Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs

1. Hamzah Haz, who passed away recently, was the former vice-president of which country?
[A] Singapore
[B] Indonesia
[C] Malaysia
[D] Vietnam

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2. Which ministry has recently conferred National Metallurgist Awards to recognize outstanding contributions in the metallurgical field?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Mines
[C] Ministry of Steel
[D] Ministry of Earth Sciences

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3. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recently?
[A] Suman Sharma
[B] Preeti Sudan
[C] Pradeep Kumar Joshi
[D] Rajiv Nayan

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4. Recently, who has been conferred with Fiji’s highest civilian award ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’?
[A] Droupadi Murmu
[B] Narendra Modi
[C] S. Jaishankar
[D] Amit Shah

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5. Recently, who has been appointed as Director of the Enforcement Directorate?
[A] Satyajit Prakash
[B] Vinay Patnaik
[C] Rahul Navin
[D] Vikram Singh

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6. How many Gallantry Awards were approved by the President on Independence Day 2024?
[A] 97
[B] 100
[C] 103
[D] 110

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7. Recently, where was the ‘7th Anubhav Awards Ceremony’ held?
[A] Bhopal
[B] Chennai
[C] Hyderabad
[D] New Delhi

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8. How many teachers were selected for the National Awards to Teachers (NAT) 2024 from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Polytechnics?
[A] 14
[B] 15
[C] 16
[D] 18

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9. Which ministry recently won the national award for e-Governance 2024 for Poshan Tracker initiative?
[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[C] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[D] Ministry of Agriculture

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10. “National Florence Nightingale Award”, recently seen in the news, is instituted by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Law and Justice
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[D] Ministry of Defence

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