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This section includes 1943 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1551. |
Name the famous Indian Scientist who was awarded the prestigious ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award’ in 2011. |
| A. | Prof. Yash Pal |
| B. | C.N.R Rao |
| C. | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| D. | G. Madhavan Nair |
| Answer» B. C.N.R Rao | |
| 1552. |
Noted writer from Rajasthan, Manisha Kulshreshtha, was awarded the 28th Bihari Puraskar for 2018. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. ________. |
| A. | 2.5 lakh |
| B. | 2 lakh |
| C. | 3 lakh |
| D. | 1 lakh |
| E. | 1.5 lakh |
| Answer» B. 2 lakh | |
| 1553. |
Awarded with the Tagore Award for cultural harmony in 2016, Ram Vanji Suthar is a famous ________. |
| A. | Musician |
| B. | Dancer |
| C. | Sculptor |
| D. | Painter |
| Answer» D. Painter | |
| 1554. |
Amartya Sen was awarded the Noble Prize for his work in ______ . |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Physics |
| C. | Peace |
| D. | Economics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1555. |
A documentary on Srinagar-based football club ________ has been nominated in the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards 2019. |
| A. | Real Kashmir FC |
| B. | Lonestar Kashmir F.C. |
| C. | Minerva FC |
| D. | Indian Arrows |
| E. | NEROCA FC |
| Answer» B. Lonestar Kashmir F.C. | |
| 1556. |
In which language was the award winning film 'Little Magician' made? |
| A. | English |
| B. | Hindi |
| C. | Tamil |
| D. | Malayalam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1557. |
How many sites were chosen from India for the 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation? |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Five |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Three |
| Answer» D. Three | |
| 1558. |
Indira Pradhan Trophy is associated with which sport/game? |
| A. | Football |
| B. | Hockey |
| C. | Volley Ball |
| D. | Cricket |
| Answer» D. Cricket | |
| 1559. |
In May 2021, Shree Malani Foams Pvt. Ltd. has won the coveted 'Star Export House' award from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The certification is valid for how many years? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| E. | 7 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 1560. |
A team of four undergraduate students from which of the following IITs have emerged as winners of the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 6.0? |
| A. | IIT Delhi |
| B. | IIT Kharagpur |
| C. | IIT Bombay |
| D. | IIT Kanpur |
| E. | IIT Roorkee |
| Answer» C. IIT Bombay | |
| 1561. |
In 2018, ESIC received the ISSA Good Practice Award. What is the full form of ISSA? |
| A. | International Social Science Association |
| B. | Indian Social Association |
| C. | Indian Scientific Science Association |
| D. | International Social Security Association |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1562. |
In which subject was Marie Curie given the Nobel Prize in the year 1903? |
| A. | Biology |
| B. | Physics |
| C. | Geology |
| D. | Chemistry |
| Answer» C. Geology | |
| 1563. |
In June 2021, Codeathon of which of the following won four awards, in various segments, at the recently held International News Media Association (INMA) Global Awards 2021? |
| A. | The Hindu |
| B. | The Times of India |
| C. | Hindustan Times |
| D. | Dainik Bhaskar |
| E. | The Indian Express |
| Answer» D. Dainik Bhaskar | |
| 1564. |
In Tamil Nadu, how many Indian Navy pilots were awarded the prestigious "Wings" by Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag officer, Commanding in Chief Eastern Naval Command at the passing out parade in June 2021? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 9 |
| E. | 11 |
| Answer» D. 9 | |
| 1565. |
In the 2016 Olympics, ______ won the gold in women’s 100-metres sprint. |
| A. | Elaine Thompson |
| B. | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
| C. | Gail Devers |
| D. | Wyomia Tyus |
| Answer» B. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | |
| 1566. |
Consider the following statements about Booker Prize 2020. (1) Douglas Stuart's won this award.(2) He received this award for his novel The Testaments Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | 1 only |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| Answer» D. Both 1 and 2 | |
| 1567. |
Booker prize 2018 was awarded to Anna Burns for which novel? |
| A. | Normal People |
| B. | Milkman |
| C. | The Mass Room |
