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A)
David Fincher
B)
Christopher Nolan
C)
Carlos Saura
D)
Quentin Tarantino

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Carlos Saura

Carlos Saura (Spanish Film Director) will be conferred the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Goa.

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award  : Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, who received the Golden Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for Deprisa Deprisa, along with two Silver Bears for La caza and Peppermint Frappe, a BAFTA for Carmen and three awards at Cannes, among several others, will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award and an eight-film retrospective at IFFI.
This announcement was made by L Murugan (MoS, Information and Broadcasting).

Carlos was honoured with the Golden Bear for Best Director at Berlin International Film Festival for Deprisa Deprisa in 1981.

Spotlight country : France
Opening Film : Alma and Oskar
Closing film : Perfect Number..

Source : PIB

A)
Kerala Tourism
B)
Karnataka Tourism
C)
Uttar Pradesh Tourism
D)
Himachal Pradesh Tourism

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kerala Tourism

The Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious "Responsible Tourism Global award" at the World Travel Mart held in London.
 
* State Tourism Minister "P A Mohammed Riyas" received the award on behalf of the department at London and said it was an encouragement for the Kerala tourism sector.
 
* The award was given for the STREET project implemented by the Responsible Tourism Mission under the Kerala Government.
 
* "I would like to share with you with utmost pride that the state Responsible Tourism and the Tourism Department has won the award for the water STREET project. Street is the acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs and this was implemented from March 31, this year," Riyas said in a video message on Tuesday(8th Nov 2022).
 
* The 'street' initiative is a water protection and conservation project in Tourism sector implemented with public participation.
 
* The minister said the Jury made special remarks about the water street project implemented at Maravanthuruthu in Kottayam district.
 
* The project aims to deepen the canals and various waterbodies and clean them for the purpose of tourism activities, the tourism department said..

Source : Business Standard

A)
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
B)
Pramoda Devi Wadiyar
C)
Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar
D)
Yaduveer Krishnaraja Chamaraja (YKC) Wadiyar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Yaduveer Krishnaraja Chamaraja (YKC) Wadiyar

Member of the erstwhile royal family, "Yaduveer Krishnaraja Chamaraja (YKC) Wadiyar" has been selected for the International Kannada Rathna award. It is presented annually by Dubai Kannadigas to mark Kannada Rajyothsava
 
The award will be presented to YKC Wadiyar during Vishwa Kannada Habba on 11 am to 11 pm, on November 19, 2022 at Sheikh Rashid Auditorium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in association with Kannadigaru Dubai Sangha as part of celebration of the 67th Kannada Rajyothsava. Besides, Vishwamanya Award would be presented to achievers in various fields.
 
A decision to this effect was taken in a preparatory meeting on Vishwa Kannada Habba, chaired by the president of Namma Kundapura Kannada Balaga Gulf Sadanand Das, in Dubai recently
 
It was decided to present Karnataka Rathna Dr Puneeth Rajkumar Award, from this year(2022) to achievers in service in the Gulf nations, on behalf of Kannadigaru Dubai. The first award will be presented to Karnataka Sangha Bahrain..

Source : Deccan Herald

A)
Dr. Mani Karnan
B)
Dr. Subhash Babu
C)
M. S. Swaminathan
D)
Anil Kakodkar

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Dr. Subhash Babu

Prominent Indian physician and scientist Dr. Subhash Babu has received the prestigious "Bailey K. Ashford Medal" for 2022 and the Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FASTMH) award for 2022.

The medal is presented annually to one or more mid-career researchers for distinguished work in tropical medicine by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), the largest scientific organization in tropical medicine in the world.
 
In its 82-year history, the award has never been given to an Indian scientist or an Indian institution for work.
 
According to an official statement from  ASTMH, Dr. Subash Babu is the first Indian to receive both the Bailey K. Ashford medal and the FASTMH award.

He is the Scientific Director of the ICER (International Centre for Excellence in Research)-India Programme. He is a pioneer in research on helminth infections and tuberculosis.
 
On October 30, 2022, Dr. Babu received the Bailey K. Ashford medal at the annual ASTMH meeting in Seattle, USA. He received the FASTMH award in addition to the Bailey K. Ashford award for his dedication to tropical medicine since 1995..

Source : Mint

A)
Sudha Ragunathan
B)
Aruna Sairam
C)
Shubha Mudgal
D)
Nithyasree Mahadevan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Aruna Sairam

Carnatic vocalist, composer, collaborator, humanitarian and speaker "Aruna Sairam" has been honoured with the French government's highest honour- Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award.
 
Aruna Sairam has been selected for this award not just for her singing prowess but also for her contribution towards the development of the Indo-France relationship.  
 
Announcing the award, Consul General of France in Chennai Lise Talbot Barré said that the Minister of Culture of the French Republic, Rima Abdul Malak appointed Aruna Sairam to the rank of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
 
Lise said, "This award is the unequivocal token of my country’s appreciation for your brilliant career and of your numerous contributions to the French and international art scene." 
 
