Awards (Current Affairs) (Part-III)

31. Rajnikant Devidas Shroff was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of _________ in January 2021. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 18.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) science
(b) art
(c) trade and industry
(d) politics

Correct Answer: (c) trade and industry

Solution:In January 2021, Rajinikanth Devidas Shroff was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of trade and industry. It belongs to the state of Maharashtra.

32. Who among the following in NOT a recipient of Padma Vibhushan 2017 in the field of Public Affairs? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 4.10.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sharad Pawar
(b) Murli Manohar Joshi
(c) P A Sangma
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Correct Answer: (d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Solution:The recipients of Padma Vibhushan 2017 in the field of public relations are Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sunderlal Patwa (posthumously) and P.A. Sangma (posthumously) Atal Bihari Vajpayee was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 1992 and the Bharat Ratna in the year 2015. In the year 2019, Padma Vibhushan in the field of public relations was given to Ismail omar Guclleh.

33. __________ was the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan award. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 19.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Michelle Pereira
(b) Pankaj Advani
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) Sachin Tendulkar

Correct Answer: (c) Viswanathan Anand

Solution:Viswanathan Anand (Chess) is the first player to receive the Padma Vibhushan. He was honored with this honor in the year 2007.

34. For which of the following sports was Dronavalli Harika, conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Chess
(b) Archery
(c) Cricket
(d) Badminton

Correct Answer: (a) Chess

Solution:Dronavalli Harika was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award in the year 2019 for chess. In the year 2007-08, the Government of India honored him with the Arjuna Award.

35. Who among the following is an Indian Olympic archer and Padma Shri winner? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Balbir Singh Dosanjh
(b) Bajrang Punia
(c) Kidambi Srikanth
(d) Limba Ram

Correct Answer: (d) Limba Ram

Solution:Limba Ram is an Indian archer who represented India in three Olympic Games. He was awarded the Padma Shri award in the year 2012. In the year 1991, Limba Ram was also honored with the Arjuna Award.

36. Identify the foreigner who has been conferred the second highest civilian award in India, Padma Vibhushan for 'exceptional and distinguished service' in 2019. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pravin Gordhan
(b) Ismail Omar Guelleh
(c) John Chambers
(d) Kader Khan

Correct Answer: (b) Ismail Omar Guelleh

Solution:Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India for exceptional and distinguished service (public affairs) in the year 2019.

37. How many people were awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2019? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 3

Correct Answer: (a) 4

Solution:In 2019, 4 people (Teejanbai, Ismail Umar Guleh, Anil Manibhai Naik and Balwant Moreshwar Purandare) were presented the Padma Vibhushan award. In the year 2022, 4 people have been awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Padma Vibhushan award to 6 people in the year 2023.

38. Which tennis player was awarded the Padma Shri for the sport in 2018 [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 15.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sania Mirza
(b) Yuki Bhambri
(c) Somdev Devvarman
(d) Leander Paes

Correct Answer: (c) Somdev Devvarman

Solution:In the year 2018, tennis player Somdev Devvarman was honored with the Padma Shri Award for the sport. In the year 2020, badminton player PV Sindhu has been honored with the Padma Bhushan Award.

39. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu was awarded the Padma Shri for ________ in 2018. [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Athletics
(b) Cricket
(c) Wrestling
(d) Lifting

Correct Answer: (d) Lifting

Solution:Saikhom Mirabai Chanu was awarded the Padma Shri for weightlifting in the year 2018. Chanu has won a silver medal in the 49 kg weight category of the women's weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on July 24, 2021. She is the first female weightlifter to win a silver medal in the weightlifting event at the Olympics for India.

40. Which of these Indians has been awarded with Bharat Ratna? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Rahul Gandhi
(d) P. V. Narasimha Rao

Correct Answer: (a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Solution:Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malviya were awarded Bharat Ratna in the year 2015. Udit Narayan received the Padma Bhushan in the year 2016 and the Padma Shri in the year 2009.