Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 842 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till June 12, 2021.
41. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Stop TB Partnership Board?
[A] Narendra Modi
[B] Dr Harsh Vardhan
[C] Dr K.Sivan
[D] Adar C Poonawalla
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Correct Answer: B [Dr Harsh Vardhan]
Notes:
India’s Union Minister of Health Dr. Dr.Harsh Vardhan has been appointed as the chairman of the Stop TB Partnership Board, in recognition of his efforts to eliminate TB in the country. He will serve a three-year term as the chairperson.
The Stop TB Partnership is a unique international body that is mandated to eliminate Tuberculosis as a public health problem. It was established in the year 2000.
42. Which Ministry has presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020?
[A] Union Home Ministry
[B] Union Ministry of Education
[C] Union Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] Union Ministry of Social Justice
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Correct Answer: B [Union Ministry of Education]
Notes:
The Union Education Ministry headed by Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020. The theme of the awards was “women empowerment”.
Under the awards, AICTE has finalized the winners from a total of 456 entries who competed across 6 sub themes, like Women’s Health, Self-Defence, Sanitation, literacy etc.
43. Who has been appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner?
[A] Sushil Chandra
[B] Prasanna Chandra
[C] Ajay Kumar Bhalla
[D] Injeti Srinivas
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Correct Answer: A [Sushil Chandra]
Notes:
The Government of India has appointed Sushil Chandra as the next Chief Election Commissioner of India.
He succeeds Sunil Arora who retired on April 13th, 2021. Sushil Chandra is the former CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) Chairman and was appointed as an election commissioner on February 14, 2019.
44. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of NASSCOM?
[A] Shyam Srivatsan
[B] Krishnamurthy Subramanian
[C] Rekha M Menon
[D] Mallika Srinivasan
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Correct Answer: C [Rekha M Menon]
Notes:
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), has appointed Rekha M Menon as its Chairperson for 2021-22.
Rekha M Menon is the Chairperson and Senior Managing Director at Accenture in India, succeeding U B Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys. Nasscom also named Krishnan Ramanujam, from TCS as the Vice Chairperson for this financial year.
45. Satyajit ray, the legendary film maker and author, was from which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Assam
[C] West Bengal
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: C [West Bengal]
Notes:
Satyajit Ray was an Indian film maker, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator and music composer. He belonged to West Bengal and was recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1965, Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1985, and the Bharat Ratna.
To commemorate his achievement, Union information and broadcasting ministry has announced that it will organize year long centenary celebrations of the filmmaker in India and abroad.
46. Who was Manas Bihari Verma?
[A] Politician
[B] Aeronautical Scientist
[C] Doctor
[D] Social Activist
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Correct Answer: B [Aeronautical Scientist]
Notes:
Manas Bihari Verma – a reputed aeronautical scientist and Padma Shri Awardee died recently of suffering a massive heart attack. He was 78 years old.
He has been the man behind the country’s first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’ and has closely worked with former president Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam.
47. Andrea Meza, who was crowned Miss Universe, was from which country?
[A] Mexico
[B] Russia
[C] Italy
[D] Sweden
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Correct Answer: A [Mexico]
Notes:
The 26-year-old Miss Mexico Andrea Meza was crowned Miss Universe in Florida. The event returned to television this year, after it was cancelled in 2020 for the first time, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Andrea Meza finished first ahead of the Brazilian and Peruvian finalists. Another contestant Miss Myanmar used the stage time to draw attention to the military coup in her country.
48. Who is the first India descent player to win the Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) world championship?
[A] Arjan Bhullar
[B] Giant Zanjeer
[C] Guru Raaj
[D] Dilsher Shanky
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Correct Answer: A [Arjan Bhullar]
Notes:
Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) Arjan Bhullar made history as he became the first fighter of India descent to win a world title in the sport.
Bhullar registered a second-round technical knockout (TKO) win over five-time heavyweight champion Brandon Vera to clinch the title of the Singapore-based One Championship tournament.
49. Tsang Yin-hung, who became the world’s fastest woman to scale the Mount Everest, belongs to which country?
[A] China
[B] Hong Kong
[C] Vietnam
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: B [Hong Kong]
Notes:
Hong Kong mountaineer Tsang Yin-hung has recorded the world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman.
The 44-year-old mountaineer scaled the summit in a record time of 25 hours and 50 minutes. Another mountaineer, the 75-year-old Arthur Muir, became the oldest American to climb the world’s highest peak at 8,848.86-metres.
50. Abdulla Shahid, President-elect of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, is from which country?
[A] Israel
[B] Maldives
[C] Peru
[D] Argentina
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Correct Answer: B [Maldives]
Notes:
Maldivian Foreign Minister and the President-elect of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid has appointed K K Nagaraj Naidu as his Chef de Cabinet.
Nagaraj Naidu was India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador. The President- Elect also appointed Ambassador Thilmeeza Hussain, the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the UN as Special Envoy of the PGA.
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