Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who gets John F. Kennedy award for defending democracy in 2022?

A)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

B)

Vladimir Putin

C)

Yulia Tymoshenko

D)

Aleksandr Lukashenko

Correct Answer : Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President "Volodymyr Zelenskyy" is among five people named on Thursday(19 Apr 2022) as recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for acting to protect democracy. Zelenskyy was chosen because of the way he has "marshaled the spirit, patriotism and untiring sacrifice of the Ukrainian people in a life-or-death fight for their country," as Russia pours in troops and assaults cities and towns, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said.

The foundation said four US officials were chosen for standing up for free and fair elections, as the system is challenged in ways it has never been before.

They are : Republican US Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Fulton County, Georgia, elections worker Wandrea "Shaye" Moss.

Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present the awards on May 22 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The award was created by the family of the late president to honour public figures who risk their careers by embracing unpopular positions for the greater good, and is named after Kennedy's 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Profiles in Courage.".

Source : Economic Times

2 .

Who his selected for Commonwealth Points of Light Award?

A)

Mani Chandra

B)

Suman Shetty

C)

Kishore Kumar Das

D)

Mohammed Sharief

Correct Answer : Kishore Kumar Das

Kishore Kumar Das(Bangladesh) has been chosen for the Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his exceptional work in improving access to education for children from marginalised backgrounds.

Kishore Das setup education charity named "Bidyanando" in 2013 with just 22 students. It now runs five primary schools which provide free education as well as academic coaching sessions and scholarship programmes to help children continue into higher education.

He also started a meal programme named Ek takay aahar (Meal for one Taka) which has provided more than 10,000 nutritious meals for vulnerable people (particularly children, homeless).

Source : News On Air

3 .

Who won the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year 2022 Award?

A)

Sky Brown

B)

Neeraj Chopra

C)

Emma Raducanu

D)

Bethany Shriever

Correct Answer : Emma Raducanu

British Tennis sensation Emma Raducanu, who became the first qualifier in tennis history to win a Grand Slam. She had won the US Open, her second Grand Slam event, without losing a set. The Indian Javelin star Neeraj Chopra was nominated for the award alongside major sporting names including Tennis player Daniil Medvedev and Spanish Footballer Pedri.

The 2022 Laureus World Sports winners are :

* Sportsman of the Year Award : Max Verstappen (Motor racing).

* Sportswoman of the Year Award : Elaine Thompson-Herah (Athletics).

* World Team of the Year Award : Italy Men’s Football Team.

* Breakthrough of the Year Award : Emma Raducanu (Tennis).

* Comeback of the Year Award : Sky Brown (Skateboarding).

* World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award : Marcel Hug

(Wheelchair Athletics).

* World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award : Bethany Shriever (BMX).

* Lifetime Achievement Award : Tom Brady (American football).

* Academy Exceptional Achievement Award : Robert Lewandowski.

* Sporting Icon Award : Valentino Rossi (Motorcycle Racing).

* Sport for Good Award : Lost Boyz Inc (Baseball).

* Sport for Good Society Award : Real Madrid Foundation.

Source : Sportstar

4 .

Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2022 Award?

A)

Charles Leclerc

B)

Max Verstappen

C)

Lewis Hamilton

D)

Mick Schumacher

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen, the 2021 Formula One World champion, was voted as the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2022 at the 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards virtual event that was screened live from Seville, Spain, on April 24, 2022.

Max Verstappen took the top honour, beating the likes of Tennis legend Novak Djokovic, Footballer Robert Lewandowski, American football star Tom Brady, American swimming star Caeleb Dressel and Kenyan athlete Eluid Kipchoge.

Max Verstappen had secured his first World Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December, becoming the first Dutch driver to win the World Championship.

The 2022 Laureus World Sports winners are :

* Sportsman of the Year Award : Max Verstappen (Motor racing).

* Sportswoman of the Year Award : Elaine Thompson-Herah (Athletics).

* World Team of the Year Award : Italy Men’s Football Team.

* Breakthrough of the Year Award : Emma Raducanu (Tennis).

* Comeback of the Year Award : Sky Brown (Skateboarding).

* World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award : Marcel Hug

(Wheelchair Athletics).

* World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award : Bethany Shriever (BMX).

* Lifetime Achievement Award : Tom Brady (American football).

* Academy Exceptional Achievement Award : Robert Lewandowski.

* Sporting Icon Award : Valentino Rossi (Motorcycle Racing).

* Sport for Good Award : Lost Boyz Inc (Baseball).

* Sport for Good Society Award : Real Madrid Foundation.

Source : Sportstar

5 .

Who will be presented the Public Relations Society of India's(PRSI) Awards in 2022?

A)

GAIL

B)

BEML

C)

GDBC

D)

NMDC

Correct Answer : NMDC

The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC) swept the Public Relations Society of India’s (PRSI) Public Relations Awards 2022, taking first place in four categories.

Shri V Srinivas Goud, Telangana Minister of Prohibition and Excise, Sports and Youth Services, Tourism and Culture, gave the award to NMDC’s Shri Praveen Kumar, ED (Personnel) and Shri Ch. Srinivasa Rao, DGM (Corporate Communications) on behalf of the Navratna PSU. On behalf of the Navratna PSU, Shri Srinivasa Rao, DGM (Corporate Communications), accepted the honours.

