Awards and Honours Multiple Choice Question MCQ
Categories: Awards & Achievements
1.Which Union Ministry has invited applications for National Metallurgist Awards (NMA) 2023? [A] Ministry of Steel [B] Ministry of Coal [C] Ministry of Power [D] Ministry of Home Affairs Correct Answer: A 2.Who has been conferred with the first ever ‘Udyog Ratna’ award instituted by Maharashtra? [A] Ratan Tata [B] Lakshmi Mittal [C] Mukesh Ambani [D] Gautam Adani Correct Answer: A 3.Who was John Warnock, who was seen in the news recently? [A] Noble Peace Prize Laurate [B] Co-founder of Adobe [C] US Presidential candidate [D] NASA Astronaut Correct Answer: B 4. Who has been recognised as the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) national icon for voter awareness and education? [A] Amitabh Bachchan [B] Sachin Tendulkar [C] Alia Bhatt [D] Kangana Ranaut Correct Answer: B 5.Which movie won the best Feature Film award at the 69th National Film Awards in 2023? [A] Rocketry: The Nambi Effect [B] Gangubai Kathiawadia [C] Sarpatta Parambarai [D] RRR Correct Answer: A 6.Terry Gou, who is to run as Taiwan’s Presidential candidate, is the founder of which company? [A] Foxconn [B] Samsung [C] Kia [D] Ali pay Correct Answer: A 7.Which country’s central bank Governors topped the ‘Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023’? [A] India [B] Sri Lanka [C] USA [D] UK Correct Answer: A 8.Which city topped the ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023 Clean Air Survey’? [A] Indore [B] Mysuru [C] Kochi [D] Panjim Correct Answer: A 9.What is the revised prize amount for Nobel Prize Winners, as of 2023? [A] 1 million Swedish crowns [B] 11 million Swedish crowns [C] 21 million Swedish crowns [D] 31 million Swedish crowns Correct Answer: B 10.Which institution announced special awards to artists above 75 years of age? [A] Sangeet Natak Akademi [B] Lalit Kala Akademi [C] Sahitya Akademi [D] ICCR Correct Answer: A 11.Saleemul Huq, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession? [A] Scientist [B] Climate Change Expert [C] Economist [D] Writer Correct Answer: B 12.The businessline’s Changemaker of the Year award was awarded to which institution? [A] SEBI [B] RBI [C] NABARD [D] SIDBI Correct Answer: B 13.Who is the singer of ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, which has been nominated for the Grammy award? [A] Falguni Shah [B] Udit Narayan [C] Asha Bhosle [D] Shankar Mahadevan Correct Answer: A 14.N Sankaraiah, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession? [A] Administration [B] Politics [C] Sports [D] Science Correct Answer: B 15.Who are the recipients of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2022? [A] IMA and Trained Nurses Association of India [B] AIIMS and IMA [C] Dr M Srinivas [D] Dr V Shanta Correct Answer: A 16.Which Indian received NASA IMPACT Planet Award 2023? [A] Dr Sujit Roy [B] Akhilesh Tuteja [C] Balaji Srinivasan [D] Umesh Sachdev Correct Answer: A 17.Who is the first woman judge of the Supreme Court? [A] Justice Fathima Beevi [B] Justice Sujata Manohar [C] Justice Ruma Pal [D] Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Correct Answer: A 18.Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘National Gopal Ratna Awards’? [A] Ministry of Agriculture [B] Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying [C] Ministry of MSME [D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry Correct Answer: B 19.Who has been awarded the Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Pakistan in 2023? [A] Ratan Tata [B] Elon Musk [C] Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin [D] Amitabh Bachchan Correct Answer: C 20.Which British-Indian is the new head of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)? [A] Samir Shah [B] Leena Nair [C] Shantanu Narayen [D] Arvind Krishna Correct Answer: A