Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which state has won the World No Tobacco Day Award 2022?

A)

Jharkhand

B)

Odisha

C)

Gujarat

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Jharkhand

Recognising its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption, the World Health Organization (WHO) has selected Jharkhand for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022, an official said on Sunday(29th May 2022).

Stata Tobacco Control Cell of the Health Department will receive the award on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day in New Delhi on May 31, Jharkhand's nodal officer of National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) Lalit Ranjan Pathak told PTI.

"It's a great achievement for Jharkhand, which could be possible only due to political and administrative supports that tobacco control cell has got in implementing the programme," Pathak said..

Source : Business Standard

2 .

Which film won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2022?

A)

Close

B)

Joyland

C)

Stars at Noon

D)

Triangle of Sadness

Correct Answer : Joyland

Pakistani film ‘Joyland’ which is written and directed by debutant, Saim Sadiq, won the Jury prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 28th 2022. It became the first ever film from the subcontinent to bag the award.

‘Joyland’, a drama about a Lahore family in the firm grip of deep-rooted patriarchy, was pipped to the section's top award, the Un Certain Regard Prize, by the French film ‘Les Pires’ (The Worst Ones), helmed by the Paris-based directing duo of Lisa Akoka and Romane Gueret..

Souce : Outlook India

3 .

Who wins the Palme d’Or at 75th Cannes Film Festival?

A)

The Square

B)

The Roads Not Taken

C)

Boy from Heaven

D)

Triangle of Sadness

Correct Answer : Triangle of Sadness

'Triangle of Sadness' directed by Ruben Ostlund has won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival for the second time.

Earlier, he had received the cinema’s most prestigious prizes for his movie 'The Square' in 2017.

Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen has won the 'L'Oeil d'Or' award for his documentary 'All That Breathes'.

"A Night of Knowing Nothing" directed by Payal Kapadia has won the L'Oeil d'Or in 2021.

Best actor : Song Kang Ho

Best actress : Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Source : Indian Express

4 .

Which was the first Hindi novel to win the 2022 Booker Prize?

A)

Tomb of Sand

B)

Khali Jagah

C)

Kashi Ka Assi

D)

Hamara Shahar Us Baras

Correct Answer : Tomb of Sand

* Indian author Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell won the 2022 International Booker Prize for “Tomb of Sand”.

* The book "Tomb of Sand' was originally written in Hindi, it is the first book in any Indian language to win such a prestigious award.

* The prize money of 50,000 pound will be split between Shree and Rockwell.

* The book is about a widow who dares to confront her experiences during the 1947 partition into India and Pakistan.

Source : Hindustan Times

5 .

Who bags the Committed Leader Award at CII EXCON 2022?

A)

Manjula Devi

B)

Deepa Kumari

C)

Anjali Pandey

D)

Sudha Murty

Correct Answer : Anjali Pandey

Anjali Pandey, Engines and Components Business Unit Leader at Cummins India has been awarded with the Committed Leader Award at CII EXCON 2022 in Bengaluru for her efforts to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Commenting on receiving the CII’s Committed Leader Award, Anjali Pandey, said, “Diversity and inclusion is not just the right thing to do; it is the right way of running the business by fully capitalizing on the value that diversity can bring. I believe that it is critical to our ability to innovate and win in the market”..

Source : The Hindu Businessline

6 .

Who won the 1st prize in Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022?

A)

Phanindra Sama

B)

Ashneer Grover

C)

Subhash Ola

D)

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Correct Answer : Subhash Ola

Subhash Ola has won the 1st prize for the Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022 and his enterprise “Geniusenergy Critical Innovation Private Limited” has won the Start-up of the Year award.

The technology was first developed to make khoya and other milk products, and the portfolio of applications was later extended to textile, milk and food, pharma, plywood, paper mills, leather industry, chemical industry, hot water boiler generator, plastic recycle, laundry, hospitals and so on.

Geniusenergy Critical Innovation, a start-up recognized by Govt. of India, was incubated by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. It serves clientele in a variety of industries for their energy needs, helps them reduce cost, and at the same time protects the environment.

Shri Ola was one amongst, close to 2000 entrepreneurs of our country contesting for this Start-up of the Year award, representing 240 cities across the length and breadth of the country and all major sectors be it Healthcare, Fintech, E-commerce, Blockchain, EdTech, Consumer Products, Emerging Tech (AI, ML, etc.) and others..

Source : Devdiscourse

7 .

Who won the Colby award for 'The Hardest Place' in May 2022?

A)

Malalai Joya

B)

Wesley Morgan

C)

Wasef Bakhtari

D)

Khaled Hosseini

Correct Answer : Wesley Morgan

Author and journalist Wesley Morgan is this year’s winner of the William E. Colby Award for military and intelligence writing. He was cited for his book The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley.

The Colby award, a $5,000 prize named for the former ambassador and CIA director, is given for “a major contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence operations or international affairs.”..

Source : Indian Express

8 .

Who won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award?

A)

Cecile Ndjebet

B)

Angelina Jolie

C)

Charlize Theron

D)

Jennifer Aniston

Correct Answer : Cecile Ndjebet

Activist Cécile Ndjebet, of Cameroon, 5th May 2022 won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people who depend on them.

Presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the award was conferred at a ceremony during the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

“This award celebrates Cécile Ndjebet’s energy and dedication over three decades in promoting women’s rights to land and forests. She has actively shown that women’s participation in forest governance and preservation is fundamental to achieving sustainable forest management,” said FAO Deputy Director-General and CPF Chair Maria Helena Semedo..

Source : FAO

9 .

Who receives the "Order of the British Empire Award"?

A)

Dilip Piramal

B)

Harish Manwani

C)

Mukesh Ambani

D)

Ajay Piramal

Correct Answer : Ajay Piramal

Chairman of Piramal Group, Ajay Piramal has received the prestigious Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) award from Queen Elizabeth II.

He has been honoured with this award for his services to the UK-India trade relationship as India Co-Chair of the UK-India CEO Forum.

President Rolls-Royce India, Kishore Jayaraman, also receives the Honorary Order of the British Empire for his services to International Trade and Investment.

Source : Times Of India

10 .

Who won the Billboard Music Awards 2022 in the Top Male Artist category?

A)

The Weeknd

B)

Drake

C)

Chris Brown

D)

Travis Scott

Correct Answer : Drake

Drake has won the Billboard Music Awards 2022 in the top artist, male artist, rap artist, rap male artist and rap album (for Certified Lover Boy) category.

BTS has also won three awards in the Top Duo/Group, Top Selling Song, and Top Song Sales Artist categories.

* Top New Artist : Olivia Rodrigo

* Top Female Artist : Olivia Rodrigo

* Top Billboard 200 Artist : Taylor Swift

* Top Radio Songs Artist : Olivia Rodrigo

* Top Billboard Global 2022 Artist (New): Olivia Rodrigo

Source : USA Today

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