Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs
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41. A K Goel, the MD CEO of UCO Bank has been recently elected as the Chairman of which body?
[A] Press Trust of India
[B] IBPS
[C] Indian Bank’s Association
[D] RBI Services Board
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Bank’s Association]
Notes:
The present Managing Director and CEO of UCO Bank Shri. A K Goel has been elected as the chairman of Indian Bank’s Association for the year 2021-22. The election was held at the body’s Managing Committee meeting held on 14th October 2021.
He succeeds Mr Rajkiran Rai G, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of India.
42. Pandit Birju Maharaj, who passed away recently, was associated with which dance?
[A] Kathak
[B] Bharatanatyam
[C] Kuchipudi
[D] Mohini Aattam
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Correct Answer: A [Kathak]
Notes:
Legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away recently at the age of 83. He is also known as Panditji and Maharaj-ji by his disciples.
He is regarded as one of India’s best known artistes. He was awarded the ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in 1964 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1986. He was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Choreography.
43. Shanti Devi, who recently passed away, was a Social Worker from which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Odisha
[C] Kerala
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
Notes:
Noted social worker Shanti Devi, also known as Lugdi Devi, passed away in Odisha at the age of 88. She was also known as Lugdi Devi.
In Odisha, Shanti Devi founded the Seva Samaj Ashram to run her movement of providing education to tribal girls. In 2021, the social worker was felicitated with the Padma Shri Award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
44. Serdar Berdymukhamedov has won the Presidential Election of which country?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Turkmenistan
[C] Kazakhstan
[D] Ukraine
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Correct Answer: B [Turkmenistan]
Notes:
40-year-old Serdar Berdymukhamedov has won the Presidential Election of Turkmenistan. He is the son of the country’s leader.
Berdymukhamedov secured 72.97 percent of votes in the recently held election and succeeded his father Gurbanguly, as per the Central Election Commission. Turkmenistan is a gas-rich country in Central Asia.
45. Who is the first recipient of the ‘Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award’?
[A] Ratan Tata
[B] Mukesh Ambani
[C] Narendra Modi
[D] Amit Shah
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Correct Answer: C [Narendra Modi]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to be preented with the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at the 80th annual Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards ceremony.
The award was instituted in the memory and honour of singer Lata Mangeshkar who passed away at the age of 92 years. The award will be given every year to an individual who has made exemplary contributions to our nation, its people and our society.
46. Which infrastructure project won the ‘Indian Building Congress’ (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’?
[A] Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel
[B] Atal Tunnel
[C] Rohtang La Pass
[D] Zoji La Pass
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Correct Answer: B [Atal Tunnel]
Notes:
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed- Atal Tunnel, built in Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh, received the Indian Building Congress’ (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award.
The IBC jury selected the strategic tunnel as the ‘Best Project for Excellence in Built Environment’ in 2021. Built using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM), it was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 3, 2020.
47. Anna Qabale Duba, who won the USD 250,000 Global Nursing Award 2022, is from which country?
[A] Kenya
[B] UAE
[C] Nigeria
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: A [Kenya]
Notes:
Anna Qabale Duba from Kenya has been announced as the winner of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2022.
It is one of the top awards with the highest prize money in the healthcare community worth USD 250,000. Under the Qabale Duba Foundation, she built a school in her village where children could study in the morning and adults in the afternoon. She is an advocate for gender equality and education in her community.
48. Mame Khan, the first folk artist from India to walk the Cannes Red Carpet, is from which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Rajasthani singer Mame Khan became the first folk artist from India to walk the Cannes Red Carpet. He was part of the Indian contingent led by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur.
Artists including R Madhavan, Ricky Kej, Prasoon Joshi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shekhar Kapur and Anurag Thakur represented India at the Cannes 2022 red carpet.
49. Senior IAS officer Nidhi Chibber has been appointed as the chairperson of which institution?
[A] UGC
[B] NCERT
[C] CBSE
[D] NTA
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Correct Answer: C [CBSE]
Notes:
Senior IAS officer Nidhi Chibber has been appointed as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Nidhi Chibber, a 1994 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, is currently Additional Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries. She succeeds the incumbent chairperson Dr Vineet Joshi IAS, as per the order issued by the Personnel Ministry.
50. Rabab Fatima, who has been appointed as the Under Secretary General of the United Nations, is from which country?
[A] India
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Myanmar
[D] Afghanistan
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Correct Answer: B [Bangladesh]
Notes:
Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations has been appointed as the Under Secretary General of the United Nations.
She will also be High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS). The Ambassador is the first woman diplomat from Bangladesh to be appointed to this post. Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill was appointed by UN chief Antonio Guterres as his Envoy on Technology.
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