Awards (Current Affairs) Part- I

Total Questions: 50

11. Who among the following has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade, ICC Women's ODI Cricketer and ICC Women's T20 cricketer? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Meg Lanning
(b) Kathryn Bryce
(c) Sarah Taylor
(d) Ellyse Perry

Correct Answer: (d) Ellyse Perry

Solution:Ellyse Perry won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Decade, ICC Women's One Day International Cricketer and ICC Women's T20 Cricketer.

12. Which of the following is an award for contribution in the field of science and technology? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 18.09.2021 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 5.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
(b) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Award
(c) Dronacharya Award
(d) Jnanpith Award

Correct Answer: (b) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Award

Solution:Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Award is an award given for contribution in the field of science and technology. This award is given by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). For the first time this award was given in the year 1958. For this award, any Indian citizen up to the age of 45 years doing research in the field of science and technology is eligible for nomination. Each person selected for the award is given a letter of honor, a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a plaque.

13. The picture that won the World Press Photo of the Year 2021 contest is titled '_________' [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 21.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) The First Embrace
(b) Crying Girl on the Border
(c) Emancipation Memorial Debate
(d) Straight Voice

Correct Answer: (a) The First Embrace

Solution:The independent jury of the 2021 Photo Contest selected Mads Nissen's photograph The First Embrace as the World Press Photo of the Year.

Note- The haunting image from the Siege of Mariupol was Unanimously choosen as the winner of the world press photo of the year 2023.

14. Lionel Messi, one of the winners of the 'Laurel Sportsman of the Year 2020', plays football for: [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) The Netherlands
(b) Argentina
(c) Brazil
(d) Spain

Correct Answer: (b) Argentina

Solution:Lionel Messi, one of the winners of the 'Laurel Sportsman of the Year, 2020, plays football for Argentina.

15. In December 2020, Kyle Coetzer was honoured with the ICC Associate Player of the Decade award. Which of the following countries does he represent? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Australia
(b) Germany
(c) Scotland
(d) Japan

Correct Answer: (c) Scotland

Solution:Kyle Coetzer represents the Scotland cricket team. In December 2020, he was awarded the ICC Men's Associate Player (Cricketer of the Decade Award). Zeeshan Maqsood (born 24 October 1987) is an Omani cricketer and the captain of Oman national cricket team. In January 2022, Maqsood was named as the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

16. In 2020, who won the 'ESPN's Female Sportsperson of the Year' award for the third successive time? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 22.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Aparna Popat
(b) P.V. Sindhu
(c) Anjali Ved pathak
(d) Saina Nehwal

Correct Answer: (b) P.V. Sindhu

Solution:India's ace shuttler and World champion P V Sindhu won the ESPN's Female Sportsperson of the Year award for a third consecutive time. Sindhu's World Championship victory has also been selected as the Moment of the Year. Chief National Badminton Coach Pullela Gopichand was selected as the Coach of the Year. Top-rated shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the ESPN's Male Sportsperson of the Year award while Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary duo grabbed the Team of the Year honour.

17. Who among the following cricketers is NOT among the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year named by the 2020 edition of the Wisden Almanack? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Ellyse Perry
(b) Pat Cummins
(c) Jofra Archer
(d) Andre Russell

Correct Answer: (d) Andre Russell

Solution:Andre Russell is not one of the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year named by the 2020 edition of the Wisden Almanack. Pat Cummins, Jofra Archer, Ellyse Perry and Marnus Labuschagne were included in the list of Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year. The Wisden Almanack has named India Captain Rohit Sharma and bowler Jasprit Bumrah among the "Five Cricketers of the Year" for 2022. Others that made the cut include England fast bowler Ollie Robinson, South African women's player Dane van Niekerk, and New Zealand opener Devon Conway.

18. In April 2021, which Indian cricketer was named as 'Wisden Almanack's ODI Cricketer of 2010s in the 2021 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 08.06.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Hardik Pandya
(b) KL Rahul
(c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(d) Virat Kohli

Correct Answer: (d) Virat Kohli

Solution:In April 2021, Virat Kohli was named 'Wisden Almanack's ODI Cricketer of 2010s in the 2021 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first One-Day International, five ODI cricketers of the decade have been named in the 2021 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack," the reference book, often described as the Bible of Cricket.

19. Who among the following has received the Female Sportsperson of the Year Award at the FICCI India Sports Award in December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Manu Bhakher
(b) Elavenil Valarivan
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Deepika Kumari

Correct Answer: (b) Elavenil Valarivan

Solution:Indian athletes, Bajrang Punia (Freestyle-Wrestling) and Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting), bagged the top honours at the virtually held FICCI India Sports Awards 2020 on the back of the 10th Global Sports Summit. The two athletes, who have had an impressive 2019-20 season, won the Sportsperson of the Year awards in their respective categories.

20. Who among the following cricketers won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for 'ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade in December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.09.2021 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Steve Smith
(b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(c) Rashid Khan
(d) Virat Kohli