"You have carried for over 30 years the marvelous beauty and subtility of Carnatic music in India and across the world. This award thus underlines the friendship that you have always carried with France. 
 
Aruna Sairam began her classical training under her mother, Rajalakshmi Sethuraman. She then became a disciple of legendary vocalist, Sangita Kalanidhi T. Brinda, thereby continuing an illustrious line of women singers of the Tanjore tradition for more than 8 generations. Later, she was mentored by several other maestros of our country..

Source : Deccanherald

A)
BSNL
B)
Bharti Airtel
C)
Jio Platforms Limited
D)
Vodafone Group

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Jio Platforms Limited

Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) won the Cloud Native Award at the 24th World Communication Awards (WCA) ceremony that was held in London by Total Telecom, an international telecom media company.
 
As the world opens up after a two-year-long hiatus caused by the COVID pandemic, senior executives from across the globe gathered to witness the award ceremony. Among those who attended were this year’s winners but representatives who in recent years have been forced by the pandemic to accept their trophies virtually.
 
The awards ceremony held recently was hosted by celebrity broadcaster Nina Hossain.
 
In the Cloud Native category, while Jio Platforms Ltd got the award, the “highly commended” category included Ericsson and TPG.

Awards were given in several other categories including ‘B2B Service of the Year’, Best Digital Transformation Programme, Best Network Tranformation Initiative, Best Operator in an Emerging Market and Best Wholesale Operator.
 
Jio has invested in excess of USD 50 billion since its inception to create the largest and most advanced digital and connectivity ecosystem in India, with a bouquet of successful apps and platforms.
 
Jio’s services span across connectivity and cloud, media, digital commerce, financial services, gaming, education, healthcare, agriculture, Government to Citizen (G2C), smart cities and manufacturing..

Source : The Print

A)
A Sethumadhavan
B)
Paul Zacharia
C)
Nedumudi Venu
D)
Sreenivasan

Correct Answer : Option (A) - A Sethumadhavan

Noted Malayalam novelist and short story writer, "A Sethumadhavan" has been selected for 2022 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram.

Reason : For his valuable contribution to Malayalam language and literature.

He has also served as the chairman of South Indian Bank, director of State Bank of Travancore and chairman of National Book Trust.

Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary award of Kerala government.

The award carries a cash award of Rs 5 lakh and a citation.

The judging panel comprising Kerala Sahitya Akademi president K Satchidanandan as chairman and Prof M K Sanoo, Vaisakhan, Kaladi Sreesankaracharya University vice-chancellor M V Narayanan, cultural secretary Rani George as members chose Sethu unanimously for the award..

Source : Times of India

A)
KV Raju
B)
Jayanthi
C)
Sanchari Vijay
D)
Puneeth Rajkumar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Puneeth Rajkumar

The prestigious Karnataka Ratna Award 2022 was posthumously conferred on late actor "Puneeth Rajkumar" by the Chief Minister of the state Basavaraj Bommai at a function here on Tuesday(1st Nov 2022)
 
Later Actor Puneeth Rajkumar was conferred with Karnataka Ratna Award on the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava. Karnataka Ratna Award, the highest civilian award of the state, has been conferred only nine times earlier.
 
Puneeth Rajkumar’s family members attended the award ceremony. The Chief Minister presented the prestigious award to the late actor’s wife Ashwini Revanth. Actors Rajinikanth and Jr NTR were among those present..

Source : The Print

A)
Pakistan
B)
India
C)
Bangladesh
D)
Afghanistan

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Bangladesh

Bangladesh Prime Minister "Sheikh Hasina" conferred the prestigious ‘Friends of Liberation War’ honour on former US Senator Edward M Kennedy posthumously on Monday(31st Oct 2022) in Dhaka for his contribution to the liberation of Bangladesh.

The honour was handed over to his son Edward M Ted Kennedy Junior.
 
Speaking on the occasion of the honour handing over ceremony, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recalled the great contribution of Edward Kennedy Senior with gratitude.

She said that Kennedy Senior took a bold stand against the genocide committed by Pakistan on innocent Bengali people despite the US government role during the 1971 liberation war.

Recalling the strong opposition mounted by Kennedy Senior against the US government policy of supplying arms to Pakistan, Prime Minister Hasina said that Kennedy worked hard to stop US military and economic aid to Pakistan till the end of the war..

Source : AIR
 

A)
Hariharan
B)
M T Vasudevan Nair
C)
Mohanlal
D)
M. Mukundan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - M T Vasudevan Nair

M T Vasudevan Nair (Malayalam literary) has been selected for the Kerala governemnt for its first ‘Kerala Jyothi’ award.
 
It was instituted by the Kerala govt on the lines of the Padma awards.
 
Aim : To honour individuals who have made priceless contributions to the society.
 
Kerala Prabha : Omcheri N N Pillai and T Madhava Menon
 
Kerala Sree : Sathyabhama Das Biju, Gopinath Muthukad, Kanayi Kunhiraman, Kochouseph Chittilappilly, M P Parameswaran and Vijayalakshmi..

Source : The Print