Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 352 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till July 4, 2020.
11. Which Hindi writer has been presented with the first ‘Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award’?
[A] Vinod Kumar Shukla
[B] Ramesh Chandra Shah
[C] Mridula Garg
[D] Chitra Mudgal
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Correct Answer: A [Vinod Kumar Shukla]
Notes:
Renowned Hindi poet and novelist Vinod Kumar Shukla was selected for the inaugural edition of the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of the Year’ award for his translated book ‘Blue Is Like Blue’.
One of the finest writers in Hindi, the 83-year-old writer was also a recipient of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award in 1999. The award is presented to the best fictional work, that was released in the previous year. The stories in his book was translated into English by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Sara Rai.
12. Jaswant Singh Kanwal, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Sports
[B] Politics
[C] Literature
[D] Business
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Correct Answer: C [Literature]
Notes:
Famous Punjabi writer Jaswant Singh Kanwal recently passed away at his native village recently. His novels are loved by several readers across the country.
The novelist was a recipient of the country’s highest literary honor, Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977 for his famous novel ‘Taushali Di Hanso’. He has authored more than 100 novels, which mainly focus on agrarian crisis, caste barrier and women empowerment. He was also called as the ‘Writer of movements’.
13. Who was recently awarded the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy, by the Indian President?
[A] Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari
[B] Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu
[C] Dr. Manohar Agnani
[D] Dr Nipun Vinayak
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Correct Answer: B [Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu]
Notes:
Indian President Ramnath Govind recently conferred the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy on Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu under the Indian nomination (individual) category. Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu was the former Principal adviser (Public health), Ministry of Health and family welfare.
The Leprosy Mission Trust was presented the award under the institutional category. The President also announced that India has accomplished the level of leprosy elimination which is defined as less than one case per ten thousand population.
14. Who has been named as the head of the trust for construction of the Ram Temple, which was recently constituted by the Centre?
[A] K. K. Venugopal
[B] K Parasaran
[C] G E Vahanvati
[D] Maninder Acharya
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Correct Answer: B [K Parasaran]
Notes:
As per the Supreme Court ruling on November 9, 2019, a trust had to be set up for the construction of the Ram Temple within three months of the court order. Hence the Indian Government constituted the trust, which is named as ‘the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra’.
Former Attorney General of India, Advocate K Parasaran has been named as the head of the trust, which will function at his residence in Delhi. The advocate had earlier represented the litigant ‘Ram Lalla’ in the dispute and earned the verdict in its favour. An independent 15-member team has been named as the members of the trust, which will always have a trustee from the Dalit community, as per the Union Home Ministry.
15. The Pollution Control Board of which state recently received the national award for e-Governance 2019-20?
[A] Odisha
[B] Kerala
[C] Telangana
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) bagged the national award for e-Governance 2019-20 for its Real-Time Pollution-Monitoring System (RTPMS) project, during the 23rd National Conference on e-Governance held in Mumbai.
Under the RPTMS project, an alert is sent to the concerned officials if an industrial unit exceeds the desired pollution levels.
16. ERO NET, which was in news recently, is a portal of which autonomous organisation of India?
[A] All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
[B] Election Commission of India (ECI)
[C] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
[D] Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)
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Correct Answer: B [Election Commission of India (ECI)]
Notes:
The Election Commission of India was awarded ‘Silver’ award for ‘Excellence in Government Process re-engineering for Digital transformation’ from the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), during the 23rd National Conference on e-Governance held at Mumbai.
The award is presented to ECI for its portal ERO-NET. The portal uses a mechanism to effectively enter an applicant in E-roll. It is used for various functions like processing of forms, easy handling of the databases and maintenance of E-Rolls.
17. Which Indian PSU is set to acquire the government’s entire stake in THDC India and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO)?
[A] NTPC Limited
[B] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
[C] Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
[D] NHPC Limited
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Correct Answer: A [NTPC Limited]
Notes:
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently permitted the Maharatna PSU NTPC Limited to acquire the government’s entire stake in THDC India and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO).
NTPC will acquire 100 per cent of the issued and paid-up share capital of the NEEPCO and 74.5 per cent in THDC India, the rest of which is held by Uttar Pradesh state government.
18. Which is the only Indian company to feature in the Fortune’s ‘Top-20 Big Companies to Work For’ list in 2020?
[A] Infosys
[B] Tata Consultancy Services
[C] Zoho
[D] Zomato
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Correct Answer: B [Tata Consultancy Services]
Notes:
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been selected as one of the Fortune’s Best Big Companies to Work For in the year 2020. It is also the only Indian firm to feature in the Top 20 list.
Great Place to Work, an international workplace-culture expert conducted the survey from 33,000 employees at the certified organisations across the US.
19. Abhay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of which Indian PSU?
[A] NTPC Limited
[B] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
[C] NHPC Limited
[D] Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
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Correct Answer: C [NHPC Limited]
Notes:
Abhay Kumar Singh has been recently appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of the Indian PSU, NHPC Limited.
He has assumed the charge of Chairman and Managing Director of the company on February 24, 2020 and will serve till the date of his superannuation. Abhay Kumar has replaced Ratish Kumar who held additional charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director.
20. Sumant Kathpalia was recently appointed as the Chief Executive of which bank?
[A] ICICI Bank
[B] HDFC Bank
[C] IndusInd Bank
[D] Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Correct Answer: C [IndusInd Bank]
Notes:
Indian private sector lender IndusInd Bank recently announced that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Sumant Kathpalia as the Chief executive.
Sumant Kathpalia is currently serving as the head of Consumer banking business of the bank. He is to replace the incumbent Chief Executive Romesh Sobti and to take charge from 24 March, 2020 for three years.
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