Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs

This category comprises 50 random questions from Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday.

1. Recently, which musician has been honored with the Laxminarayan International Award?
[A] Santhosh Narayanan
[B] Pyarelal Sharma
[C] AR Rahman
[D] V. M. Bhatt

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2. Which institute has been honored with the Nelson Mandela Award 2024 by the WHO?
[A] AIIMS Delhi
[B] National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
[C] Indian Mental Health and Research Centre
[D] National Institute of Ayurveda

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3. Recently, IEEE Kerala Section has given the KPP Nambiar Award to whom?
[A] S. Somnath
[B] Palanivel Veeramuthuvel
[C] M Sankaran
[D] Ritu Karidhal Srivastava

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4. Recently, which bank has clinched the title of ‘Best Technology Bank of the Year Award’?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] South Indian Bank
[C] HDFC Bank
[D] Regional Rural Banks

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5. Who has been bestowed with the prestigious ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’, France’s highest civilian honour?
[A] Rajnath Singh
[B] Shashi Tharoor
[C] Neeraj Chopra
[D] LK Advani

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6. Recently, which Indian food brand became the first to win an International Taste Award?
[A] Parle
[B] Haldiram
[C] Amul
[D] Prasuma

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7. Who has become the first woman Chief Minister of West Punjab in Pakistan?
[A] Maryam Nawaz
[B] Mahira Khan
[C] Fatima Bhutto
[D] Muniba Mazari

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8. Pey Jal Survekshan Awards, recently seen in the news, is an initiative of which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Rural development
[B] Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of Jal shakti

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9. Brian Mulroney, who recently passed away, was the former Prime Minister of which country?
[A] Israel
[B] Canada
[C] Chile
[D] France

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10. Who won the first prize at the ‘National Youth Parliament Festival 2024’?
[A] Vaishna Pitchai
[B] Yatin Bhaskar Duggal
[C] Kanishka Sharma
[D] Aastha Sharma

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