Awards (Current Affairs) (Part- VI)

Total Questions: 50

31. The police of which state was honoured with the President's Colours award in December 2019? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 5.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala

Correct Answer: (b) Gujarat

Solution:In December 2019, Gujarat State Police was awarded the President's Colors Award. Gujarat Police is the 7th state police force in the country, which has received this honor. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the President to the Armed Forces, Paramilitary Forces, and State Police Forces.

Note:- Haryana Police on January 2022 awarded the President's Colors Award.

32. Ishwar Sharma has been honoured with the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020. What is this award associated with? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 5.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Science
(b) Sports
(c) Literature
(d) Yoga

Correct Answer: (d) Yoga

Solution:Ishwar Sharma has been awarded the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020 for his outstanding work in the field of Yoga. Ishwar Sharma, who lives in South-East England, has been selected from Britain for this award.

Note: Team Sayari presenter Shanah Manjeru won the Global Child Prodigy 2022 award in Dubai this weekend, for her work in music.

33. Who was honoured with the 1st recipient of the Muppavarapu National Award for Social Service at Hyderabad on 9th January 2020? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 5.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Uttam Prakash Agarwal
(b) Dr. Gutta Muniratnam
(c) Chandra Pal Singh Yadav
(d) Dr. Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan

Correct Answer: (b) Dr. Gutta Muniratnam

Solution:Social activist Dr. Gutta Muniratnam was awarded the first Muppavarapu National Award for Social Service in Hyderabad on January 9, 2020. This award has been instituted at Swarna Bharat Trust Hyderabad.

34. Which Indian journalist was honoured with India's Most Powerful Woman in Media Award during the prestigious Confluence Excellence Award ceremony held in the British parliament on 27 September 2019? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Anubha Bhonsle
(b) Kalli Puri
(c) Sona Choudhary
(d) Sunetra Chaudhary

Correct Answer: (b) Kalli Puri

Solution:India Today Group Vice Chairman Kalli Purie was honored with India's Most Powerful Women in Media Award during the prestigious Confluence Excellence Awards ceremony held in the British Parliament on September 27, 2019.

35. The SASTRA - Ramanujan Prize is awarded in the field of: [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mathematics
(b) Dance
(c) Chemistry
(d) Literature

Correct Answer: (a) Mathematics

Solution:Sastra Ramanujan Award is given for contribution in the field of Mathematics. The award is presented annually to mathematicians below the age of 32 working in the sphere of influence of Srinivasa Ramanujan. The Sastra Ramanujan Award was presented to Adam Harper (England) in the year 2019. The award for the year 2020 will be presented to Dr. Shai Ebra of Princeton University, USA, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Note:- The award for the year 2021 will be presented to Will Sawin of Columbia University, USA.

36. In 2018, who among the following came to the limelight by building a people's road through crowd funding that helped in connecting remote villages of Manipur? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Mary Kom
(b) Irom Sharmila
(c) Armstrong Pame
(d) Dingo Singh

Correct Answer: (c) Armstrong Pame

Solution:In 2018 Armstrong Palm built Public Road through crowdfunding that helped to connect remote villages with Manipur.

37. Who among the following is NOT a recipient of the 2019 Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 9.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Ajeet Singh
(b) Priti Patkar
(c) Medha Patkar
(d) Kailash Satyarthi

Correct Answer: (c) Medha Patkar

Solution:Medha Patkar is not among the recipients of the 2019 Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice, while Ajit Singh, Preeti Patkar, Kailash Satyarthi, Prerna Alejandra Russell, Rob Williams, etc. were presented with the 2019 Mother Teresa Memorial Award.

38. Which state has won the National Award for e-Governance 2016-17 in the category of Excellence in Government Process and Re-engineering? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 3.10.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Andhra Pradesh

Solution:Andhra Pradesh won the National Award for e-Governance 2016-17 in the category of Excellence in Government Processing and Reengineering.

Note: The e-Courts project of the Department of Justice was conferred with the prestigious National Award 2020-21 under 'Gold Category for Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation' on 7th Jan 2022.

39. Who is the winner of the UNESCO Peace Prize, 2017? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Bollywood actor Aamir Khan
(b) Mayor of Italy, Glausepina Nicolini
(c) Writer David Grossman
(d) UK Minister Priti Patel

Correct Answer: (b) Mayor of Italy, Glausepina Nicolini

Solution:The Mayor of Italy's Lampedusa Island, Glausepina Nicolini, and the French non-governmental organization Sous Mediterranee were awarded the 2017 UNESCO Peace Prize. He was given this award for his commendable effort to protect the lives of refugees.

Note:-Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize.

40. Who has won the Madhavrao Scindia Award for the most runs in the Ranji Trophy in the year 2015-16? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 17.09.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Robin Uthappa
(b) Kedar Jadhav
(c) Shreyas Iyer
(d) Akshar Patel

Correct Answer: (c) Shreyas Iyer

Solution:The Madhav Rao Scindia Award for the most runs in the year 2015-16 has been presented to Shreyas Iyer. This award for the year 2017-18 was presented to Mayank Agarwal.

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