Awards (Current Affairs) (Part- VII)

Total Questions: 38

1. Which Indian state won the 'UN Interagency Task Force' ('UNIATF') award this year for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the year 2020? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 20.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

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

Correct Answer: (b) Kerala

Solution:In the year 2020, Kerala won UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) Award for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases.

2. Which of the following states was awarded by the Union Government for being the best state in the fisheries sector amongst hilly and north-eastern states for the year 2019-2020? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 20.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Assam
(b) Sikkim
(c) Mizoram
(d) Tripura

Correct Answer: (a) Assam

Solution:The state of Assam was awarded by the central government for being the best state in the fisheries sector among hilly and northeastern states for the year 2019-20. The Best and Northeast State award for the year 2020-21 was given to Tripura. Andhra Pradesh was awarded the Best Maritime State while Telangana was awarded the Best Inland State.

3. Who among the following Indian nationals got the 'Legion of Merit Award 2020 from the US? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 4.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Narendra Modi
(b) General Bipin Rawat
(c) Dr. K. Sivan
(d) Dr. Manmohan Singh

Correct Answer: (a) Narendra Modi

Solution:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 21, 2020 in USA received the 'Legion of Merit Award, 2020'. Indian Ambassador of USA Taranjit Singh Sandhu received the honor on behalf of Prime Minister Modi. This award was given for strengthening the partnership between India and America.

4. Which Indian actor was conferred with the 'Most Inspiring Indian Bollywood Actor' award in the UK in 2019? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 04.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Nawazuddin Siddique
(b) Sanjay Kapoor
(c) Boman Irani
(d) John Abraham

Correct Answer: (b) Sanjay Kapoor

Solution:Indian actor Sanjay Kapoor was honored with the 'Most Inspiring Indian Bollywood Actor' award in the year 2019 in the UK. This award has been given to him by the House of Commons Parliament for his influence and work in the film world.

5. Who among the following is the first Indian to be awarded with UN Military Gender Advocate Award in May 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 05.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Suman Gawani
(b) Rani Rampal
(c) Jyoti Sharma
(d) Shivangi Singh

Correct Answer: (a) Suman Gawani

Solution:Major Suman Gawain is the first Indian to be awarded the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, 2019 in May 2020. Gawain served as a peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in the year 2019. Along with Gawain, Brazilian naval officer, Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo was also honored with the award.

Note:- Major Winnet Zharare a Zimbabwean peacekeeper who recently completed her assignment with the UN Mission in South Sudan will receive the 2021 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.

6. Who among the following is one of the seven winners of the Young Champions of the Earth 2020 prize given by UNEP? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 9.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Khushi Chindaliya
(b) Suchi Chaudhary
(c) Veer Vikram Singh
(d) Vidyut Mohan

Correct Answer: (d) Vidyut Mohan

Solution:India's Vidyut Mohan is one of the seven winners of the Young Champions Award for Prithvi 2020 given by the UNEP. Other winners include Najabi Meti (Kenya), Xiaoyuan Ren (China), Lefteris Arpakis (Greece), Max Hidalgo Quinto (Peru), Niria Alicia Garcia (United States), and Fatima Algeljela (Kuwait).

7. Who among the following boxers won a gold medal in the 57 kg category at the Cologne Boxing World Cup held at Germany in December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 09.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sakshi Choudhary
(b) Simranjit Kaur Baath
(c) Manisha Moun
(d) Pooja Rani

Correct Answer: (c) Manisha Moun

Solution:India's Manisha Moun won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg weight category at the Cologne Boxing World Cup held in Germany in December 2020. In the same competition, Indian women's boxer Simran Jeet Kaur won gold medals in the 60 kg weight category and Indian men's boxer Amit Panghal won gold medals in the 52 kg weight category.

8. Which Indian Information Technology company won the 2020 'IBM Beacon Award'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 09.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Wipro
(b) Infosys
(c) Tech Mahindra
(d) Tata Consultancy Services
(e) *

Correct Answer: (e) *

Solution:2 Information Technology companies from India have won the IBM Beacon Award for the year 2020. Wipro won the award for Best IBM Hybrid Multi-Cloud Practice, while Infosys won the IBM Sterling Supply Chain Innovation Award. In the year 2021, Infosys Finacle won the IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Application and Integration Modernization Solution. Note:- Infosys Finacle was honored as a 2021 IBM Beacon Award winner for the Finacle Digital Banking Solution suite leveraging IBM Cloud Paks and Red Hat Open Shift platform.

9. Which Indian film was the first film to win the 'Palme d'Or' at Cannes Film Festival? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 09.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mughal-e-Azam
(b) Ram Aur Shyam
(c) Mother India
(d) Neecha Nagar

Correct Answer: (d) Neecha Nagar

Solution:"Neecha Nagar' was the first Indian film to win the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film won this award in the year 1946. The director of this film was Chetan Anand.

10. Who among the following was awarded the International Children's Peace Prize 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sadat Rahman
(b) Neha Gupta
(c) Greta Thunberg
(d) Malala Yousafzai

Correct Answer: (a) Sadat Rahman

Solution:Sadat Rahman of Bangladesh has been awarded the International Children's Peace Prize, 2020 by Kitsch Right Foundation in November 2020. She received this award for her participation in developing Cyber Teens (a mobile app) and a social organization founded by her to combat cyberbullying.

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