The award was given to the mining company for its Corporate Website, Annual Report, Newsletter Layout and Design, and CSR Corporate Video.

Shri V Srinivas Goud, the Telangana State Minister, praised the PR industry’s efforts in creating an informed community and congratulated the awardees.

The conference, which marked the PRSI Hyderabad Chapter’s Golden Jubilee, included participatory and thought-provoking workshops on the theme of Emerging Trends in Modern Public Relations.

NMDC Chairman and Managing Director Shri Sumit Deb praised his Corporate Communication team, saying, The team has done a wonderful job in creating a unique brand voice for NMDC and building deeper relationships with stakeholders.

NMDC’s resolve to expand and contribute to nation building has been bolstered by its efforts to build a robust network in-house, with the media, and with the general public..

Source : PIB

6 .

Who is the Indian-American Defense Expert to be nominated for the 6th Entrepreneur Leadership Award 2022?

A)

Vivek Lall

B)

Praveen Kumar

C)

Himanshu Singh

D)

Sundhar Raajan

Correct Answer : Vivek Lall

Indian-American chief executive of General Atomics Global Corporation Vivek Lall has been selected for the prestigious Entrepreneur Leadership Awards by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.

Established in 1968, the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) is the apex bi-lateral Chamber synergising India-US economic engagement.

Lall, 53, has been selected for the ‘Global Leader in Defence and Aviation Sector’ award category, which would be presented virtually during an awards ceremony on Friday. Union Civil Aviation Minister "Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia" will be the chief guest of the event.

Lall, who has played a key role in enhancing defence trade in various capacities in Boeing, Lockheed Martin and now General Atomics, was recently honoured by the Governor of Kentucky as a Kentucky Colonel, which is the highest title of honour bestowed by the State. Kentucky Colonel is the most well-known honorary colonelcies conferred by United States governors.

Former US presidents George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Lynden Johnson, Ronald Reagan are some others that have been conferred this honour.

Lall was also granted the Grand Cross by His Highness Mahmoud Salah Al Din Assaf from the Royal Order of Banu Assaf in January 2022.

Source : Tribune India

7 .

Who has presented the 2021 AIMA Managing India Awards (AIMA) in multiple categories in Delhi?

A)

Nitin Gadkari

B)

Smriti Irani

C)

Rajnath Singh

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Nitin Gadkari

This week, at an award ceremony held in Delhi, Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, presented the 2021 AIMA Managing India Awards (AIMA) in multiple categories in Delhi. In the films category, Shoojit Sircar was honoured with the Director Of The Year award for Sardar Udham .

Every year, AIMA presents the Director Of The Year award, which recognises an individual "who has exemplified the spirit of filmmaking and created a masterpiece out of it". As per the description of the award, it is given to those directors "who have created a masterpiece that is pathbreaking and is worth watching over and over again".

In previous years, filmmakers such as Zoya Akhtar, Rajkumar Hirani, Anurag Kashyap, Ali Abbas Zafar, and Nitesh Tiwari have been honoured with this award. While presenting the awards, Nitin Gadkari said "they reflected society’s recognition and respect for the work of the awardees"..

Source : Times Of India

8 .

Who has been selected for the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2022?

A)

Jayati Ghosh

B)

Abhijit Sen

C)

Prabhat Patnaik

D)

Rohini Pande

Correct Answer : Prabhat Patnaik

Well-known Indian economist and political commentator, Prabhat Patnaik has been selected for the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2022.

The award is annually given by the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust to an outstanding social scientist selected from nominations received by a specially constituted national jury. The award includes a citation and prize money of Rs 2 lakh.

Dr Patnaik has taught at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning in the School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi and was the Vice Chairman of the Kerala State Planning Board.

9 .

Who has presents International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr. Bhushan Kumar?

A)

Yogi Adityanath

B)

M. Venkaiah Naidu

C)

Mamata Banerjee

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : M. Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President "M. Venkaiah Naidu" on Wednesday(13th Apr 2022) conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat at a function in New Delhi. The annual award was instituted by Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Naidu lauded the efforts of the recipients and said that both Dr. Bhushan Kumar and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust have been working diligently to raise awareness about leprosy and in providing care to those afflicted with it.

The Vice President also called for intensified efforts for early detection of leprosy cases, equitable access to appropriate treatment and integrated leprosy services. Mr. Naidu urged the people and civil society organizations to join the campaign to eradicate leprosy. He said, there should be social mobilization in support of this noble cause. He also wanted Gram Sabhas to include leprosy eradication in their programmes.

Acknowledging India’s steady fight against leprosy, Mr. Naidu said that India successfully accomplished levels of leprosy eradication defined as less than one case per ten thousand population..

Source : News On Air

10 .

Who is the winner of the 56th Jnanpith award for 2021?

A)

Amruth Sagar

B)

Amitav Ghosh

C)

Krishna Sobti

D)

Nilmani Phookan

Correct Answer : Nilmani Phookan

Noted Assamese poet and litterateur Nilmani Phookan has been felicitated with the 56th Jnanpith award for 2021.