Awards (Current Affairs) (Part- VII)

31. Which Indian actor has won the 'Russian Audience Heart' Award for 2020? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Salman Khan
(b) Ranveer Singh
(c) Prabhas
(d) Mahesh Babu

Correct Answer: (c) Prabhas

Solution:Indian actor Prabhas has won the 2020 'Russian Audience Heart' award. Prabhas is the second Indian after Raj Kapoor to win this award.

32. Brahm Kanchibotla, who died in April 2020 in the US, is known for his contribution in the field of: [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) medical sciences
(b) journalism
(c) theatre
(d) sports

Correct Answer: (b) journalism

Solution:In April 2020, Indian American journalist Brahm Kanchibotla died due to corona infection (Covid-19). He was a correspondent for India Abroad News, India Times, and United News of India.

33. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, India, have conferred ___________with the 'Hero to Animals Award' in 2020. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Maneka Gandhi
(b) Sonu Sood
(c) Sadaa Sayed
(d) Naveen Patnaik

Correct Answer: (d) Naveen Patnaik

Solution:The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, India honored Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with the 'Hero to Animals Award' in 2020. He has been awarded for allocating an amount of Rs 54 lakh from the relief fund for feeding fodder to community animals in Odisha during the lockdown due to COVID-19.

34. Which Indian artist has received the Jackson Pollock Fellowship, instituted by the Pollock Krasner Foundation, for the second time in the year 2019? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 26.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pradeep Puthoor
(b) Neeraj Gupta
(c) Rupesh Patric
(d) Anish Kapoor

Correct Answer: (a) Pradeep Puthoor

Solution:Indian artist Pradeep Puthoor has received the Jackson Pollock Fellowship instituted by the Pollock Krasner Foundation for the second time in the year 2019.

35. Who among the following was chosen as 'TIME' magazine's Person of the Year 2019? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 26.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Malala Yousafzai
(b) Lady Gaga
(c) Kylian Mbappe
(d) Greta Thunberg

Correct Answer: (d) Greta Thunberg

Solution:Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2019. Elon Musk has been chosen as 'Time' magazine's Person of the Year in 2021.

36. Who among the following is one of the first three Indian female fighter pilots who received the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019' in March 2020? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 27.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(b) Nirupama Yadav
(c) Janaki Sabesh
(d) Seema Rao
(a) Avani Chaturvedi

Correct Answer: (a) Avani Chaturvedi

Solution:Avani Chaturvedi is one of the first three Indian women fighter pilots to receive the Nari Shakti Puraskar, 2019 in March 2020. The other two Indian women fighter pilots are Bhawna Kanth and Mohana Singh, who were awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar, in 2019.

Note:- Tage Rita is an agricultural engineer from Ziro Valley and is India's first kiwi wine brewer. In 2018, she was honored with the Women Transforming India Awards, organized by the United Nations and NITI Aayog. She has also been honored with Nari Shakthi Puraskar Winners 2022 in the domain of Entrepreneurship.

37. Which child activist became the first Indian to be awarded the 'Changemaker Award 2019' (given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) for her work towards abolition of child marriage in Rajasthan? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Payal Jangid
(b) Kanchan Upadhaya
(c) Ridhima Pandey
(d) Ayushi Dholakia

Correct Answer: (a) Payal Jangid

Solution:Child rights activist Payal Jangid was awarded the Changemaker Award, 2019 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the Goalkeepers Global Gold Awards event, for working towards the abolition of child marriage in Rajasthan. She is the first Indian woman to receive this award. Along with her, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also honored with this award.

38. In 2020, which of the following tiger reserves won the 'TX2 Award' for its efforts to increase the tiger population? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 18.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
(b) Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve
(c) Sariska Tiger Reserve
(d) Periyar Tiger Reserve

Correct Answer: (a) Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Solution:The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) located in Uttar Pradesh has won the TX2 award for doubling the number of tigers in four years (2014-18). TX2's goal reflects a global commitment to double the number of wild tigers in the world by the year 2022. It is noteworthy that the population of tigers in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve was 25 in the year 2014, which increased to 65 in the year 2018.