Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who has been awarded the Sir Syed Excellence Award 2022 by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)?

A)

Barbara Daly

B)

Eric Foner

C)

Barbara Metcalf

D)

Caroline Walker Bynum

Correct Answer : Barbara Metcalf

* Noted American historian, Prof. Barbara Metcalf has been awarded the Sir Syed Excellence Award 2022 by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

* The award ceremony was held on the 205th birth anniversary of the founder of AMU, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

* She has written extensively on the history of the Muslim population of India and Pakistan.

* Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College in 1875, later known as Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

Source : Indian Express

2 .

Who is the winner of Men's Ballon d'Or award 2022?

A)

Mohamed Salah

B)

Karim Benzema

C)

Cristiano Ronaldo

D)

Robert Lewandowski

Correct Answer : Karim Benzema

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema wins the 2022 Men’s Ballon d’Or award. Benzema won the La Liga and the Champions League with Madrid last year.

He finished as the La Liga top-scorer last season with 27 goals and also the Champions League top-scorer in 15 goals.

“This prize in front of me makes me really proud. When I was small, it was a childhood dream, I never gave up... Anything is possible,” Benzema said on stage at the ceremony.....there was a difficult period when I wasn’t in the French team but I never gave up. I’m really proud of my journey here. It wasn’t easy, it was a difficult time for my family as well.”- Karim Benzema.

66th Ballon d’Or awards ceremony: Know your award winners

* Men’s Ballon d’Or award winner: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

* Women’s Ballon d’Or award winner: Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona Femeni)

* Club of the Year award: Manchester City

* Gerd Muller Award: Robert Lewandowski (at Bayern Munich in 21-22 season; now at FC Barcelona)

* Yachine Award: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

* Kopa Award: Gavi (FC Barcelona)

* Socrates Award: Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich)

Ballon d’Or 2022 top-ten rankings (Men)

1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

2. Sadio Mane (in Liverpool for the 2021-22 season; now at Bayern Munich)

3. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

4. Robert Lewandowski (in Bayern Munich for the 2021-22 season; now at FC Barcelona)

5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)

7. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

8. Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)

9. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

10. Erling Haaland (in Borussia Dortmund for the 2021-22 season; now at Manchester City)

Ballon d’Or 2022 top-ten rankings (Women)

1. Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona Femeni)

2. Beth Mead (Arsenal)

3. Sam Kerr (Chelsea)

4. Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg)

5. Aitana Bonmati (FC Barcelone)

6. Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg)

7. Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)

8. Wendie Renard (Lyon)

9. Catarina Macario (Lyon)

10. Lucy Bronze (in Manchester City for the 21-22 season; now at FC Barcelona Femeni)

Source : Sport Star

3 .

Who has won Booker Prize 2022?

A)

Elizabeth Strout

B)

Shehan Karunatilaka

C)

Claire Keegam

D)

NoViolet Bulawayo

Correct Answer : Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, a supernatural satire set amid a murderous Sri Lankan civil war, has won the Booker Prize 2022.

The Sri Lankan writer's novel is about a photographer who wakes up dead, with a week to ask his friends to find his photos and expose the brutality of war.

Camilla, the Queen Consort, presented the prize, and the author said it had been "an honour and a privilege" to be on the shortlist.

Pop singer Dua Lipa was the star guest.

The prestigious £50,000 prize, for a single work of fiction published in the UK in English, also gives the other five writers on the shortlist £2,500 each.

The writer said he decided in 2009 to write "a ghost story where the dead could offer their perspective" after the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, "when there was a raging debate over how many civilians died and whose fault it was"..

Source : BBC

4 .

Which city of has been awarded 'World Green City Award 2022' at the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea?

A)

Mexico City

B)

Fortaleza

C)

Mumbai

D)

Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Hyderabad

Telangana’s "Hyderabad" city won the overall ‘World Green City Award 2022’ and ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’ award at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea, Friday(14th Oct 2022).

Hyderabad beat cities like Paris, Mexico City, Montreal, Fortaleza and Bogota to be adjudged the grand winner. It not only won the category award but the overall ‘World Green City 2022’ award i.e. the best across all six categories.

Hyderabad also became the only Indian city to win laurels on the International platform. The AIPH had invited entries for ‘World Green Cities Awards 2022’ across six categories and Hyderabad won in the ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’..

Source : Indian Express

5 .

Sports Journalists Federation of India Medal (SJFI Medal) 2019 was awarded to which badminton legend?

A)

Prakash Padukone

B)

Srikanth Kidambi

C)

Pullela Gopichand

D)

B. Sai Praneeth

Correct Answer : Prakash Padukone

Badminton legend Prakash Padukone was awarded the Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) medal for 2019 at a warm ceremony at the Karnataka State Cricket Association here on Friday(14th Oct 2022).

* The medal was instituted in 2018, with Vijay Amritraj the first winner.

* The award function for 2019 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

* In his remarks, Prakash Padukone discussed how badminton rose to become the “second most popular sport” in India.

