Awards (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

11. Which of the following newspapers won 'Pulitzer Prize 2021' in prestigious public service category? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (b) The New York Times
Solution:The New York Times newspaper won 'Pulitzer Prize 2021' in prestigious public service category. The Associated Press and Mstyslav Chernow, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasibisa Stepanenko and Lori Hinnat won 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service Category.

12. 'Governor of the Year' award at the Central Banking Awards 2023 was conferred upon the Governor of the central bank which country? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (d) India
Solution:In June, 2023, Reserve Bank of India's Governor Shaktikant Das was awarded with Governor of the year award at Central Banking Awards 2023. The chief of the Reserve Bank of India honoured with the title by Central Banking in London.

13. Who was been granted International Eni Award 2020? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (b) C.N.R. Rao
Solution:Professor C.N.R. Rao, who is a Bharat Ratna recipient was conferred with International Eni Award 2020. This has been awarded for 2020 for his dedicated research in renewable energy sources and energy storage. It is evident that this award is known as the Energy Frontier award. It is also considered as the Noble Prize in Energy Research. In 2023, Prof. Thalappil Pradeep was conferred with this award.

14. Which of the following cities was declared winner in "Social Aspect Category" of the India Smart Cities Awards 2020, which were declared in June 2021? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (a) Tirupati
Solution:The Central government had declared Smart City Awards 2020 in June 2021, in which Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Surat (Gujarat) won the award jointly for their overall development. In Social Aspect Category Tirupati won first place for Health Benchmark for Municipal Schools. For 2022, Vadodara is first in this category.

15. Newly introduced Prerak Dauur Samman by Government of India in July 2020 is related to which of the following? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) Waste management and sanitation status of city
Solution:The Government of India (The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs) has announced a category of awards titled 'Prerak Dauur Samman' as part of Swachh Survekshan 2021 in July 2020. It is related to processing and recycling of wetland dry waste (Waste Management) and sanitation status of cities. This 'Samman' has a total of five additional subcategories, with the top three cities being recognized in each.

16. Who is the recipient of Mini Mata Award of Chhattigarh government for 2012? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Rehana Niyazi
Solution:At the Rajyotsava-2012 in Raipur on 6th November, 2012 The then President Pranab Mukherjee awarded the 'MiniMata Samman' (Government of Chhattisgarh) 'Korea Women's Industry Baikunthpur', to be given in the field of women's upliftment.

Therefore option (e) is correct. MiniMata Samman (Women's upliftment) Urmila Sonwali Gariaband, Sankalp Culture Committee, Rampur was conferred jointly at present Rajyotsav-2015. MiniMata Samman 2021 was presented to Dr. M.S. Kalpana Deshmukh from Durg.

17. The PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History, 2020 has been given for which book of Anita Anand? [66th B.P.S.C. (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (b) The Patient Assassin
Solution:British India journalist and author Anita Anand won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History, 2020 for her book 'The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj'. It is based on the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar. For 2023, Dr. Kojo Koram was awarded with this prize.

18. Which Indian has been awarded with SDG 'Special Humanitarian Action Award' by UNDP? [66th B.P.S.C. (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (d) Sonu Sood
Solution:Bollywood actor, Sonu Sood was conferred the prestigious SDG 'Special Humanitarian Action Award' by the UNDP for selflessly extending a helping hand and sending lakh of migrants, stranded students across geographies abroad, back to their homes.

19. In January, 2020, Michelle Obama was conferred with Grammy Award for which of the following albums? [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Becoming
Solution:Michelle Obama, the wife of former US President, Barack Obama, was conferred with Grammy Award for her audio book 'Becoming'. She was honoured with the best spoken word album of the year award at the 62nd Annual Grammy Award Ceremony which was held in January, 2020 in Los Angeles.

Her husband, Barack Obama has won two Gram-my Awards in the same category for his memoirs 'Dreams from My Father' (2006) and 'The Audacity of Hope' (2008). For 2023, 'Harry's House' album by Harry styles won this award.

20. Consider the following statements about a 13 years old girl, Suchetha Satish who won '100 Global Child Prodigy Award' on 3rd January, 2020 at Delhi: [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

1. She lives in Dubai (U.A.Ε.).

2. She can sing in 120 languages.

Of the above, the correct statement/s is/are:

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:A 13 year old girl, Suchetha Satish was awarded with '100 Global Child Prodigy Award' on 3rd January, 2020 at Delhi. A student in Dubai Indian High School (Dubai), Suchetha can sing in 120 languages.