| D. | Washington Black |
| Answer» C. The Mass Room | |
| 1568. |
Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 was awarded to |
| A. | Malala Yousafzai |
| B. | Denis Mukwege Mukengere and Nadia Murad |
| C. | Juan M. Santos |
| D. | K. Satyarthi |
| Answer» C. Juan M. Santos | |
| 1569. |
Japan’s second highest national award called ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ was conferred on _______ in 2019. |
| A. | Kewal Singh |
| B. | Shyam Saran |
| C. | Rajeshwar Dayal |
| D. | JS Mehta |
| Answer» C. Rajeshwar Dayal | |
| 1570. |
Grammy Award is given in which of the following field? |
| A. | Music |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Environment |
| D. | Medicine |
| Answer» B. Journalism | |
| 1571. |
Name the director of the blockbuster movie ‘Bahubali’. |
| A. | Madhur Bhandarkar |
| B. | S. S. Rajamouli |
| C. | Prabhu Deva |
| D. | Karan Johar |
| Answer» C. Prabhu Deva | |
| 1572. |
In January 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the first ever _______ for his outstanding leadership of the nation. |
| A. | Padma Shri |
| B. | Champions of the Earth Award |
| C. | Philip Kotler Presidential Award |
| D. | Padma Bhushan |
| Answer» D. Padma Bhushan | |
| 1573. |
President awarded a Shaurya Chakra to 16-year-old ________ who thwarted a militant attack on his home in 2017, in March 2019. |
| A. | Mamata Dalai |
| B. | Karanbeer Singh |
| C. | Irfan Ramzan Sheikh |
| D. | Netravati M. Chavan |
| E. | Sebastian Vincent |
| Answer» D. Netravati M. Chavan | |
| 1574. |
Name the Medal which Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman received in August 2019 for his gallantry. |
| A. | Vir Chakra |
| B. | Maha Vir Chakra |
| C. | PAram Vir Chakra |
| D. | Sena Medal |
| Answer» B. Maha Vir Chakra | |
| 1575. |
Indian actor ________ has been awarded the prestigious Golden Dragon Award for his works in Hindi cinema at the Cardiff International Film Festival 2019. |
| A. | Manoj Bajpayee |
| B. | Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
| C. | Pankaj Tripathi |
| D. | Rajkumar Rao |
| E. | Sushant Singh Rajput |
| Answer» C. Pankaj Tripathi | |
| 1576. |
In January 2020, who received the prestigious French honour of ‘Chevalier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters)? |
| A. | Ritu Nanda |
| B. | Sanjana Kapoor |
| C. | Sheena Sippy |
| D. | Aliya Kapoor |
| E. | Urmila Srivastava |
| Answer» C. Sheena Sippy | |
| 1577. |
Infosys has been accredited with the Google Cloud Partner Specialization in which of the following fields? |
| A. | Data and analytics space |
| B. | Infrastructure |
| C. | Work Transformation |
| D. | Machine Learning |
| E. | App Development |
| Answer» B. Infrastructure | |
| 1578. |
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been selected for the ‘SIES-Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National Eminence Award’ for: |
| A. | Social Thinking |
| B. | International category |
| C. | Science and Technology |
| D. | Public Leadership |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1579. |
In June 2020, which of the following football clubs has been recommended for this year’s Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)? |
| A. | Moran Town Club |
| B. | Delhi United |
| C. | Minerva Academy FC |
| D. | Red Star FC |
| E. | East Bengal |
| Answer» D. Red Star FC | |
| 1580. |
Mexican author Valeria Luiselli has won the International Dublin Literary Award 2021 for which of the following novels? |
| A. | Between Two Fires: Intimate Writings on Life, Love, Food and Flavor |
| B. | Lost Children Archive |
| C. | Mexico One Plate At A Time Rick Bayless |
| D. | The Edible Mexican Garden Rosalind Creasy |
| E. | To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Answer» C. Mexico One Plate At A Time Rick Bayless | |
| 1581. |
Barbara McClintock received the Nobel prize for the discovery of____. |
| A. | Mobile genetic elements |
| B. | Restriction endonucleases |
| C. | Split genes |
| D. | Molecular structure of DNA |
| Answer» B. Restriction endonucleases | |
| 1582. |
Legendary Indian Architect Balkrishna Doshi recently won a prestigious global award which is sometimes referred to as the Nobel Equivalent in Architecture. Name the award that Shree Doshi won. |
| A. | Pritzker Award |
| B. | Bookman Award |
| C. | Pulitzer Prize |
| D. | Emma Award |
| Answer» B. Bookman Award | |
| 1583. |
In December 2019, Sahitya Akademi announced its annual Award 2019 in ______ languages. |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 19 |
