Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 716 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till March 7, 2021.
21. Who has recently been appointed as the officiating Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)?
[A] Justice Bansi Lal Bhat
[B] Justice A K Sikri
[C] Justice Ranjan Gogoi
[D] Justice Madan Lokur
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Correct Answer: A [Justice Bansi Lal Bhat]
Notes:
The government has appointed Justice Bansi Lal Bhat as the officiating chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
He will replace the previous Chairperson Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, who recently retired. Justice Bansi Lal Bhat is a former judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and he is appointed for a period of three months with effect from 15.03.2020 or until a regular Chairperson is appointed or until further orders.
22. Who is the only Indian to feature in the iSportconnect list of 10 most influential women in sports for 2020?
[A] Nita Ambani
[B] Mary Kom
[C] Preity Zinta
[D] P T Usha
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Correct Answer: A [Nita Ambani]
Notes:
Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians cricket team franchise, has been named in the iSportconnect’s list of 10 most influential women in sports for 2020.
iSportconnect is a Sports business network, which released the list. The other women who feature in the list were Tennis superstars Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, ace gymnast Simone Biles and famous footballer Megan Rapinoe among others.
23. Which Indian Filmmaker won the IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020 at the `8th India International Film Tourism Conclave’?
[A] Aditya Dhar
[B] Zoya Akhter
[C] Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
[D] Ayan Mukerji
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Correct Answer: B [Zoya Akhter]
Notes:
Bollywood film-maker Zoya Akhter was presented the IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020, at the Asia’s largest film tourism event, 8th India International Film Tourism Conclave (IIFTC), held recently in Mumbai.
The Director was selected for her outstanding contribution to the world tourism through her films which were shot in Spain and Turkey.
24. The term of which Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India was extended for a period of one year, recently?
[A] N S Vishwanathan
[B] M K Jain
[C] B P Kanungo
[D] Michael Debabrata Patra
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Correct Answer: C [B P Kanungo]
Notes:
As per the recent notification of the Reserve Bank of India, the Centre has extended the tenure of Reserve Bank Deputy Governor B P Kanungo by a year with effect from April 3, 2020.
Kanungo assumed charge as a Deputy Governor in 2017 and his term was to end at April 2. Now he has been re-appointed as the Deputy Governor for a period of 1 year. Other three Deputy Governors are N S Vishwanathan, M K Jain and Michael Debabrata Patra.
25. Pravin Rao has been appointed as the new Chairman of which industry body of India?
[A] NASSCOM
[B] CII
[C] FICCI
[D] IAMAI
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Correct Answer: A [NASSCOM]
Notes:
The Information Technology Industry body NASSCOM announced that it has appointed Infosys Chief Operating Officer UB Pravin Rao as its chairman for the year 2020-21.
Pravin Rao is set to replace the incumbent Chairman WNS Global Services Group CEO Keshav Murugesh. The Chairman and Senior Managing Director of Accenture in India, Rekha M Menon has been named as the vice chairperson for 2020-21.
26. Name the renowned Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee, who recently passed away?
[A] Walter D’Souza
[B] Shanti Hiranand
[C] Sasi Kalinga
[D] M K Arjunan
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Correct Answer: B [Shanti Hiranand]
Notes:
Veteran Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee Shanti Hiranand Chawla passed away at Gurgaon, at the age of 87.
The renowned singer was trained in several styles of music including thumri, dadra and ghazal. She had conducted several stage-performances in Indian and abroad. She had been conferred with several accolades including the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2007.
27. Who has been reappointed as the chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee?
[A] Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
[B] Mallikarjun Kharge
[C] Anurag Thakur
[D] Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
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Correct Answer: A [Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]
Notes:
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been reappointed for another year as the chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee along with the existing 30 members.
The committee was first formulated as a result of Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms in the year 1921. After 1950, the committee became a parliamentary committee which functioned under the control of the Lok Sabha Speaker along with a non-official chairperson. Since 1967, the chairperson of the committee is selected from the opposition party.
28. Robert Baptiste, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which field?
[A] Epidemiology
[B] Virology
[C] Cyber-security Research
[D] Architecture
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Correct Answer: C [Cyber-security Research]
Notes:
French cybersecurity researcher and ethical hacker Robert Baptiste who writes in the pseudonym Elliot Alderson on Twitter, warned about the security issues in the Aarogya Setu application. He also explained how the application could be manipulated to retrieve data of people infected in a given area.
As per the recent announcement of the Indian government, more than 90 million people have downloaded the application. However, the team of Aarogya Setu assured that no data or security breach has been identified.
29. Roberto Azevedo, who was in news recently, is the Chief of which international organisation?
[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] World Bank
[C] World Trade Organisation
[D] United Nations
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Correct Answer: C [World Trade Organisation]
Notes:
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently announced that its Director-General of Roberto Azevedo will step down on August 31, 2020 on personal grounds. This is a year before the end of his second term as he has completed 7 years as the WTO chief.
The Geneva-based World Trade Organisation (WTO) was founded in the year 1995 and India is one of the founder members of this body. The main objective of WTO is to frame rules for global exports and imports and regulate international trade by reducing barriers.
30. Who is the author of the book ‘The Ickabog’, that was seen in news recently?
[A] John Green
[B] J K Rowling
[C] Margaret Atwood
[D] Bill Bryson
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Correct Answer: B [J K Rowling]
Notes:
The Harry Potter fame author J K Rowling recently unveiled her story online for the kids across the world, during the lock-down.
The title of the story is ‘The Ickabog’ and it is her first children’s story not linked to Harry Potter. The chapters of the story will be published daily until July 10, in an exclusive website recently created for the story. The author also announced that she had written this story a decade ago.
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