Awards, Honours and Persons in News (MCQs)
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Q.1. Who is the first recipient of Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award?
(A) Dr Mathavaraj S
(B) P Veeramuthu Vel
(C) Ritu Karidhal
(D) Kalpana Kalahasti
Ans. (A) Dr Mathavaraj S
Q.2. Who are the recipients of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2022?
(A) IMA and Trained Nurses Association of India
(B) AIIMS and IMA
(C) Dr M Srinivas
(D) Dr V Shanta
Ans. (A) IMA and Trained Nurses Association of India
Q.3. Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘National Gopal Ratna Awards’?
(A) Ministry of Agriculture
(B) Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
(C) Ministry of MSME
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ans. (B) Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Q.4. How many Indians feature in the ‘BBC 100 Women List 2023’?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Six
(D) Seven
Ans. (A) Three
Q.5. Which Union Ministry instituted the National Metallurgist Award (NMA)?
(A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(B) Ministry of MSME
(C) Ministry of Steel
(D) Ministry of Power
Ans. (C) Ministry of Steel
Q.6. Which British-Indian is the new head of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)?
(A) Samir Shah
(B) Leena Nair
(C) Shantanu Narayen
(D) Arvind Krishna
Ans. (A) Samir Shah
Q.7. Tshering Tashi, who was seen in the news, is associated with which profession?
(A) Artist
(B) Author
(C) Sports person
(D) Politician
Ans. (B) Author
Q.8. Prashant Agrawal, who was seen in the news, is associated with which profession?
(A) Sportsperson
(B) Politician
(C) Social worker
(D) Scientist
Ans. (C) Social worker
Q.9. Who was SR Bommai in the famous SR Bommai judgment by Supreme Court in 1994?
(A) Owner of a Newspaper
(B) Chief Minister of a State
(C) A Civil Servant
(D) A Lawyer in Supreme Court
Ans. (B) Chief Minister of a State
Q.10. Who has been recently awarded the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm Prize for Education?
(A) Savita Ladage
(B) Sanjiva Prasad
(C) Rajeswari Sridhar
(D) Pushpak Bhattacharyya
Ans. (A) Savita Ladage