Awards (Current Affairs) (Part-V)

Total Questions: 50

31. Which of the following organisations was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) International Labour Organization
(b) World Trade Organization
(c) World Food Programme
(d) World Health Organization

Correct Answer: (c) World Food Programme

Solution:The World Food Program was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in 2020. The World Food Program was received this award for its efforts to combat hunger and improve the peace situation in conflict-affected areas. The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2021 was awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

32. Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in 2016. He is the head of state of which of the following country? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Colombia
(b) Georgia
(c) Canada
(d) Brazil

Correct Answer: (a) Colombia

Solution:The Nobel Peace Prize, 2016 was awarded to the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos. The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2021 has been awarded to Maria Resa (Philippines) and Dmitri Muratov (Russia).

33. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi were jointly presented with which award? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 30.09.2016 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.01.2017 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 23.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Magsaysay Award
(b) Nobel Peace Prize
(c) Gandhi Peace Prize
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding

Correct Answer: (b) Nobel Peace Prize

Solution:The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai. The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2021 has been awarded to Marisa Resa (Philippines) and Dmitri Murataev (Russia).

34. Which Indian received the Nobel Peace Prize after Mother Teresa? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) P. Sathasivam
(b) Fali Nariman
(c) Kailash Satyarthi
(d) K. Radhakrishnan

Correct Answer: (c) Kailash Satyarthi

Solution:Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 2014 after Mother Teresa (1979).

35. Which organization has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize thrice? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 2.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
(b) International Labor Organization (ILO)
(c) United Nations (UN)
(d) World Bank

Correct Answer: (a) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Solution:The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize three times (in 1917, 1944, and 1963).

36. Which American President won the Nobel Peace Prize? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) George Washington
(b) Bill Clinton
(c) Barack Obama
(d) Abraham Lincoln

Correct Answer: (c) Barack Obama

Solution:In 2009, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to US President Barack Obama. The award was presented to him for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and people-to-people cooperation.

Note:- The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."

37. Nobel Peace Prize 2019 winner Abiy Ahmed Ali belongs to which country? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 17.03.2020 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Brazil
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Pakistan
(d) UAE

Correct Answer: (b) Ethiopia

Solution:The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2019 was awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. The award has been given to him in recognition of his efforts for international peace and cooperation (especially peace with the enemy country Eritrea). In the year 2020, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Program (WFP).

38. Which of the following organisations awards the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Norwegian Nobel Committee
(b) Karolinska Institute
(c) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
(d) Swedish Academy

Correct Answer: (c) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Solution:The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics is awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize for Economics in the year 2021 has been awarded to David Cord, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens.

39. Who among the following were awarded the Nobel Prize 2020 in Economics Sciences? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 04.09.2021 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 6.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson
(b) Robert W Fogel and Douglass C North
(c) William Vickrey and James A Mirrlees
(d) James J Heckman and Daniel L McFadden

Correct Answer: (a) Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson

Solution:Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, in 2020. The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, 2021 has been awarded to three economists David Card, Joshua de Angrist, and Guido Imbens.

40. The economist received the Nobel Prize in 1998. [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Amartya Sen
(b) Raghuram Rajan
(c) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(d) Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee

Correct Answer: (a) Amartya Sen

Solution:Economist Amartya Sen received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. He was awarded this award for his interest and contribution to welfare economics and social choice theory and the problems of the poorest members of society. In the year 2021, this award has been jointly presented to Guido W Imbens, Joshua de Angrist, and David Card.

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