Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs

1. Tumaini Festival, the only festival held in a refugee camp, recently received which award?
[A] UNESCO World Heritage Award
[B] Cultures of Resistance Award
[C] International Refugee Cultural Award
[D] Global Peace and Unity Prize

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2. Pandit Ram Narayan, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
[A] Music
[B] Journalism
[C] Politics
[D] Sports

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3. Who are the recipients of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023?
[A] Chloe Lambert and Sue Bunker
[B] Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad
[C] Mariko Yamada and John Wallace
[D] Helen Perlman and Joan Levy Zlotnik

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4. Which state government received the prestigious SKOCH Award for its initiative ‘Shaasan Aplya Daari’ (Government at your doorstep)?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Karnataka
[D] Gujarat

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5. Recently, who has been honored with UN Global Excellence Award for Contributions to Healthcare and Philanthropy?
[A] Prabhakar Sinha
[B] Basant Goel
[C] Vikram Mehta
[D] Ravindra Singh

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6. Who has won the Britain’s prestigious Turner Prize 2024 for exhibition “Alter Altar”?
[A] Tanish Kapoor
[B] Jasleen Kaur
[C] Riya Sinha
[D] Chris Long

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7. Who has been awarded the 2024 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?
[A] Michelle Bachelet
[B] Joko Widodo
[C] Dina Boluarte
[D] Claudia Sheinbaum

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8. Which Indian ecologist won the Champions of the Earth award 2024?
[A] Vandana Shiva
[B] Madhav Gadgil
[C] Jadav Payeng
[D] Rajendra Singh

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9. Which country won 2024 Admiral Cup organized by the Indian Navy?
[A] Russia
[B] Japan
[C] Italy
[D] Singapore

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10. Tulsi Gowda, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Journalism
[B] Environment
[C] Politics
[D] Sports

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