Awards, Honours and Persons in News (MCQs)
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Q.1. Who has become the first Indian to be inducted as a governing board member of the International Table Tennis Federation?
(A) Manika Batra
(B) Vita Dani
(C) Mouma Das
(D) Achanta Sharath Kamal
Ans. (B) Vita Dani
Q.2. Which newspaper was established by Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya, whose birth anniversary was observed recently on December 25?
(A) Anand Bazar Patrika
(B) Dainik Hindustan
(C) The Leader
(D) Daily Herald
Ans. (C) The Leader
Q.3. Who is the first woman officer to be appointed as Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)?
(A) Shubhra Singh
(B) Nina Singh
(C) Binita Thakur
(D) Roli Singh
Ans. (B) Nina Singh
Q.4. Who is the author of recently released the book titled “Why Bharat Matters”?
(A) Amit Shah
(B) Nirmala Sitharaman
(C) S. Jaishankar
(D) Rajnath Singh
Ans. (C) S. Jaishankar
Q.5. Who is the author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology”?
(A) Yuval Noah Harari
(B) Malcolm Gladwell
(C) Chris Miller
(D) Walter Isaacson
Ans. (C) Chris Miller
Q.6. In which year, Savitribai Phule established the country’s first school for women?
(A) 1835
(B) 1848
(C) 1855
(D) 1860
Ans. (B) 1848
Q.7. Professor B.R. Kamboj, who was recently announced winner of 14th M.S Swaminathan Award, is associated with which field?
(A) Agronomy
(B) Veterinary Science
(C) Environmental Science
(D) Plant Biotechnology
Ans. (A) Agronomy
Q.8. Who is the fourth Secretary General of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?
(A) Indra Mani Pandey
(B) Tenzin lekhpal
(C) Abdul Motaleb Sarker
(D) Shabana Fyyaz
Ans. (A) Indra Mani Pandey
Q.9. Which award is given to recognize and encourage young scientists who made an exceptional contribution in given field of Science and Technology?
(A) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB) award
(B) Vigyan Team (VT) award
(C) India Science Award
(D) C.V. Raman Birth Centenary Award
Ans. (A) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB) award
Q.10. Recently, who has been selected for Assam’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Vaibhav’?
(A) Amit Shah
(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Ranjan Gogoi
Ans. (D) Ranjan Gogoi