Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 541 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till October 22, 2020.
41. Shirley Ann Grau, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
[A] Sports
[B] Literature
[C] Business
[D] Politics
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Correct Answer: B [Literature]
Notes:
Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer, Shirley Ann Grau has recently passed away at the age of 91. She was born in New Orleans and was brought up on Alabama.
All her six novels and four short story collections were all set in the southern states of the United States. She won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for her fourth book titled ‘The Keepers of the House’ in the year 1965. Her first book was ‘The Black Prince and Other Stories’.
42. Who has been selected as the new Chairperson of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)?
[A] Soma Mondal
[B] Gurdeep Singh
[C] R.N Nayak
[D] Balraj Joshi
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Correct Answer: A [Soma Mondal]
Notes:
The Public Enterprises Selection Board has selected Soma Mondal as the next Chairperson of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
She will become the first woman chairperson of the public sector steel giant, if the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approves her appointment. She will also become the first woman to lead a steel company, in the world. The present Chairman Anil Chaudhary is to superannuate this year.
43. Which country has emerged as a leader in terms of number of organic farmers?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] India
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
As per a recent release by the Government, India ranks first in terms of number of organic farmers and 9th in terms of area under organic farming.
In order to boost organic farming, the Union Government had launched “Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region” (MOVCD) and “Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana” (PKVY) in 2015. Sikkim became the first state in the world to become fully organic in farming.
44. Which former Finance Secretary has assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India?
[A] Rajiv Kumar
[B] Amitabh Kant
[C] Rajiv Arora
[D] Venugopal Rao
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Correct Answer: A [Rajiv Kumar]
Notes:
Former Finance Secretary, Rajiv Kumar has taken charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India.
Rajiv Kumar is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service Officer and has served in various capacities at Ministries in the Centre and his state cadre of Bihar/Jharkhand. He retired as Finance Secretary, in February 2020, after which he was appointed as the Chairman Public Enterprises Selection Board.
45. Who has appointed as the new President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)?
[A] Kenichi Ayukawa
[B] Chung Mong-koo
[C] Guenter Butschek
[D] Gaku Nakanishi
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Correct Answer: A [Kenichi Ayukawa]
Notes:
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has elected Kenichi Ayukawa as its new President.
He has been the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki India since 2013. He earlier served as the Vice President of SIAM and is succeeding Rajan Wadhera. Vipin Sondhi of Ashok Leyland is elected as the Vice President.
46. Which Indian Movie has won the “Best Screen Play” award at the Venice Film Festival 2020?
[A] Hellaro
[B] Son Rise
[C] Uri
[D] The Disciple
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Correct Answer: D [The Disciple]
Notes:
Marathi language movie ‘The Disciple’ has won the Best Screenplay award at Venice Film Festival. The film is directed by Chaitanya Tamhane.
The movie describes the personal and professional experiences of a Hindustani classical singer. It also bagged the prestigious FIPRESCI award. “Nomadland”, directed by Chloe Zhao won the “Golden Lion” award in the file festival.
47. What is the name of the renowned scholar of art history, architecture and Indian classical dance, who has recently passed away?
[A] Kapila Vatsyayan
[B] B. Babusivan
[C] P. R. Krishna Kumar
[D] Balli Durga Prasad Rao
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Correct Answer: A [Kapila Vatsyayan]
Notes:
Veteran scholar of art history, architecture and Indian classical dance, Kapila Vatsyayan has recently passed away at the age of 91.
The artiste was the Chairperson of the Asia Project at the India International Centre, where she was a lifetime trustee. She was also the founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
48. Syeda Anwara Taimur, who recently passed away, was the only woman Chief Minister of which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Sikkim
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Mizoram
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Correct Answer: A [Assam]
Notes:
Assam’s first and only woman Chief Minister Syeda Anwara Taimur has recently passed away in Australia, at 84 years.
She held various important positions including the Education Minister before becoming the Chief Minister from 1980 to 1981. She was also nominated for a Rajya Sabha term in 1988. She served as MLA for four times during his 4 decade-long political career.
49. Which Indian bureaucrat has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Cambodia?
[A] Devyani Uttam Khobragade
[B] Taranjit Singh Sandhu
[C] Harsh Vardhan Shringla
[D] Navtej Sarna
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Correct Answer: A [Devyani Uttam Khobragade]
Notes:
Indian Foreign Service officer Devyani Uttam Khobragade has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Cambodia.
This has been announced by the Ministry of External Affairs. Ms Khobragade is a 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, currently serving as a joint secretary in the External Affairs Ministry. She has served in Indian missions in Berlin, Islamabad, Rome and New York.
50. The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two Scientists for which field of Chemistry?
[A] Genome editing
[B] Bio Chemistry
[C] Electro Chemistry
[D] Quantum Chemistry
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Correct Answer: A [Genome editing]
Notes:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for development of a method for genome editing.
The two scientists have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest toolsnamed the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors, using which the DNA of animals, plants, and microorganisms can be changed precisely. Charpentier and Doudna became the sixth and seventh women to win a Nobel for chemistry.
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