Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
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21. Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson are the recipients of which award?
[A] Noble Prize for Physics
[B] Noble Prize for Economics
[C] Noble Prize for Peace
[D] Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
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Correct Answer: B [Noble Prize for Economics]
Notes:
Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their contribution to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.
Mr Wilson developed a theory for auctions of items with a common value and Mr Milgrom came up with a theory in which private values vary from bidder to bidder in an auction.
22. Which Indian personality has been named as the state icon of Punjab by the Election Commission of India?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Sonu Sood
[C] Sushant Singh Rajput
[D] Ranveer Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Sonu Sood]
Notes:
Famous Actor Sonu Sood has been recently named as state icon of Punjab by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The Election Commission has honoured the actor with the title, after he earned appreciation from across the country for his work to help the migrant labourers during the nation-wide lockdown. His auto-biography is also to be released with the title of “I Am No Messiah.”
23. Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope, which was making news recently, is located in which Indian state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Gujarat
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: C [Maharashtra]
Notes:
GMRT (Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope) is an observatory located in Pune, Maharashtra. It is operated by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research- National Centre for Radio Astrophysics.
U.S.-based technical organisation, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has granted the status of ‘Milestone’ to the observatory. This is the third facility to receive the milestone status in India after the works of Sir C V Raman and Sir J C Bose.
24. Roshni Nadar is the Chairperson of which company?
[A] Infosys
[B] HCL Technologies
[C] Biocon
[D] Syngene
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Correct Answer: B [HCL Technologies]
Notes:
The Chairperson of HCL Technologies Roshni Nadar is listed to be wealthiest woman of India in the year 2020.
The list of 100 leading Wealthy Women in India has been recently released by Kotak Wealth Hurun. Out of the 100 women, 31 self-made women on the list. Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has been ranked second in the list.
25. Which country’s Prime Minister is to attend India’s Republic Day parade as Chief Guest?
[A] United States
[B] Australia
[C] United Kingdom
[D] New Zealand
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Correct Answer: C [United Kingdom]
Notes:
Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson accepted the invitation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations on 26 January, 2021 in New Delhi.
With this, Boris Johnson becomes the second UK prime minister to attend the celebrations after John Major in 1993. Moreover, UK Prime Minister has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the UK-hosted G7 summit next year.
26. What is the name of the first spokesperson of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), who passed away recently?
[A] Madhav Govind Vaidya
[B] Motilal Vora
[C] Budal Krishnamoorthy
[D] Moan Rawale
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Correct Answer: A [Madhav Govind Vaidya ]
Notes:
The first spokesperson of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Madhav Govind Vaidya recently passed away.
The 97-year-old leader had earlier recovered from coronavirus infection. He also served as the former Chief Editor of the daily Tarun Bharat. He has a eight decade-old association with RSS, since he joined the movement in 1943.
27. Michael Kondo, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
[A] Politician
[B] Sportsperson
[C] Writer
[D] Musician
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Correct Answer: B [Sportsperson]
Notes:
Michael Kondo, who was a veteran Indian Hockey player, died at the age of 73 recently. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1972.
He was a member of the first and only World Cup-winning team in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur. He was also a member of the team that won a bronze medal in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where he scored three goals.
28. Which word is selected as the Oxford Hindi word of 2020?
[A] Aadhar
[B] Samvidhan
[C] Aatmanirbharta
[D] Mahaa maaree
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Correct Answer: C [Aatmanirbharta]
Notes:
The Oxford group has selected ‘Aatmanirbharta’ as the Oxford Hindi word of 2020. In Hindi language, it means self-reliance.
Previous Hindi words of the year selected by Oxford are ‘Aadhar’ (2017), ‘Nari Shakti’ (2018) and ‘Samvidhaan’ (2019). Following the prime minister’s address, there was a significant increase in the usage of ‘aatmanirbharta’ following the Prime minister’s address.
29. Narayanasamy, who recently resigned, was the Chief Minister of which state/Union territory?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Puducherry
[C] Goa
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Puducherry]
Notes:
After the Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy lost the confidence vote on the floor of the Legislative Assembly, the UT’s Congress-DMK government collapsed.
The Chief Minister tendered his resignation to the Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, with only around four months remaining for completion of its tenure.
30. Swadhinta Puraskar is the highest civilian award of which country?
[A] Myanmar
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Nepal
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Correct Answer: B [Bangladesh]
Notes:
The Government of Bangladesh has announced the names of 9 individuals and one organization who are being conferred with the Swadhinta Puraskar 2021, the nation’s highest civilian award.
Out of 9 individuals, 4 are awarded posthumously. Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council has been nominated for research and training under the organisation category.
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