Awards (Current Affairs) Part- I

Total Questions: 50

31. Who received the Sportsman of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards, 2019? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.09.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Naomi Osaka
(b) Tiger Woods
(c) Novak Djokovic
(d) Chloe Kim

Correct Answer: (c) Novak Djokovic

Solution:Novak Djokovic was presented the Sportsman of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2019. Lewis Hamilton and Lionel Messi were jointly awarded the World Sportsman of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards, 2020. Sportsman of the Year Award: Max Verstappen (Motor racing). Sportswoman of the Year Award: Elaine Thompson Herah (Athletics). World Team of the Year Award: Italy Men's Football Team. Breakthrough of the Year Award: Emma Raducanu (Tennis).

32. 'FIFA Team of the Year' title for the year 2019 was bagged by: [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Brazil
(b) Argentina
(c) Belgium
(d) France

Correct Answer: (c) Belgium

Solution:'Belgium' got the title of 'FIFA Team of the Year' for the year 2019. Belgium won this title for the second time in a row in December 2019. Brazil is currently (2022) at the top of the FIFA World Rankings.

33. Who has been declared as 'Men's Player of the Year 2019' by the International Hockey Federation? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Manpreet Singh
(b) Lucas Vila
(c) Arthur Van Doren
(d) Aran Zalewski

Correct Answer: (a) Manpreet Singh

Solution:Indian hockey player Manpreet Singh was declared the 'Men's Player of the Year 2019' by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). He is the first Indian player to win this award. Along with this, Indian midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad was honored with the 'FIH Male Rising Star of the Year' award. The Indian men's hockey team defender Harmanpreet Singh, won the FIH Player of the Year Award in the 2020-21.

34. Who among the following won the 'ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade' in December 2020? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 22.03.2021 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.04.2021 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Jacques Kallis
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Kumar Sangakkara
(d) M.S. Dhoni

Correct Answer: (d) M.S. Dhoni

Solution:Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) won the 'ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade' in December, 2020. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also been awarded Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (presently known as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award). Under his captaincy, India won the 2011 One Day International Cricket World Cup and the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup.

35. Who among the following won ICC's '2019 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Ken Williamson
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Ben Stokes
(d) Virat Kohli

Correct Answer: (c) Ben Stokes

Solution:The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the list of winners of its annual awards of 2019. Ben Stokes won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Player of the Year after a stunning 2019. Indian opener Rohit Sharma was awarded the ODI player of the year. Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year for 2021. Shaheen took 78 wickets in 36 internationals at an average of 22.20 in 2021.

36. Who among the following won ICC's '2019 ODI Cricketer of The Year' award? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Ken Williamson
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Steven Smith
(d) David Warner

Correct Answer: (b) Rohit Sharma

Solution:Rohit Sharma has been named as the ODI cricketer of the year 2019 by the ICC. He was awarded with Arjuna Award for Cricket in the year 2015.

37. Who won the 'ICC Cricketer of the Year', 'ICC Test Player of the Year', and 'ICC ODI Player of the Year' in 2018? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Shikhar Dhawan
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rishabh Pant
(d) Rohit Sharma

Correct Answer: (b) Virat Kohli

Solution:Virat Kohli has become the first player in history to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, the ICC Men's Test Player of the Year and the ICC ODI Player of the Year awards following an extraordinary 2018.

• ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year (2021)

Joe Root (England)

• ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year (2021)

Babar Azam (Pakistan)

• ICC Men's T201 Cricketer of the Year (2021)

Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

38. Who among the following won 'ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2019'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Alyssa Healy
(b) Smriti Mandhana
(c) Chanida Sutthiruang
(d) Ellyse Perry

Correct Answer: (d) Ellyse Perry

Solution:Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry has won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year and also been named as the ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year, by the International Cricket Council. Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year (2021) - Smriti Mandhana (India).

39. Which former Badminton player of India was awarded the 'Sportstar Lifetime Achievement Award' in February 2019? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Chetan Anand
(b) Prakash Padukone
(c) Sanave Thomas
(d) Pullela Gopichand

Correct Answer: (b) Prakash Padukone

Solution:Prakash Padukone was awarded the 'Sportstar Lifetime Achievement Award' in February 2019. Prakash Padukone won a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games, gold at the 1979 Commonwealth Games. Arif Khan wins Special Recognition Award at Sportstar Aces 2022. Former Indian hockey team captain Ajit Pal Singh was conferred the 'Lifetime Achievement award. Ajit was part of two Olympic bronze-winning teams, including one at the 1972 Munich Games.

40. Which player has won the most 'Player of the Match' awards in Test cricket? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 2.03.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Shane Warne
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Muttiah Muralitharan
(d) Jacques Kallis

Correct Answer: (d) Jacques Kallis

Solution:South African cricketer Jacques Kallis has won the most (23 times) Player of the Match award in Test cricket. Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan is second, have won the player of the match award 19 times.

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