Correct Answer: B [Urdu Literature]
Notes:
Kaifi Azmi was a famous Indian Urdu poet and song writer and was the pioneer in using Urdu literature in Indian movies. His 101st birth anniversary was recently observed and Google dedicated a doodle on the day as a tribute.
He had won several awards including the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award. He was also presented with the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award in India. Kaifi Azmi had won the renowned Sakitya Akademi fellowship.
3. The National Bravery Awards for children are presented by which ministry/ organisation annually?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Defence
[C] UNICEF
[D] Indian Council for Child Welfare
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Correct Answer: D [Indian Council for Child Welfare]
Notes:
The National Bravery awards for the year 2019 were recently presented by the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) in New Delhi.22 children including 10 girls were selected for the National Bravery awards. Among them, one award was given posthumously. The highest award called Bharat award was conferred on a 15-year-old Kerala boy Adithya, for saving more than 40 lives after a bus accident.
Indian Council for Child Welfare was formed in the year 1952, which initiated this award to recognize children for their brave and spontaneous selfless service or their daring act against a social crime.
4. Dalip Kaur Tiwana, who passed away recently, was a famous writer in which language?
[A] Hindi
[B] Urdu
[C] Punjabi
[D] Gujarati
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Correct Answer: C [Punjabi]
Notes:
Renowned Punjabi writer and novelist Dalip Kaur Tiwana passed away recently, at a hospital in Mohali. The 84-year-old writer had been the recipient of various prestigious awards including the Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi.
She had the Padma Shri award in 2015, in solidarity with writers protesting against suppression of freedom of expression. The Punjabi University had awarded life fellowship to the writer and provided her a residence in the campus, though she retired.
5. Which state bagged the award for ‘Best performance in Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’, recently presented by the Union Minister of Women & Child Development?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
Union Minister of Women & Child Development Smriti Irani recently presented the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana awards to the best performing States, Union Territories and Districts.
Madhya Pradesh bagged the first place in the category of best performance States/ UTs with more than 1 crore population. The state is followed by Andhra Pradesh and Haryana. In the category of states with less than 1 Crore population, Dadra & Nagar Haveli is at the first place, followed by Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
6. Which Indian celebrity is at the top spot in the latest brand valuation study by Duff & Phelps?
[A] Akshay Kumar
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] P V Sindhu
[D] Deepika Padukone
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Correct Answer: B [Virat Kohli]
Notes:
Indian Cricket star Virat Kohli retains his top rank in the latest brand valuation study by Duff & Phelps. He is placed at the first spot third year in a row.
The report revealed that Virat Kohli has increased his brand value by 40 per cent to $237.5 million in 2019. The second place was bagged by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who pushed the last year’s second rank holder Deepika Padukone to third. The third spot is shared by actor Ranveer Singh. Former Indian captain M.S.Dhoni is placed at 9th place in the list.
7. Who was recently awarded the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy, by the Indian President?
[A] Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari
[B] Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu
[C] Dr. Manohar Agnani
[D] Dr Nipun Vinayak
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Correct Answer: B [Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu]
Notes:
Indian President Ramnath Govind recently conferred the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy on Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu under the Indian nomination (individual) category. Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu was the former Principal adviser (Public health), Ministry of Health and family welfare.
The Leprosy Mission Trust was presented the award under the institutional category. The President also announced that India has accomplished the level of leprosy elimination which is defined as less than one case per ten thousand population.
8. What is the profession of Christina Koch, who recently created a world record?
[A] Sportsperson
[B] Astronaut
[C] Writer
[D] Musician
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Correct Answer: B [Astronaut]
Notes:
The noted astronaut of the US- based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Christina Koch recently completed the longest-ever single spaceflight by a woman.
Christina Koch landed through a parachute at Kazakhstan, from the Russian Soyuz spacecraft she was onboard. She had created a record by spending 328 days on the International Space Station (ISS) and surpassed the previous record held by the American astronaut Peggy Whitson. In October last year, she performed the first all-female spacewalk along with her fellow astronaut Jessica Meir.
9. Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as chairman and managing director of which Indian airline?
[A] IndiGo
[B] Air India
[C] Spice Jet
[D] Vistara
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Correct Answer: B [Air India]
Notes:
Veteran bureaucrat Rajiv Bansal was recently appointed as the Chairman and Managing director of Air India. He has been appointed as the head of the national carrier for a second time.
Rajiv Bansal is a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Nagaland cadre and he is currently serving as the additional secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He will replace the current head of Air India, Ashwani Lohani.
10. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who made his first visit to India, is the President of which European country?
[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] Portugal
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: C [Portugal]
Notes:
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Portugal recently arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit. He has been the President of the European country since 2016. He made his first visit to India along with some important delegates of the country.
During his visit, India and Portugal signed as many as 14 agreements for mutual cooperation in several fields including Defence, Transport, Intellectual property rights and Yoga.
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