Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 541 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till October 22, 2020.
21. ‘Women Transforming India Awards (WTI)’ is instituted by which organisation?
[A] Women Economic Forum
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs
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Correct Answer: B [NITI Aayog]
Notes:
The Women Entrepreneurship Platform of NITI Aayog is set to organise the Fourth Edition of the Women Transforming India Awards (WTI) on International Women’s Day (March 8).
The Women Transforming India Awards was instituted four years ago by NITI Aayog and are presented on the theme of ‘Women and Entrepreneurship’. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest this year and will present the Women Transforming India Awards 2019.
22. Which Bollywood celebrity has been appointed as the first ever brand ambassador of IDFC FIRST Bank?
[A] Ranveer Singh
[B] Amitabh Bachchan
[C] Shah Rukh Khan
[D] Salman Khan
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Correct Answer: B [Amitabh Bachchan]
Notes:
Mumbai headquartered IDFC FIRST Bank recently announced that it has appointed veteran Bollywood celebrity Amitabh Bachchan as its first ever brand ambassador.
The IDFC bank was originally founded in 2015. It was founded as a new entity after the merger of IDFC Bank and Capital First in December 2018. At present, the bank has 424 bank branches with 104 asset branches and 272 ATMs.
23. Google has appointed which technical expert as the Managing Director of Google Cloud in India?
[A] Karan Bajwa
[B] Sundar Pichai
[C] Rishi Sunak
[D] Rick Harshman
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Correct Answer: A [Karan Bajwa]
Notes:
Karan Bajwa has been recently appointed as the Managing Director of Google Cloud in India. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as the Head of IBM’s India operations. He has also worked in Microsoft for nine years before that.
In this new role, Karan Bajwa will be responsible for monitoring all revenue and market operations for Google Cloud’s solution portfolio.
24. Who is the head of the high-level committee of medical experts constituted by the Government of India for prevention & control of COVID-19?
[A] Dr V K Paul
[B] Amitabh Kant
[C] Rajiv Kumar
[D] Harsh Vardhan
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Correct Answer: A [Dr V K Paul]
Notes:
The Government of India has recently constituted a high-level committee of medical experts for prevention & control of COVID-19. The committee is headed by Dr V K Paul, a member of the India think-tank NITI Aayog.
The 21-member high level technical committee comprises of noted public health experts to suggest measures on the prevention and control actions. Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan and Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research are the Co-Chairpersons of the committee.
25. The Birth Anniversary of one of the founders of Congress Socialist Party was recently observed on March 23. What is the name of the leader?
[A] Dr Ram Manohar Lohia
[B] Jayaprakash Narayan
[C] Narendra Dev
[D] Minoo Masani
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Correct Answer: A [Dr Ram Manohar Lohia]
Notes:
The birth anniversary of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, was recently observed on March 23. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the leader.
Ram Manohar Lohia was born on 23 March 1910 and was one of the founders of the Congress Socialist Party. He was also the editor of the Congress Socialist journal. He had also as the secretary of the Foreign Department of the All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C)
26. Arjun Dev, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?
[A] Businessperson
[B] Politician
[C] Historian
[D] Musician
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Correct Answer: C [Historian]
Notes:
Veteran Indian historian Arjun Dev, who co-authored several popular NCERT books, recently passed away in Noida.
Mr. Arjun Dev served as a historian at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for many years. He wrote many famous NCERT books on Modern and Contemporary India and the World, along with his wife Indira Arjun. In the later part of his life, he was associated with the ‘Towards Freedom Project’ of the Indian Council of Historical Research.
27. Gita Ramjee, an Indian-origin South African who recently passed away after contracting coronavirus, was associated with which profession?
[A] Economist
[B] Virologist
[C] Sportsperson
[D] Businessperson
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Correct Answer: B [Virologist]
Notes:
Indian-origin South African and world-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee passed away after contracting coronavirus.
Gita Ramjee was a veteran virologist and a research leader in HIV prevention. She was the Unit Director of the HIV Prevention Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) offices in Durban. She was the recipient of ‘Outstanding Female Scientist Award’ by the European Development Clinical Trials Partnerships.
28. Indian-American Brahm Kanchibotla, who recently passed away after affected by Covid-19 in the United States, was associated with which profession?
[A] Businessperson
[B] Journalist
[C] Writer
[D] Economist
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Correct Answer: B [Journalist]
Notes:
Veteran Indian-American journalist Brahm Kanchibotla has passed away due to Covid-19 at the age of 66, in the United States.
He was serving as one of the correspondents for United News of India. He had settled in the United States after a long experience in Indian publications. He had been in the field of journalism in the United States for nearly 28 years. He was associated with Merger Markets and News India-Times weekly.
29. Which Indian journalist has been selected as a recipient of the Freedom of Speech Award presented by Deutsche Welle?
[A] Siddharth Varadarajan
[B] Sudhir Chaudhary
[C] Rajdeep Sardesai
[D] Arnab Goswami
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Correct Answer: A [Siddharth Varadarajan ]
Notes:
Indian journalist and the founding editor of ‘The Wire’, Siddharth Varadarajan has been named one of the 17 recipients of the Freedom of Speech Award presented by German public international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle also called as DW.
The award is conferred on journalists who show outstanding commitment to human rights and freedom of expression in the media. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the winners represent the journalists who have disappeared or been arrested or threatened because of their reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic.
30. 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.
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