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.
31. Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis are the recipients of which prestigious award?
[A] Booker Prize
[B] Abel Prize
[C] Pulitzer Prize
[D] Golden Globe
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Correct Answer: B [Abel Prize]
Notes:
Hillel Furstenberg of Israel and Russian-American Gregory Margulis are the recipients of the prestigious Abel Prize for the year 2020, one of the highest awards in the field of Mathematics.
The two mathematicians were selected for introducing the use of methods from probability and dynamics in group theory, number theory and combinatorics. They were the first to use randomness to make the certainties of mathematics easily understandable by the people.
32. Which Indian author won the 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award of PEN America?
[A] Ruchika Tomar
[B] Madhuri Vijay
[C] Arundhati Roy
[D] Jhumpa Lahiri
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Correct Answer: A [Ruchika Tomar]
Notes:
Debut novelist Ruchika Tomar has been selected as the winner of the 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel ‘A Prayer for Travelers’.
PEN America was founded in 1922, in New York City. The prize is backed by the Hemingway family and the Ernest Hemingway Foundation. The PEN/Hemingway Award includes a $25,000 prize, which is proposed to allow significant time and resources to pursue a subsequent work of fiction.
33. Sameer Aggarwal has been appointed as the Chief Executive officer of the Indian arm of which company?
[A] Amazon
[B] Walmart
[C] Apple
[D] Samsung
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Correct Answer: B [Walmart]
Notes:
The Indian arm of then US-based retailer Walmart recently announced the appointment of Sameer Aggarwal as the Chief executive officer of its Best Price Modern Wholesale stores in India.
Sameer Aggarwal is promoted as CEO and will replace Krish Iyer, who is to retire from the top post. Krish Iyer will continue to serve as the advisor to Best Price, Walmart India. Sameer had joined Walmart as executive Vice president in 2018 and was made the Deputy CEO in January 2020.
34. A Ramachandran, who recently passed away in Kerala, was associated with which profession?
[A] Politician
[B] Scientist
[C] Sportsperson
[D] Musician
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Correct Answer: B [Scientist]
Notes:
Renowned Scientist in the field of Fisheries and Ocean studies, Dr A Ramachandran passed away in Kerala, at the age of 61.
He was serving as the Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS). He had also served as an expert member in several national and international fisheries organisations. He led the first ever International Blue Economy Congress in the country.
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. The Versatile Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who recently passed away, had won National award for which movie?
[A] Lunch Box
[B] Paan Singh Tomar
[C] Life of Pi
[D] Haidar
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Correct Answer: B [Paan Singh Tomar]
Notes:
Versatile Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has recently passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai, at the age of 53.
Irrfan is considered as one of the finest actors in Hindi cinema. He won the National Award in 2013 for his outstanding performance in the sports drama ‘Paan Singh Tomar’. He was also awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2011. He had also acted in famous Hollywood films like ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘Jurassic World’, and ‘Life of Pi’.
38. What is the name of the veteran Freedom fighter and National Communal Harmony Awardee, who recently passed away?
[A] Chuni Goswami
[B] Rishi Kapoor
[C] Hema Bharali
[D] Alexander Fernando
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Correct Answer: C [Hema Bharali]
Notes:
Veteran Freedom fighter and follower of Gandhian principles Hema Bharali, recently passed away at the age of 101.
The freedom fighter strived hard to uplift the condition of women and empower the marginalised sections of society. She was the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Padma Shri in 2005, National Communal Harmony Award by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2006 and the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award for National Integration from the Assam government.
39. Which Indian sportsperson is set to take charge as the President of the Paralympic Committee of India?
[A] Devendra Jhajharia
[B] Deepa Malik
[C] Mariyappan Thangavelu
[D] Varun Singh Bhati
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Correct Answer: B [Deepa Malik]
Notes:
India’s first and only woman Paralympics silver medallist, Deepa Malik is set to take charge as the President of the Paralympic Committee of India.
She had earlier announced her retirement from active sports. She is the only woman para-athlete to have been given the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. She is also a recipient of the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award. Deepa Malik won her silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Paralympics in shot put. She has won 58 national and 23 international medals.
40. Betty Wright, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?
[A] Sportsperson
[B] Singer
[C] Politician
[D] Scientist
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Correct Answer: B [Singer]
Notes:
Betty Wright, the Grammy winner recently passed away in her hometown Miami, Florida, as per her family sources.
The singer’s real name was Bessie Regina Norris and she was born in 1953. She started her singing career in a musical group called the ‘Echoes of Joy’. The biggest hit of her career was the album named “Clean Up Woman”, which was released when she was eighteen. She won her first Grammy Award for her song, “Where is the Love?”, at the age of 23. She continued her song writing and music production for several years.
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