Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs

1. The MacGregor Memorial Medal is awarded for outstanding achievements in which of the following areas?
[A] Military reconnaissance, exploration, and adventure
[B] Counter-insurgency operations
[C] Excellence in defence technology innovation
[D] None of the Above

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2. Dr K Kasturirangan, who recently passed away, was former chairman of which organization?
[A] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
[B] Food Corporation of India (FCI)
[C] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
[D] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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3. Pulitzer Prize is associated with which field?
[A] Sports
[B] Journalism
[C] Entertainment
[D] Agriculture

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

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5. Dr M.R. Srinivasan, who recently passed away, was associated with which major national programme?
[A] Blue Revolution
[B] Nuclear Programme
[C] Green Revolution
[D] Chandrayaan 3 mission

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6. Dr. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?
[A] Astrophysicist
[B] Industrialist
[C] Politician
[D] None of the Above

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7. Who has become the first author writing in Kannada to win the International Booker prize 2025?
[A] Anupama Niranjana
[B] Banu Mushtaq
[C] Ravi Belagere
[D] Nissar Ahmed

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8. Who has been appointed as a part-time member of the 16th Finance Commission?
[A] T. Rabi Sankar
[B] Poonam Gupta
[C] Swaminathan Janakiraman
[D] M. Rajeshwar Rao

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9. Which Indian has received the United Nations Sasakawa Award 2025 for Disaster Risk Reduction?
[A] Rajendra Singh
[B] Ramesh Agrawal
[C] Sunita Narain
[D] Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

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10. Who has been conferred with the Srimanta Sankardeva Award in June 2025?
[A] Shovana Narayan
[B] Sonal Mansingh
[C] Alarmel Valli
[D] Richa Das

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