Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which state has won the first prize in the National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Awards For Outstanding Development of the MSME Sector?

A)

Assam

B)

Jharkhand

C)

Odisha

D)

Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Odisha

Odisha government won the first prize in National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Award 2022 to States/UTs for outstanding contribution in the promotion and development of MSME Sector. Odisha's Kalahandi district also won the third prize in the category “National MSME Award 2022 to Aspirational districts for outstanding contribution in the promotion and Development of MSME Sector”..

Source : The Print

2 .

Which American-Canadian author won the 2022 Women's Prize?

A)

Linda Sue Park

B)

Ruth Ozeki

C)

Margo Lanagan

D)

Joan MacIntosh

Correct Answer : Ruth Ozeki

* American-Canadian writer, "Ruth Ozeki" has won the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness”.

* This is her fourth novel, which depicts the story of a thirteen-year-old boy who, starts to hear the voices of objects to talk to his father, after the tragic death of his father.

* She was received £30,000 prize at a ceremony in London.

Other books : A Tale for the Time Being, plus the novels My Year of Meats and All Over Creation.

Source : Economic Times

3 .

To whom was the Honorary D.Litt awarded by HSNC University?

A)

Ratan Tata

B)

Mukesh Ambani

C)

Gautam Adani

D)

Anand Mahindra

Correct Answer : Ratan Tata

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presented the Honorary Doctor of Literature on industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata at Raj Bhavan Mumbai.

R Tata has been conferred honorary D.Litt. by Maharashtra's second state cluster university, HSNC University, as a mark of appreciation toward his unparalleled contribution for society.

Mr Tata was the chairman of Tata Group, from 1990 to 2012 (interim chairman Oct 2016 -Feb 2017) and continues to head its charitable trusts...

Source : NDTV

4 .

Which film won the Golden Conch Award for 'Turn Your Body to the Sun' at MIFF 2022?

A)

French Film

B)

Dutch Film

C)

USA Film

D)

Japan Film

Correct Answer : Dutch Film

Dutch movie, “Turn Your Body to the Sun” has bagged the Golden Conch award at the 17th edition of the 2022 Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for documentary, short fiction and animation films.

The award carries a golden conch, a certificate and cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.

This documentary was directed by Aliona Van der Horst.

Best Short-fiction : ‘Saakshatkaaram’ (Malayalam) & ‘Brother Troll’

Best Animation Film : ‘Prince in a Pastry Shop’ (Poland)

Source : India Times

5 .

Which actor won best actor award at International Indian Film Academy(IIFA) Awards, 2022?

A)

Varun Dhawan

B)

Sunny Kaushal

C)

Vicky Kausha

D)

Salman Khan

Correct Answer : Vicky Kausha

The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, was held in Abu Dhabi during the first weekend of June. The IIFA Rocks event was held on June 3 and the Main Awards was held on June 4. It was a time of much revelry and entertainment as there were several scintillating performances from Sara Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor, Ananya Panday and Nora Fatehi.

Vicky Kaushal has won the best actor award for his movie Sardar Udham at the 22nd International Indian Film Academy Awards in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Other awards :

* Best Actor (Female) : Kriti Sanon (Mimi)

* Best Director: Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah)

* Best Film: Shershaah

* Best Supporting Actor Female: Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)

* Best Supporting Actor Male: Pankaj Tripathi (Ludo)

* Best Playback Singer Female: Asees Kaur (Raataan Lambiyan, Shershaah)

Source : F T L

6 .

Who is receive lifetime achievement award at MTV Movie and TV Awards?

A)

Shakira

B)

Beyoncé

C)

Angelina Jolie

D)

Jennifer Lopez

Correct Answer : Jennifer Lopez

* MTV announced that Jennifer Lopez would be awarded the Generation Award at their forthcoming MTV Movie & TV Awards.

* MTV Movie & TV Awards recognizes actors who have diversely contributed to both film and TV industry and are known in every household.

* Vanessa Hudgens will host the Generation Awards.

* Jennifer Lopez will receive the lifetime achievement award.

* Jennifer is all set to release her latest Netflix documentary named “Halftime”..

Source : Economic Times

7 .

Which Government Wins Best Project Award at UN World Summit?

A)

Meghalaya

B)

Mizoram

C)

Jammu and Kashmir

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Meghalaya

At the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022, an initiative by the Meghalaya government Tuesday(31st May 2022) received the best project award in the category of “the role of governments in the promotion of ICTs for development". The initiative was named Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture.

Secretary General of ITU, Houlin Zhao presented the winner award to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) Forum Prizes 2022, held at Geneva, Switzerland. Post this there was voting to select the best 90 projects which were invited in Geneva, Switzerland for the final award.

Meghalaya contested with projects from Australia, China, Argentina and Tanzania. Meghalaya was declared as the best project in the category and MeghEA is the only project from India to win the Winner Award this year.

Source : F T L

8 .

Who won the Sitara-e-Pakistan Award for their service to Pakistan?

A)

Kieron Pollard

B)

Chris Gayle

C)

Daren Sammy

D)

Dwayne Bravo

Correct Answer : Daren Sammy

Former West Indies captain, Daren Sammy has been conferred with the Sitara-e-Pakistan Award for Services to Pakistan during a ceremony. The 38-year-old all-rounder was being recognized for his role in helping bring international cricket back to Pakistan. It is the third-highest civil award conferred by Pakistan.

He represented West Indies in 38 Tests, 126 ODIs, and 68 T20Is, has been one of the best captains that the world has seen in the T20 format and he captained a lot of franchises around the world.

Sammy, who led the West Indies to two T20 World titles (2012 and 2016), was receiving his second civil honour from Pakistan in as many years.

In March 2020, he received the highest civilian medal of Pakistan, Nishan-e-Pakistan, for his part in helping bring international cricket back to Pakistan. He was also awarded honorary Pakistani citizenship by the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi..

Source : Crictracker

9 .

Who is the recipient of V Shantaram Lifetime achievement award at MIFF 2022?

A)

Govind Swarup

B)

Sanjit Narwekar

C)

Deepa Mehta

D)

Anurag Kashyap

Correct Answer : Sanjit Narwekar

17th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival of India (MIFF 2022) confers Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award on noted author and documentary filmmaker Shri Sanjit Narwekar to commemorate his exquisitely deep, remarkably diverse and inspiring body of work.

The Chief Guest of the opening ceremony, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Dr. L. Murugan along with other dignitaries presented the award to Shri Sanjit Narwekar.

The coveted award comprises of cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs, trophy and a citation.

He has also received the Swarna Kamal at the National Film Awards for his book ‘Marathi Cinema in Retrospect.’.

Source : PIB

10 .

When is the last date for submitting nominations for Padma Awards 2023?

A)

July 21st

B)

August 1st

C)

September 15th

D)

November 1st

Correct Answer : September 15th

The online nominations and recommendations for Padma Awards 2023 opened on May 1, 2023 and the last is September 15, 2022. The Padma Awards 2023 will be announced on January 26, 2023. The nominations and recommendations for Padma Awards can only be received online on the official website of the National Awards portal. All people without distinction of sex, race, occupation and position are eligible for the Padma Awards.

Awards - General Knowledge Questions