Awards (Current Affairs) (Part- VI)

Total Questions: 50

41. Which city has become the first Indian city to win 'Pierre L'enfant International Planning Excellence Award 2017' instituted by the American Planning Association? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.10.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Bhubaneshwar
(b) Kolkata
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Meerut

Correct Answer: (a) Bhubaneshwar

Solution:Bhubaneswar is the first city in India to receive the 'Pierre L'Enfant International Planning Excellence Award, 2017 instituted by the American Planning Association in May 2017.

42. Who is the first Indian woman leader to be awarded the Indian Social Entrepreneur Award at the 7th Asian Awards in London? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 10.10.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Asha Bhosle
(b) Paul Sagoo
(c) Nisha Dutt
(d) Nita Ambani

Correct Answer: (c) Nisha Dutt

Solution:Nisha Dutt is the first Indian woman to be honored with the 'Indian Social Entrepreneur' award at the 7th Asian Awards in London.

43. The ICTP Ramanujan Prize is awarded annually for excellence in: [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 13.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Physics
(b) Mathematics
(c) Chemistry
(d) Biology

Correct Answer: (b) Mathematics

Solution:The ICTP Ramanujan Award is given annually for excellence in mathematics. This award is being given since the year 2005. In the year 2021, the name of this award was changed to 'DST-ICTP-IMV Ramanujan Award'.

44. Who among the following won the '3rd Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize' for his novel 'The City and The Sea' in December 2020? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 13.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Siddhartha Sharma
(b) Shekhar Gupta
(c) Raj Kamal Jha
(d) Rajdeep Sardesai

Correct Answer: (c) Raj Kamal Jha

Solution:In December 2020 Raj Kamal Jha has won the third Rabindranath Tagore Literary Award for his novel The City and the Sea'.

45. Who among the following was awarded the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Award 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 4.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Vidyut Mohan
(b) Ranjitsinh Disale
(c) Ashraf Patel
(d) Raj Kamal Jha

Correct Answer: (d) Raj Kamal Jha

Solution:In December 2020 Raj Kamal Jha has won the third Rabindranath Tagore Literary Award for his novel The City and the Sea'.

46. Who among the following won the 'Indian Personality of the Year Award' during the 51st International Film Festival? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 16.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Asha Bhosle
(b) Amitabh Bachchan
(c) Shabana Azmi
(d) Biswajit Chatterjee

Correct Answer: (d) Biswajit Chatterjee

Solution:The 51st International Film Festival of India 2021 was held in Panaji, the capital of Goa, between 16-24 January 2021. Renowned actor, producer, director, and singer of Hindi and Bengali cinema Biswajit Chatterjee was honored with the 'Indian Personality of the Year (Producer, Director, and Singer Indian Personality Award of the session) at the festival.

47. Which of the following states won the National Award for Best Electoral Practices 2020? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 16.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Karnataka
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Mizoram
(d) Kerala

Correct Answer: (b) Meghalaya

Solution:Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya has won the special award 'National Award for Best Electoral Practices, 2020 for Information Technology Applications in Elections'. The selection for this award was made by the Election Commission of India (ECI). President Ram Nath Kovind presented this award through a virtual medium.

Note:- The office of the chief electoral officer (CEO), Assam, headed by chief electoral officer Nitin Khade, has been selected for the national award 'Best Electoral Practices Award, 2021' under the category of 'Best Performing State' for 'Election Management.

48. Which Ministry of the Government of India received the SKOCH Challenger Award for 'Best Performance in e-Governance' in January 2021? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 17.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(b) Ministry of Education
(c) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(d) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Correct Answer: (a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Solution:The 'Skoch Challenger Award' was presented to the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs in January 2021. This award has been received for outstanding work in e-governance.

49. Who won the 2020 Academy Award for 'Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 17.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Tom Hanks
(b) Joaquin Phoenix
(c) Leonardo DiCaprio
(d) Brad Pitt

Correct Answer: (d) Brad Pitt

Solution:Brad Pitt was awarded the 2020 Academy Award for 'Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role'. The Oscar Award for Best Actor for the year 2021 was presented to Anthony Hopkins (Film - The Father).

Note:- Troy Kotsur Wins 2022 Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role in CODA.

50. Who among the following Indian actors was honoured with the 'Best Actor' award at the Indo-German Film week held in Europe in 2020? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 18.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Adil Hussain
(b) Shah Rukh Khan
(c) Salman Khan
(d) Sanjay Dutt

Correct Answer: (a) Adil Hussain

Solution:Indian actor Adil Hussain was honored with the Best Actor Award at the Indo-German Film Week held in Berlin (Germany) in the year 2020. Adil Hussain has received this honor for Prakash Jha's film 'Pariksha' and another film 'Nirvana Imm'.

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