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A)
George Alexander
B)
Dr. Anish Shah
C)
VP Nandakumar
D)
Nirmal Jain

Correct Answer : Option (C) - VP Nandakumar

VP Nandakumar, Managing Director &CEO, Manappuram Finance Ltd has bagged the Hurun India’s award 2022 for his remarkable achievements in the world of business.

* Nandakumar was honored with the Hurun Industry Achievement Award 2022 in Mumbai.

* Nandakumar said while receiving the award. “I consider the award as a recognition for the hardwork of all the employees of Manapuram Finance, which has established itself as one of the leading NBFCs in the country,” he added.
 
* Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group, Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Managing Director, Serum Institute of India Ltd, Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder, Infosys Ltd and Sanjiv Goenka of (RPG Group) were the earlier recipients of this award...

Source : The Hindu Businessline

A)
Geeta Phogat and Ritu Phogat
B)
Pooja Gehlot and Manu Bhaker
C)
Babita Kumari and Sangita Phogat
D)
Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik

Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, who recently staged a protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and accused him of sexual exploitation and intimidation, were among five athletes nominated on Monday for the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year award.
 
Others who made the cut were Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, ace shuttler PV Sindhu and boxer Nikhat Zareen.
 
The athletes were short-listed after a panel of jury, consisting of sports journalists and writers, voted for their preferred players, based on their achievements.
 
The winner will be chosen by a public vote that began on Monday (6th Feb 2023) and will continue till February 20 midnight. The winner will be announced on March 5, 2023.
 
Rupa Jha, the Head of India BBC News, announced that they have introduced a new award category -- BBC Indian para-sportswoman of the year..

Source : ABP Live

A)
Vikram Seth
B)
Dr Peggy Mohan
C)
Arundhati Roy
D)
Jhumpa Lahiri

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Dr Peggy Mohan

Author Dr Peggy Mohan has bagged the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of The Year’ award at the fourth edition of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL 2023) which concluded here on Sunday (5th Feb 2023).

* Her book ‘Wanderers, Kings and Merchants,’ portraying evolution of language as the outcome of migrations, won the award that carries Rs 2 lakh as cash prize and a sculpture.

* Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah presented the award to Mohan at the valedictory ceremony of the four-day MBIFL 2023.

* The Trinidad-born author, also a linguist who earned a PhD in linguistics from the University of Michigan, USA, migrated to India and worked as a professor of Language Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia University, New Delhi.

* MBIFL 2023, also known as ‘Ka’ in Malayalam, featured Nobel and Booker Prize winners and Jnanpith awardees and others among over 400 names in creative fields..

Source : The Print

A)
Ajay Pohankar
B)
Ricky Kej
C)
Prakash Sontakke
D)
Shankar Mahadevan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Ricky Kej

Indian music composer, Ricky Kej won his third Grammy Award in the best new age album category for 'Divine Tides' at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

He has shared this award with Stewart Copeland, who collaborated with Kej on the album.

Stewart Copeland is a Drummer of the iconic British rock band The Police.

Record of the Year : About Damn Time by Lizzo

Album of the Year : Harry's House by Harry Styles

Song of the Year : Just Like That

Source : BG Prime

A)
VK Pandian
B)
Abhishek
C)
Harmanpreet Singh
D)
Jarmanpreet Singh

Correct Answer : Option (A) - VK Pandian

Secretary to the CM of Odisha, VK Pandian was honoured with the FIH President’s Award 2023 for his outstanding contribution to hockey.

He was awarded by FIH President Tayyab Ikram at the Bhubaneswar-Rourkela final of the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023.

FIH President’s Award : It is a recognition to individuals National Associations or other organizations for valuable services to hockey.

Source : ANI

A)
Punjab
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Gujarat
D)
Uttarakhand

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Gujarat

Gujarat's state tableau at this year (2023) Republic Day Parade on the topic of clean and green energy took first place in the People's Choice Awards category.

On the 74th Republic Day, Gujarat displayed a tableau with the subject "Clean-Green Energy Efficient Gujarat" in New Delhi. At the national level celebration and parade of the 74th Republic Day, 17 states and 6 Ministries exhibited their separate tableaus.

A)
Piyush Goyal
B)
Raghuram Rajan
C)
Nirmala Sitharaman
D)
Manmohan Singh

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Manmohan Singh

Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh (India) was conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours in London.

* He was awarded for his contribution to economic and political life.

* It was handed over to him in New Delhi by the National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) UK.

Living Legend Honour : Lord Karan Bilimoria and Opposition Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma

Outstanding Achievers : Parineeti Chopra, Raghav Chadha, Adar Poonawalla, and Aditi Chauhan..

Source : The Print

A)
Usman Khawaja
B)
David Warner
C)
Steve Smith
D)
Mitchell Starc

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Usman Khawaja

Australia's opening batter, Usman Khawaja has claimed the inaugural Shane Warne Award as the men’s Test player of the year in 2023.

He has been Australia’s top run-scorer in the five-day format since rejoining the Test team, with 1020 runs at 78.46 during the voting period.

Other winners :

* Belinda Clark Award (Women's): Beth Mooney
* Allan Border Medal (Men's): Steve Smith
* Men's ODI Player of the Year: David Warner
* Women’s ODI Player of the Year: Beth Mooney..

Source : Fox Sports

A)
4
B)
6
C)
9
D)
14

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 6

On the occasion of Republic Day 2023, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs announced the winners of Padma Awards on Wednesday (25th January 2023).

06 Padma Vibhushans, 09 Padma Bhushan, and 91 Padma Shris were among the 106 Padma awards.

19 of the honorees are female. Former Samajwadi Party chairman Mulayam Singh Yadav will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the category of public affairs posthumously. The President bestows these honors during ceremonial festivities held in Rashtrapati Bhawan in March and April of each year.
 
Padma Awards is the highest civilian awards of  India. The award is presented in three categories including Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri to honour people for their notable work in different disciplines and fields like art, social work, literature and education, public affairs,etc.
 
Know the complete list of Padma awardees of 2023.

1. Shri Balkrishna Doshi (Poshumous)
2. Shri Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous)
3. Mulayam Singh Yadav(Posthumous)
4. Shri Zakir Hussain
5. Shri S M Krishna
6. Shri Srinivas Varadhan..

Source : Mint

A)
RRR
B)
All that Breathe
C)
The Elephant Whisperers
D)
Tell it like a women

Correct Answer : Option (C) - The Elephant Whisperers

The Oscar nominations were announced on January 24, 2023, and India received three nominations for the 95th Academy Awards.

The Elephant Whisperers, a 41-minute short by Kartiki Gonsalves, was also nominated for Best Documentary Short.

SS Rajamouli's RRR received only one nomination in the Best Original Song category for "Naatu Naatu," despite the fact that it has a big fan base in the United States.

The film did not receive nominations for Best Picture or Best Director. All That Breathes by Shaunak Sen was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film...

Source :Money Control