Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 651 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till January 18, 2021.
31. Who has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of Federal Bank?
[A] Amitabh Chaudhry
[B] Shyam Srinivasan
[C] Parthasarathi Mukherjee
[D] Romesh Sobti
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Correct Answer: B [Shyam Srinivasan ]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has re-appointed Shyam Srinivasan as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Bank.
The re-appointment has been made with effect from the date of his term end, September 23, 2020 till September 22, 2021. He had taken charge as the MD and CEO of the private sector bank in the year 2010.
32. John Lewis, who passed away recently, was associated with the civil rights movement of which country?
[A] United States
[B] United Kingdom
[C] France
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: A [United States]
Notes:
John Lewis, who was a pioneer of the civil rights movement of the United States, recently passed away at the age of 80.
He entered the United States House of Representatives in the year 1986 from Atlanta and he was a long-time member of the Congress. He was praised as the “Conscience of the Congress” for his sincere and conscious traits.
33. Which Indian climate activist has been named by UN Secretary-General to his new young advisory group?
[A] Archana Soreng
[B] Licypriya Kangujam
[C] Sunita Narain
[D] Sumaira Abdulali
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Correct Answer: A [Archana Soreng]
Notes:
Indian climate activist Archana Soreng has been named by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group.
The new advisory group comprises of young leaders, aged between 18 and 28 years, who will provide solutions and opinions on tackling the problems of climate crisis. Archana Soreng is a student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is to join six other young climate leaders from around the world.
34. Who won the ‘Asian College of Journalism’s Award for Investigative Journalism’?
[A] Nitin Sethi
[B] Siddharth Varadarajan
[C] Malini Parthasarathy
[D] Raghav Bahl
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Correct Answer: A [Nitin Sethi]
Notes:
Indian Journalist Nitin Sethi has won the prestigious investigative journalism award, given by the Asian College of Journalism.
He has been awarded for his coverage and investigative articles on Electoral Bonds, published on Huffington Post India. K. P. Narayana Kumar Memorial Award for Social Impact Journalism was awarded to the Hindu’s Shiv Sahay Singh.
35. What is the name of the Congress Leader and national Spokesperson who has recently passed away?
[A] Rajiv Tyagi
[B] Rahat Indori
[C] Dhammika Ganganath
[D] P. J. Sheehan
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Correct Answer: A [Rajiv Tyagi]
Notes:
Congress Leader and national Spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi has recently passed away at the age of 53 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
He was also serving as the party’s General Secretary and spokesperson for its Uttar Pradesh unit. He was known for his fiery speeches in Television debates. He had been participating in a TV debate on Bengaluru violence and after that he had had a cardiac arrest.
36. Who has the longest tenure of over as head of elected government in India (including Chief Minister as well as Prime Minister)?
[A] Narendra Modi
[B] Manmohan Singh
[C] P V Narasimha Rao
[D] Indira Gandhi
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Correct Answer: A [Narendra Modi]
Notes:
Among all the Indian Prime Ministers, Narendra Modi has the longest tenure as head of elected government.
Including his term of more than 12 years as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, his total term as the head stands over 18 years and 300 days. He is also the longest-serving non-Congress prime minister of the country. The term as the head of Jawaharlal Nehru was over 16 years and that of Indira Gandhi was over 15 years.
37. Who has been appointed as the Director General of Border Security Force?
[A] Rakesh Asthana
[B] Nageswara Rao
[C] Rishi Kumar Shukla
[D] Ranjit Sinha
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Correct Answer: A [Rakesh Asthana]
Notes:
IPS officer Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the Director General of Border Security Force (BSF). The incumbent head RK Shukla is set to retire in February 2020.
Prior to this appointment, he was the head of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security since January 2019. SS Deswal is set to replace him in the said post. Asthana was a 1984-batch IPS Officer and a former official of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
38. Archana Mahanta, who has passed away, was associated with which profession?
[A] Politician
[B] Singer
[C] Sportsperson
[D] Engineer
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Correct Answer: B [Singer]
Notes:
Veteran folk singer from the state of Assam, Archana Mahanta has passed away at the age of 72. Her last rites were performed with full state honours.
Her husband ‘King of Bihu’ Khagen Mahanta is also a Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee and the couple used to perform together in Assamese music shows. Their son is a popular singer named Papon.
39. The children of which Industrial Giant have been listed in Fortune’s “40 Under 40” list of influential people?
[A] Mukesh Ambani
[B] Anil Ambani
[C] Azim Premji
[D] Adi Godrej
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Correct Answer: A [Mukesh Ambani]
Notes:
The twin children of Mukesh Ambani – Isha and Akash Ambani have featured in the Fortune’s “40 Under 40” list of influential people around the globe.
The Ambani siblings are placed in the list for their contribution in turning around Reliance Industries’ consumer business. Akash Ambani joined the board of Reliance Industries Limited in 2014 and Isha Ambani joined the board a year later.
40. Who has presented the first ever AICTE-Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Awards?
[A] Prime Minister
[B] President
[C] Vice President
[D] Union Education Minister
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Correct Answer: D [Union Education Minister]
Notes:
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank presented the first ever AICTE-Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Awards 2020.
The award has been conferred to 12 faculty members of AICTE approved institutes on the occasion of Engineers Day. The award has been introduced to identify extraordinary teachers and recognize their best practice in the field of higher technical education.
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