Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 651 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till January 18, 2021.
11. S.S.Deswal has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of which Indian para-military force?
[A] Central Reserve Police Force
[B] Central Industrial Security Force
[C] National Security Guard
[D] Border Security Force
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Correct Answer: D [Border Security Force]
Notes:
The incumbent Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police S S Deswal has been given the additional charge of the DG Border Security Force (BSF).
This appointment has been approved after the DG BSF Vivek Johri was posted to his parent cadre Madhya Pradesh. S S Deswal is a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre. He is set to hold the additional charge till the appointment and joining of the successor or until further order, as per the Ministry of Home affairs notification.
12. Who is the author of the recently released book titled “My Encounters in Parliament”?
[A]
Bhalchandra Mungekar
[B] Hamid Ansari
[C] D Raja
[D] Sitaram Yechury
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Correct Answer: A [
Bhalchandra Mungekar]
Notes:
Former Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari launched the book authored by Bhalchandra Mungekar, which was titled as “My Encounters in Parliament”.
The event was attended by NCP chief Sharad Pawar, CPI general secretary D Raja and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. Bhalchandra Mungekar is an Indian economist, Social worker and a former Rajya Sabha member. He is an ardent Ambekarite and an expert in agricultural economics. He has served in several important organisations including the Planning Commission.
13. The football coach Francisco Garcia, who has recently passed away after contracting coronavirus,belonged to which country?
[A] United States
[B] Spain
[C] South Korea
[D] Thailand
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Correct Answer: B [Spain]
Notes:
Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia has recently passed away after contracting coronavirus, at the age of 21. He is also the youngest victim of the illness in the region.
Garcia was serving as the manager of Atletico Portada Alta’s youth team and he was tested positive for COVID-19 last week. During his treatment, it was found out that he was also suffering from leukaemia. All major football competitions like have been suspended due to coronavirus outbreak.
14. Which Indian Non-Governmental organisation (NGO) won the prestigious USD 1.5 million Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship?
[A] CARE India
[B] CRY
[C] ARMMAN
[D] SMILE
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Correct Answer: C [ARMMAN]
Notes:
An India-based non-profit organization ARMMAN has been awarded the prestigious Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship 2020.
The NGO has been selected for its contribution towards the maternal and child health sector in India. Out of the five organisations which won this USD 1.5 million award, it is the only one selected from Asia and Africa. The NGO has been implementing mobile health programs in partnership with the Government of India.
15. Andrew Morgan, Jessica Meir and Oleg Skripochka, who were seen in news recently, are associated with which profession?
[A] Sports persons
[B] Virologists
[C] Scientists
[D] Astronauts
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Correct Answer: D [Astronauts]
Notes:
Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir, the astronauts of US- based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Oleg Skripochka, the cosmonaut of Russian space agency Roscosmos, were seen in news recently, as they returned to earth from the International Space Station.
The space mission of Morgan began from July 20, 2019. He carried out experiments during his 272-day flight with a total of 4,352 Earth orbits. Meir and Skripochka were launched on the spacecraft in September 2019 and had spent 205 days in space. The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
16. Which Indian bureaucrat, who is also the chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has been appointed as the Secretary to the Indian President Ramnath Kovind?
[A] P K Mishra
[B] Nripendra Mishra
[C] Kapil Dev Tripathi
[D] Rajiv Gauba
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Correct Answer: C [Kapil Dev Tripathi]
Notes:
The present Chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) and veteran bureaucrat Kapil Dev Tripathi, has been appointed as the Secretary to the Indian President Ramnath Kovind, as per the recent notification of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Mr.K.D.Tripathi is a retired IAS officer (1980 batch) of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment on contract basis, until the tenure of the President.
17. Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand, the photographers at Associated Press (AP) were recently in news for receiving which award?
[A] Pulitzer Prize for Photography
[B] Deutsche Welle Press Freedom award
[C] Nikkei Asia Prizes
[D] UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
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Correct Answer: A [Pulitzer Prize for Photography]
Notes:
Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand, the photographers of New York based American not-for-profit news agency Associated Press (AP), have been named as the winners of Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. Pulitzer Prize is a prestigious award in the field of journalism in the US.
They have been selected for their outstanding photography of protests, curfews and clashes in Kashmir, after the Article 370 was revoked. This is the 54th Pulitzer Prize for the Associated Press. Last year the agency had won the Pulitzer Prize in stories, photos and video category.
18. Who is set to take charge as the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board from 2020?
[A] K. K. Shailaja
[B] Harsh Vardhan
[C] Preeti Sudan
[D] Rupa Sharma
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Correct Answer: B [Harsh Vardhan]
Notes:
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is set to take charge as the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board.
Harsh Vardhan would succeed the current chairman of WHO Executive Board, Dr Hiroki Nakatani of Japan. The Executive Board of WHO comprises 34 executives related to the field of health, each representing a member country. The Chairman’s post is held by rotation among the regional groups.
19. Which Indian-American has won the ‘Inventor of the Year award’ from the New York Intellectual Property Law Association?
[A] Shiva Ayyadurai
[B] Rajiv Joshi
[C] Thomas Zacharia
[D] Madhu Sudan
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Correct Answer: B [Rajiv Joshi]
Notes:
Indian American Scientist Rajiv Joshi has been awarded the prestigious Inventor of the Year award by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association. He is an alumnus of IIT Mumbai.
As per the Press Trust of India, he has more than 250 patented inventions in the US and is currently working at IBM Thomson Watson Research Center in New York. He has been selected for the award for his contribution in electronic industry and improving artificial intelligence capabilities.
20. Which Indian personality has been selected by the UNICEF to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene?
[A] Priyanka Chopra
[B] Deepika Padukone
[C] Manushi Chillar
[D] Smriti Mandana
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Correct Answer: C [Manushi Chillar]
Notes:
Manushi Chillar, who won the title of Miss World in 2017 has joined hands with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene.
Manushi runs an initiative on menstrual hygiene named Project Shakti. With this partnership, she will promote the efforts to educate girls about menstrual hygiene and to construct sanitation facilities. On May 28, World Menstrual Hygiene Day, she participated in UNICEF global initiative called the Red Dot Challenge.
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