Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs

11. Which district in Bihar secured first rank in the INSPIRE Award Scheme of the Ministry of Science and Technology?
[A] Bhagalpur
[B] Gaya
[C] Muzaffarpur
[D] Darbhanga

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12. Which honour was awarded to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in September 2025 for promoting closer India-UK relations?
[A] UK-India Friendship Award
[B] Queen’s Award for Enterprise
[C] Living Bridge Award
[D] Global Trade Excellence Award

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13. The Kalaimamani Award is the highest civilian honour of which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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14. National Geoscience Awards (NGA) is instituted by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Mines
[C] Ministry of Finance
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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15. Bidar district of Karnataka won the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Award under which campaign?
[A] Namami Gange
[B] Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain
[C] Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
[D] National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM) Programme

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16. Which book on Swami Vivekananda’s teachings was launched by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in September 2025?
[A] The Modern Monk – Swami Vivekananda’s Legacy
[B] Living The Vivekananda Way – Practical Spirituality For Modern India
[C] Vivekananda: Thoughts for Today
[D] India’s Spiritual Path – Lessons from Vivekananda

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17. What is the title of veteran journalist Harinder Baweja’s memoir released in October 2025?
[A] Behind the Headlines
[B] They Will Shoot You, Madam: My Life Through Conflict
[C] Conflict Zones: My Journey
[D] Reporting Fearlessly

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18. Who were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
[A] Harald zur Hausen and Luc Montagnier
[B] Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier, and Feng Zhang
[C] Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi
[D] Drew Weissman, and Pieter Cullis

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19. Who were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics?
[A] Nihon Hidankyo and Brian Kobilka
[B] Robert J. Lefkowitz, David J. Wineland and Serge Haroche
[C] Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier, and Feng Zhang
[D] John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis

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20. Who were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
[A] David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John Jumper
[B] Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, Shimon Sakaguchi
[C] John Clarke, Michel Devoret, John Martinis
[D] Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, Omar Yaghi

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