Awards (Current Affairs) (Part-III)

21. Who among the following was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Satyendra Nath Bose
(b) Hargobind Khorana
(c) John Matthai
(d) JRD Tata

Correct Answer: (a) Satyendra Nath Bose

Solution:The Padma Awards were instituted in the year 1954. The first recipient of Padma Vibhupan was Satyendra Nath Bose.

22. Who among the following persons was awarded the Padma Shri for social work in 2019? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 05.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Ramaswami Venkataswami
(b) Anup Ranjan Pandey
(c) Narsingh Dev Jamwal
(d) Devarapalli Prakash Rao

Correct Answer: (d) Devarapalli Prakash Rao

Solution:Devarapalli Prakash Rao of Odisha was awarded the Padma Shri for social work in the year 2019. In the same year, Jyotiniwas Kumar Sinha of Bihar was also awarded Padma Shri for social work. Srimad Baba Balia, Acharya Chandanaji, Ms. Shakuntala Choudhary, Shri S Damodaran was awarded the padma shree for social work in the year 2022.

23. Dr. Tsering Landol, who was one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan 2020 award, hails from: [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Ladakh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Mizoram
(d) Nagaland

Correct Answer: (a) Ladakh

Solution:Dr. Tsering Landol, who received the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2020, belongs to Ladakh. She is a renowned Gynecologist. Dr. Tsering Landol, who received the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2020, belongs to Ladakh. She is a renowned Gynecologist.

24. Who among the following film makers was conferred with the 'Padma Shri', the fourth highest civilian honour of the country, in 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Zoya Akhtar
(b) Tanuja Chandra
(c) Deepa Mehta
(d) Ekta Kapoor

Correct Answer: (d) Ekta Kapoor

Solution:Filmmaker Ekta Kapoor was awarded the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award, in 2020.

25. Who among the following is a Padma Vibhushan awardee of 2021? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 13.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sumitra Mahajan
(b) Mouma Das
(c) Sudarshan Sahoo
(d) Tarlochan Singh

Correct Answer: (c) Sudarshan Sahoo

Solution:Sudarshan Sahu has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan Award in the year 2021. Sudarshan Sahu was given this award in the field of art. They belong to the state of Odisha.

26. Name the first Odissi classical dancer from Odisha who was conferred the Padma Vibhushan Award. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 03.12.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Kelucharan Mohapatra
(b) Bijayini Satpathy
(c) Sonal Mansingh
(d) Gangadhar Pradhan

Correct Answer: (a) Kelucharan Mohapatra

Solution:Kelucharan Mohapatra (8 January 1926 - 7 April 2004) was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century. He is the first person to receive the Padma Vibhushan from Odisha.

27. How many people were awarded the Padma Vibhushan in January 2021? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 16.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 10
(d) 29

Correct Answer: (a) 7

Solution:In January 2021, 7 people have been awarded Padma Vibhushan, 10 people Padma Bhusan and 102 people have been honored with Padma Shri. The Padma Vibhushan awardees include Shinzo Abe, S.P. Bal-asubramaniam (posthumously), Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde, Narinder Singh Kapani (posthumously), Maulana Wahiuddin Khan (Posthumously), B.B.Lal and Sudarshan Sahu. In the year 2022, 4 people have been awarded Padma Vibhushan, 16 people have been awarded Padma Bhushan and 107 people have been awarded Padma Shri. Persons to be honored with Padma Vibhushan include- Prabha Atre, Radheshyam Khemka (posthumously), General Bipin Rawat (posthumously) and Kalyan Singh (posthumously).

28. Which of the following countries' former Prime Minister was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan award in 2021? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 16.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Japan

Correct Answer: (d) Japan

Solution:In the year 2021, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was honored with the Padma Vibhushan award.

29. Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical vocalist of Jaipur gharana. received Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, in which of the following years? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) 2002
(b) 1998
(c) 1995
(d) 2005

Correct Answer: (a) 2002

Solution:Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical vocalist of Jaipur gharana, received Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 2002.

30. SP Balasubramaniam was a________ who was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in January 2021. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 18.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) scientist
(b) painter
(c) singer
(d) archaeologist

Correct Answer: (c) singer

Solution:SP Balasubramaniam was a singer who was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhusan in January 2021.