Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which band has won the most Billboard Music Awards 2022 in history?

A)

BTS

B)

Bruno Mars

C)

Jonas Brothers

D)

Destinyâ€™s Child

Correct Answer : BTS

BTS has now overtaken Destiny’s Child to become the group to win the most Billboard Music Awards in history. The K-pop group holds 12 Billboard Music Awards against Destiny’s Child’s 11 awards. They created history by winning 3 out of 6 awards they were nominated for at the Billboard Music Awards 2022 Awards. They won Top Selling Song, Top Duo/Group, and Top Song Sales Artist for their super hit song ‘Butter’..

Source : Indian Express

2 .

Who is receives the 2022 Templeton Prize?

A)

Dr. David Gross

B)

Dr. Jens Eisert

C)

Dr. Frank Wilczek

D)

Dr. Robbert Dijkgraaf

Correct Answer : Dr. Frank Wilczek

Dr. Frank Wilczek, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author, whose boundary-pushing investigations into the fundamental laws of nature have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our universe, was announced today as the winner of the 2022 Templeton Prize.

The Templeton Prize, valued at more than $1.3 million, is one of the world’s largest annual individual awards. Established by the late global investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton, it is given to honor those who harness the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind’s place and purpose within it.

“We are delighted and honored to award Dr. Frank Wilczek this year, as he is one of those rare and wonderful individuals who bring together a keen, creative intellect and an appreciation for transcendent beauty,” said Heather Templeton Dill, president of the John Templeton Foundation. “Like Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, he is a natural philosopher who unites a curiosity about the behavior of nature with a playful and profound philosophical mind.”

Source : Physics

3 .

Who is received Special Bangla Academy Award in May 2022?

A)

Sharad Pawar

B)

Mahua Moitra

C)

Suvendu Adhikari

D)

Mamata Banerjee

Correct Answer : Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM "Mamata Banerjee" has been awarded the first Bangla Academy award for her ‘relentless literary pursuit’. The award was introduced this year and CM Mamata has been given the first award for her book ‘Kabita Bitan’.

The award to Mamata Banerjee was presented at the ‘Kavi Pranam’ event organised by the West Bengal government’s Information and Culture Department on the occasion of the birth anniversary of legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore..

Source : OP India

4 .

Who is presented Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces personnel in 2022?

A)

Narendra Modi

B)

Ram Nath Kovind

C)

M Venkaiah Naidu

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Ram Nath Kovind

* President "Ram Nath Kovind" on Tuesday(10th May 2022) presented Gallantry Awards at Defence Investiture Ceremony- 2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

* He conferred 13 Shaurya Chakras, including six posthumous, to the personnel of Armed Forces for displaying gallantry, courage and devotion to duty.

* The President also conferred 14 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, four Uttam Yudh Seva Medals and 24 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals for distinguished service of exceptional order.

Source : News On Air

5 .

Who is presents the President's Colours award to Assam Police in Guwahati for exemplary service during the past 25 years?

A)

Amit Shah

B)

Narendra Modi

C)

Yogi Adityanath

D)

Rajnath Singh

Correct Answer : Amit Shah

* Union Home Minister, "Amit Shah" presents the President’s Colours award to Assam Police in Guwahati for exemplary service during the past 25 years.

* Assam becomes the 10th state in the country to receive President’s Colours honour.

* President’s Colours is the highest honour that is given to any military or police unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation.

* Amit Shah will also lay the foundation stones of various development works in Guwahati.

Source : News On Air

6 .

Which photojournalist posthumously received the awarded "Pulitzer Prize 2022"?

A)

Danish Siddiqui

B)

Rana Ayyub

C)

Barkha Dutt

D)

Rohit Sardana

Correct Answer : Danish Siddiqui

* Late photojournalist Danish Siddiqui (Reuters) has been honoured with his second prestigious Pulitzer Prize in the feature photography category with other three Indian journalists.

* Other three Indians : Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave.

* He was honoured with the prestigious award in 2018 for their coverage of the Rohingya crisis.

* Pulitzer Prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer (Hungarian-American journalist).

* Presented by: Columbia University

Source : Indian Express

7 .

Which language translation 'Meursault, contre-enquete' wins Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022?

A)

Telugu

B)

Hindi

C)

Bengali

D)

Tamil

Correct Answer : Bengali

* The Bengali translation of the French novel “Meursault, contre-enquête” (The Meursault Investigation) has won the 5th Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022.

* The award was given to translator Trinanjan Chakraborty and publisher Patra Bharati.

* Meursault, contre-enquêteto, originally written by Algerian writer and journalist "Kamel Daoud".

* This is the first time Patra Bharati has received such a prestigious award.

Source : Theweek

8 .

Who has receives the 'India Pharma Innovation of the Year' award in 2022?

A)

Cipla

B)

Aurobindo Pharma

C)

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

D)

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Correct Answer : Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Glenmark), an innovation-driven, global pharmaceutical company, today(27th April 2022) received the ‘India Pharma Innovation of the Year’ Award and was adjudged runners-up in the ‘India Pharma CSR of the Year’ category, as part of the India Pharma & India Medical Device Awards 2022.

The seventh edition of the annual awards was jointly organized by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Invest India..

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9 .

Who has receives highest diplomatic award by Peru in April 2022?

A)

Madhur Jaffrey

B)

Ardeshir B K Dubash

C)

Victor Banerjee

D)

Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Correct Answer : Ardeshir B K Dubash

* The former Honorary Consul of Peru in Mumbai, Ardeshir B.K. Dubash has received the Order of "Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan" by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.

* Ambassador of Peru in India, H.E. Carlos R. Polo has conferred the award to him.

* Dubash was designated as Honorary Consul of Peru in 1973.

* The Order of Merit, which was instituted in 2004, takes its name from José Gregorio Paz Soldán, a distinguished Peruvian official who established the Peruvian diplomatic service and who held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs on three different occasions.

Source : Hindustan Times

10 .

Which among the following projects has been awarded the Indian Building Congress (IBC) 'Best Infrastructure Project' award?

A)

Head Race Tunnel

B)

Sela Tunnel

C)

Chenani-Nashri Tunnel

D)

Atal Tunnel

Correct Answer : Atal Tunnel

On April 28, 2022, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Engineering Marvel Atal Tunnel in Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh, got the Indian Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award in New Delhi.

More than thirty cutting-edge infrastructures were nominated for the prestigious awards, and the strategic tunnel was named the Best Projects for Excellence in the Built Environment in 2021 by the IBC Jury. Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry, Director General BRO, got the prize during the IBC’s 25th annual Convention for BRO’s outstanding performance in establishing this engineering marvel connecting Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti Valley..

Source : News On Air