* Cricket legend G.R. Viswanath was among those in attendance to honour the 1980 All England winner.

* Like Prakash Padukone, the legendary batter avoids the media, the camera, and public speaking. But he physically took the microphone to lead the praises because Padukone is ageless in this day of fleeting stardom.

* The attendees included former Indian batting champion V.V.S. Laxman, hockey stars Dhanraj Pillay and Arjun Halappa, international table tennis player Vasanth Bharadwaj, and badminton player Trupti Murgunde.

* The SJFI’s president, A. Vinod, greeted everyone..

Source : The Hindu

6 .

Who has won SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022?

A)

Terence Tao

B)

Ian Stewart

C)

Yunqing Tang

D)

Peter Sarnak

Correct Answer : Yunqing Tang

The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

The award was instituted by Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research (SASTRA) and is presented annually to individuals aged 32 or below, who have made outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics.

7 .

What is the name of the leading academician who has won the top UAE Award for Alternative Medicine?

A)

Wazahat Husain

B)

K.S. Gill

C)

A.K.M Ghouse

D)

Venu Govindaraju

Correct Answer : Wazahat Husain

Prof Wazahat Husain, a leading academic from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has won an international award for Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Husain, a retired chairman of the Department of Botany at the AMU, received the Second Sheikh Zayed International Award on Monday(10th Oct 2022) in an event organised by the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation.

The Foundation is a UAE-based non-governmental, non-profit organisation that invests in developing human capital to improve the quality of life, according to the Foundation’s website.

The award aims to give recognition to eminent academics and scientists of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM ) globally, and TCAM physicians from the UAE, for enhancing TCAM knowledge and practices, and contributing to improving the quality of life for humanity, it said.

A plant taxonomy expert, Husain has been conferred Lifetime Achievement Awards twice, once jointly by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the AYUSH ministry and then by the Wildlife Institute of India and Department of Wildlife Sciences, AMU.

Prof. Husain said he was honoured to be representing AMU and India at the pinnacle of his academic career..

Source : The Print

8 .

Nobel Prize 2022 in Economics has been awarded to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig for?

A)

Contributions to Labour Economics

B)

Research on banks and financial crises

C)

Experimental approach to alleviating global poverty

D)

Improvements to auction theory and inventions to new auction formats

Correct Answer : Research on banks and financial crises

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022 to

Ben S. Bernanke

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC, USA

Douglas W. Diamond

University of Chicago, IL, USA

Philip H. Dybvig

Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA

“for research on banks and financial crises”

They have been honored for significantly improving the understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises. An important finding in their research is why avoiding bank collapses is vital..

Source : Nobelprize

9 .

Who participated in the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards 2022?

A)

Nitin Gadkari

B)

S Jaishankar

C)

Rajnath Singh

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday(6th Oct 2022) participated in the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards 2022. Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards 2022 is organized to award and celebrate the finest Kiwi-Indian achievers and trailblazers.

* Jaishankar was given a traditional Maori welcome to the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards.

* The Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards was held in Auckland, New Zealand.

* He praised the contribution of his fellow members, Lata Mangeshkar, Home Minister Amit Shah, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group Shobana Kamineni, CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank Uday Kotak, author Sudha Murty, Chairman & CEO India Inc. Group Prof Manoj Ladwa, Bharat Barai, Anupam P Kher, and Author-Director Amish Tripathi.

* Jaishankar also praised the respect both countries display for each other’s culture and tradition.

* He also met New Zealand’s Leader of Opposition Christopher Luxon.

Source : ANI

10 .

Who has won the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award?

A)

Ursula von der Leyen

B)

Gerhard Schröder

C)

Annalena Baerbock

D)

Angela Merkel

Correct Answer : Angela Merkel

NHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced 4th Oct 2022 that Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

Each year, the award – named after the Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen – is given to an individual, group or organization who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, internally displaced or stateless people.

Under then Federal Chancellor Merkel’s leadership, Germany welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016 – at the height of the conflict in Syria and amid deadly violence in other places.

At that time, the then Chancellor said : “It was a situation which put our European values to the test as seldom before. It was no more and no less than a humanitarian imperative.” She called on her fellow Germans to reject divisive nationalism and urged them instead to be “self-assured and free, compassionate and open-minded”.

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, praised former Federal Chancellor Merkel’s determination to protect asylum-seekers and to stand up for human rights, humanitarian principles and international law. “By helping more than a million refugees to survive and rebuild, Angela Merkel displayed great moral and political courage,” Grandi said.

“It was true leadership, appealing to our common humanity, standing firm against those who preached fear and discrimination. She showed what can be achieved when politicians take the right course of action and work to find solutions to the world’s challenges rather than simply shift responsibility to others.”

The selection committee said it was recognizing former Federal Chancellor Merkel’s “leadership, courage and compassion in ensuring the protection of hundreds of thousands of desperate people” as well as her efforts to find “viable long-term solutions” for those seeking safety..

Source : UNHCR

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