Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total [wpbasicquiz_num_ques quiz_id=”13321″] Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till October 19, 2021.
31. Who has been named the COP26 People’s Advocate?
[A] Sir David Attenborough
[B] David Malpass
[C] Dr. Kristalina Georgieva
[D] Christine Lagarde
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Correct Answer: A [Sir David Attenborough]
Notes:
Conservationist, Broadcaster and historian Sir David Attenborough has been named as the People’s Advocate for the COP 26 of UN climate change summit to be held under the U.K. Presidency, in partnership with Italy. The summit is to be held this year in Glasgow.
He has been assigned the task to highlight the actions decision makers will need to take ahead of and at COP26 and to integrate all the climate related agendas of the participating nations.
32. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the Eni Award 2020?
[A] CNR Rao
[B] Narendra Modi
[C] Raghuram Rajan
[D] Virat Kohli
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Correct Answer: A [CNR Rao]
Notes:
Professor C.N.R. Rao, who is a Bharat Ratna recipient has been conferred with International Eni Award 2020. This has been awarded for his dedicated research in renewable energy sources and energy storage. This award is also known as the Energy Frontier award and is considered to be the Noble Prize in Energy Research.
33. As per the QS World Rankings 2022, which Indian institution is ranked as the world’s top research university?
[A] IIT Mumbai
[B] IIM Ahmedabad
[C] IISc Bengaluru
[D] NIT Trichy
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Correct Answer: C [IISc Bengaluru]
Notes:
The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings 2022, which is an annual publication of university rankings has been recently published.
As per the release, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru has secured the position of the “world’s top research university”. This institution has achieved a score of 100/100 under the metric Citations Per Faculty (CPF) assessment.
34. Darnella Frazier, who recently was honoured with special Pulitzer Award, is from which country?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] Germany
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: A [USA]
Notes:
The Pulitzer Prize is the most prestigious award given in the field of Journalism. Darnella Frazier, an American teenager who filmed the death of George Floyd, received a special citation.
The Pulitzer committee honoured the New York Times with the prestigious public service award for its coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic.
35. Who has been appointed as an honorary member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group?
[A] A K Sikri
[B] Mukesh Sharma
[C] Rheetika Khare
[D] Abhijit Banerjee
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Correct Answer: B [Mukesh Sharma]
Notes:
Mukesh Sharma, who is a professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has been appointed as honorary member of WHO’s Global Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG).
His appointment is made by Director General of WHO. The professor is an air quality expert with the civil engineering department at IIT-Kanpur.
36. Which Indian won the Japan’s Fukuoka Prize for 2021?
[A] Amartya Sen
[B] P Sainath
[C] Urjit Patel
[D] Raghuram Rajan
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Correct Answer: B [P Sainath]
Notes:
Veteran journalist P. Sainath has been selected as one of the three recipients of the Japan’s Fukuoka Prize for 2021.
Sainath will receive the Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Prize, for spreading knowledge through writings and commentaries on rural India and for promoting civil cooperation. Eleven Indians have received the Fukuoka Prize so far.
37. Pushkar Singh Dhami, who recently became 11th and youngest chief minister of Uttarakhand, is an MLA from which constituency?
[A] Champawat
[B] Sitarganj
[C] Khatima
[D] Kotdwar
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Correct Answer: C [Khatima ]
Notes:
Pushkar Singh Dhami (bron 1975) has recently become the 11th and youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Khatima constituency in Udham Singh Nagar district.
38. As of 2021, which actor holds the record of receiving most Filmfare Awards for Best Actor?
[A] Raj Kapoor
[B] Dilip Kumar
[C] Manoj Kumar
[D] Dev Anand
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Correct Answer: B [Dilip Kumar]
Notes:
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar died recently at the age of 98. He holds the record of receiving most Filmfare Award for Best Actor, by winning the award for 8 times.
He had won various awards during his 5-decade journey in Cinema, including Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994, Padma Bhushan (1991), Padma Vibhushan (2015) and Pakistan’s Nishan-e-Imtiaz (1998). He was nominated as the Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra in 2000–2006.
39. Which organization conducted the “Good Food for All” competition?
[A] SIDBI
[B] NABARD
[C] RBI
[D] United Nations
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Correct Answer: D [United Nations]
Notes:
The “Good Food for All” competition was conducted by the United Nations, in search of the ‘Best Small Businesses’ that are providing inspiring, diverse and impactful solutions to improve access to healthy and sustainable food.
In the competition, 3 India-based enterprises – Edible Routes Private Limited, Oorja Development Solutions India and Taru Naturals are among the winners of the “Best Small Businesses”.
40. Who is the current chairperson of National Commission for Women, who recently got three year extension?
[A] Ajay Tyagi
[B] M. R. Kumar
[C] Rekha Sharma
[D] Dr. Dhriti Banerjee
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Correct Answer: C [Rekha Sharma]
Notes:
On 7th August, 2021 Rekha Sharma was reappointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women for another 3-year term w.e.f. 07.08.2021, or till the age of 65 years or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.
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