| C. | 23 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» D. 21 | |
| 1584. |
A doctor from which of the following states has been conferred the 'Order of Rising Sun' by the Japan government? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Tripura |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Sikkim |
| E. | Mizoram |
| Answer» B. Tripura | |
| 1585. |
Bhopal was awarded The Innovative Idea Award under the India Smart Cities Award - 2018 for its _________. |
| A. | Smart Campus |
| B. | Smart Class rooms |
| C. | SASA Project |
| D. | Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1586. |
In which year was the Arjuna Award given to Sachin Tendulkar? |
| A. | 1990 |
| B. | 1994 |
| C. | 1997 |
| D. | 1999 |
| Answer» C. 1997 | |
| 1587. |
Ministry of Home Affairs has announced Asadharan Aasuchana Kushalata Padak-2020 for how many officers of J&K Police for displaying exceptional courage and skills? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 11 |
| E. | 13 |
| Answer» C. 9 | |
| 1588. |
Name the recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award, 2019 for Trade and Industry (Food Processing). |
| A. | Narsingh Dev Jamwal |
| B. | Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya |
| C. | Harvinder Singh Phoolka |
| D. | Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1589. |
International Invincible Gold Medal for 2021 has been conferred on whom? |
| A. | Nitin Gadkari |
| B. | Piyush Goyal |
| C. | Prakash Javadekar |
| D. | Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank |
| E. | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Answer» E. Hardeep Singh Puri | |
| 1590. |
______ won the women’s singles title at Italian Open 2019. |
| A. | Karolina Pliskova |
| B. | Simona Halep |
| C. | Naomi Osaka |
| D. | Johanna Konta |
| Answer» B. Simona Halep | |
| 1591. |
How many artists have been selected by the Sangeet Natak Akademi for Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2018? |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 26 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 32 |
| E. | 36 |
| Answer» E. 36 | |
| 1592. |
Indian drama film Pebbles bagged the Tiger Award for Best Film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Who among the following had directed the film? |
| A. | Vinothraj PS |
| B. | Mani Ratnam |
| C. | Deepa Mehta |
| D. | Neeraj Pandey |
| E. | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Answer» B. Mani Ratnam | |
| 1593. |
Norman Borlaug was given Nobel Prize in which field ? |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Economics |
| C. | Medicine |
| D. | Peace |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1594. |
Mira Nair received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media at which of the following award ceremonies, in September 2020? |
| A. | National Society of Film Critics |
| B. | Critics' Choice Movie Awards |
| C. | TIFF Tribute Awards |
| D. | Golden Globe Awards |
| E. | Malibu Film Festival Awards |
| Answer» D. Golden Globe Awards | |
| 1595. |
In September 2020, who among the following has won the women's Professional Footballers' Association's (PFA) Player of the Year award? |
| A. | Guro Reiten |
| B. | Bethany England |
| C. | Fran Kirby |
| D. | Emma Hayes |
| E. | Erin Cuthbert |
| Answer» C. Fran Kirby | |
| 1596. |
In October 2020, How many scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering the liver-ravaging hepatitis C virus? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 1597. |
Cambridge University chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman have been declared the winners of the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize. The prize is awarded by which of the following? |
| A. | Ford Foundation |
| B. | Walton Family Foundation |
| C. | Technology Academy Finland |
| D. | Lilly Endowment Inc. |
| E. | The California Endowment |
| Answer» D. Lilly Endowment Inc. | |
| 1598. |
On 16th January 2019, the chief minister of Haryana announced the ________________ award for students. |
| A. | Survekshan Grameen |
| B. | Swachh Shakti |
| C. | Shaurya |
| D. | Shiksha Setu |
| Answer» D. Shiksha Setu | |
| 1599. |
'Navnathan Pillai' has been honoured with which award? |
| A. | Bookers Award |
| B. | Pulitzer Award |
| C. | Oscar Award |
| D. | The Legion of Honour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1600. |
In which field Dhanvantari Award was given? |
| A. | Social sector |
| B. | Medical field |
| C. | Agricultural sector |
| D. | Space field |
| Answer» C. Agricultural sector | |