Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which Indian PSU has won the Gold medal at 80th SKOCH Award in Social Responsibility category?

A)

ONGC

B)

NHPC Limited

C)

National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

D)

Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Correct Answer : National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), under Ministry of Steel has won one gold and one silver award at the 80th SKOCH Summit and SKOCH Awards held on April 09, 2022, in New Delhi.The theme for the 80th SKOCH Summit was ‘State of BFSI & PSUs’.

2 .

Name the Indian writer who has been conferred with the prestigious 2022 O. Henry Prize for short stories?

A)

Amar Mitra

B)

Ruskin Bond

C)

Amit Majmudar

D)

Devdutt Pattanaik

Correct Answer : Amar Mitra

Bengali author Amar Mitra has been conferred with the prestigious 2022 O. Henry Prize for short stories. Mitra has won for his work titled “The Old Man of Kusumpur”, originally written in Bengali with the title Gaonburo, 45 years back in 1977.

3 .

How many artists have been conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and Sangeet Natak Awards for the year 2018?

A)

41

B)

43

C)

46

D)

52

Correct Answer : 43

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu has presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and Sangeet Natak Awards for the year 2018 to 43 eminent artists (4 Fellows and 40 awardees). Naidu also presented Fellowships and National Awards of Lalit Kala Akademi for the year 2021 to 23 people (3 Fellows and 20 National Awards ).

The awards were presented during the 62nd National Exhibition of Art, organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi and inaugurated by Minister of Culture, Shri G. Kishan Reddy on April 09, 2022, in New Delhi.

4 .

Who will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2021?

A)

Prof Radha Krishna

B)

Prof Mani Shankar

C)

Prof Srinivasan Iyar

D)

Prof Ramdarash Mishra

Correct Answer : Prof Ramdarash Mishra

Noted poet and litterateur Prof Ramdarash Mishra will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2021, for his collection of poems ‘Mein to Yahan Hun’, the KK Birla Foundation announced in a statement on Monday(4th Apr 2022).

Instituted in 1991, Saraswati Samman is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the country. It is given every year to an outstanding literary work written in any Indian language by an Indian citizen and published within the last 10 years. It carries a citation, a plaque, and a cash prize of â‚¹15 lakhs. The recipient is chosen by a selection committee, whose current head is Dr Subhash C Kashyap, former secretary-general of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

Born in Dumri village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district on August 15, 1924, Mishra has excelled in different branches of Hindi literature. In a career spanning decades, the 98-year-old has to his credit 32 collections of poems, 15 novels, 30 short-story collections, 15 books of literary criticism, four collections of essays, travelogues, and several memoirs. He has also served as an important member of different Hindi consultative committees in various ministries and retired as a professor from the Hindi department of the University of Delhi..

Source : Hindustan Times

5 .

A Mumbai-based journalist, who won the 'Chameli Devi Jain' Award for Best Female Media Person in 2021?

A)

Barkha Dutt

B)

Shereen Bhan

C)

Aarefa Johari

D)

Sweta Singh

Correct Answer : Aarefa Johari

Mumbai-based journalist "Aarefa Johari" was picked on Sunday(3rd April 2022), as the winner of the Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding Woman Mediaperson 2021.

Instituted in 1982, the annual Chameli Devi Jain Award is a prestigious recognition for women mediapersons in India who have reported on themes such as social development, politics, equity, gender justice, health, war and conflict, and consumer values.

The Media Foundation announced Johari, who works for Scroll in Mumbai, as the winner of the award, which will be presented on Monday(4th April 2022) at the India International Centre here.

They praised Johari’s work saying it shone through with its combination of meticulous reportage, humanism and empathy, all reflecting a high order of journalistic excellence.

Harish Khare, chair of the Media Foundation, added that Johari’s ground-level reportage was an outstanding example of a journalist’s every day privilege to help society demand fairness and justness.

Nearly 50 journalists from print, digital and broadcast media from all over India sent entries for the award, named after Chameli Devi Jain, a freedom fighter and a community reformer who went to jail during the freedom movement..

Source : WIRE

6 .

Who won Grammys 2022 award for Best New Artist?

A)

Billie Eilish

B)

Taylor Swift

C)

Olivia Rodrigo

D)

Sabrina Carpenter

Correct Answer : Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo won Grammys 2022 Award for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Sour', St. Vincent won the Best Alternative Music award for "Daddy's Home". Questlove's documentary "Summer of Soul" won the award for Best Music Film.

7 .

Name the Indian musician who took home the 2022 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album?

A)

Ricky Kej

B)

Ajay Pohankar

C)

Prakash Sontakke

D)

Shankar Mahadevan

Correct Answer : Ricky Kej

It must be noted that Indian music composer, Ricky Kej also won the Grammy Award for his album Divine Tides, for the Best New Age Album. He won the award jointly with rock legend Stewart Copeland. This is the second Grammy Award win for Kej.

8 .

Who won Grammys 2022 Award for Album of the Year?

A)

Atticus Ross

B)

Jon Batiste

C)

Grace Kelly

D)

Olivia Rodrigo

Correct Answer : Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste won five Grammys at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony including Best Album of the Year for 'We Are'. He also won Grammys 2022 Award for Best Music Video, Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song.

9 .

Who is bagged 'BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year' award 2021?

A)

Karnam Malleswari

B)

Vinesh Phogat

C)

Lovlina Borgohain

D)

Mirabai Chanu

Correct Answer : Mirabai Chanu

Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was named the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021 in New Delhi.

Mirabai Chanu, who is preparing for the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games currently, bagged the Silver medal in the 49kg category at the Tokyo Olympics.

Mirabai saw off competition from four other nominees in ace shuttler player PV Sindhu, golfer Aditi Ashok, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, and Para-shooter Avani Lekhara for the award.

In her reaction via a video message after winning the award, Mirabai said, "I am currently training in the United States. I will give my best to win gold at this year's Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. Thank you to BBC India for honouring me with the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year award."

Among the other awards, Indian women's cricketer Shafali Verma was awarded the BBC Emerging Player award.

India’s first woman athlete to win an Olympic medal, Karnam Malleshwari, was presented the BBC Lifetime Achievement award. The former weightlifter had bagged Bronze at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, in the 69 kg category...

Source : The Quint

10 .

Who has become the third woman to win an Oscar for Best Director for Netflix's "The Power of the Dog"?

A)

Sofia Coppola

B)

Jane Campion

C)

Ava DuVernay

D)

Patty Jenkins

Correct Answer : Jane Campion

Jane Campion has become the third woman to win 'Best Director' award for Netflix's 'The Power of the Dog' at the 94th Academy Awards. This was her second Oscar award, as she had earlier bagged an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for 'The Piano' in 1994. She had also been nominated for best director for her work on 'The Piano'. She is the first woman to be nominated for best director twice at the Oscar awards. Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director in 2010. Chloé Zhao was the second woman and first Chinese woman to win the Oscar for Best Director for the film Nomadland at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards in 2021.