Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which web series won the Best Drama award at the International Emmy Awards 2021?

A)

Arya

B)

Serious Men

C)

Tehran

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Tehran

Critically-acclaimed Israel’s web series ‘Tehran’ won the International Emmy Award 2021 in Best Drama Category. Sushmita Sen-starrer Aarya was also nominated in the category.

2 .

Name the winner of the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021

A)

Vantha Kumari

B)

Arundhati Roy

C)

Salman Rushdie

D)

Anita Desai

Correct Answer : Anita Desai

India’s one of the best-selling authors, Anita Desai has been conferred with the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 to recognise her long literary career which spans over 50 years.

3 .

Who has received "12th Manipur State Award" for Literature?

A)

Beryl Thanga

B)

Kshetri Rajen

C)

Rajen Toijamba

D)

Irungbam Deven

Correct Answer : Beryl Thanga

Beryl Thanga received 12th Manipur State Award for Literature for his novel ‘Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat’. Manipur Governor Ganesan conferred the award on 65 year old writer for his novel published in 2015. The awardee (Beryl Thanga) was selected for the year 2020 by a Board of Eminent persons set up by the Government.

4 .

Which city has won Cleanest City title in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021?

A)

Indore

B)

Surat

C)

Noida

D)

Varanasi

Correct Answer : Indore

Indore was named as India's cleanest city for the fifth time in a row in the central government's annual cleanliness awards while Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the state category. Surat and Vijayawada managed to bag the second and third positions respectively.

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021 at the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in New Delhi on November 20, 2021.

5 .

Which state has won the Cleanest State in Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021?

A)

Assam

B)

Chhattisgarh

C)

Punjab

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh's Indore was adjudged the cleanest city for the fifth consecutive year by Swachh Survekshan 2021, the central government's annual cleanliness survey to promote sanitation in urban centres under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the “cleanest state” title.

6 .

Name the winners of the Indian Personality of the Year award for 2021 at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa

A)

Kajol and Salman Khan

B)

Rajini and Vishal Bhardwaj

C)

Hema Malini and Prasoon Joshi

D)

Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan

Correct Answer : Hema Malini and Prasoon Joshi

Veteran actress Hema Malini and lyrics writer Prasoon Joshi have been conferred with the Indian Personality of the Year award for 2021.

7 .

Who has been named for the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF)?

A)

Jwala Gutta

B)

Nandu Natekar

C)

Pullela Gopichand

D)

Prakash Padukone

Correct Answer : Prakash Padukone

Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone has been selected for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Council.

8 .

Who wins Children's Peace Prize at indian brothers?

A)

Vihaan and Guhan

B)

Viswa and Vishnav

C)

Anirudh and Abhiram

D)

Vihaan and Nav Agarwal

Correct Answer : Vihaan and Nav Agarwal

Two Delhi-based teenage brothers Vihaan (17) and Nav Agarwal (14) have won the 17th annual KidsRights International Children’s Peace Prize for tackling pollution in their home city by recycling household waste. The duo received the prestigious award by Indian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi. Vihaan and Nav have developed an “One Step Greener” initiative for segregating rubbish and organising waste pickups for trash from thousands of homes, schools and offices.

9 .

Who will be posthumously conferred the Basavashree award 2021?

A)

Puneeth Rajkumar

B)

Kishori Ballal

C)

Bullet Prakash

D)

Chiranjeevi Sarja

Correct Answer : Puneeth Rajkumar

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar will be posthumously conferred the Basavashree award 2021 by the Bruhanmutt. Murugha Mutt seer Dr Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru on Thursday(04-11-2021) made an announcement in this regard.

The award honours people for services to society in their respective fields by following the principles of Lord Basaveshwar. It is presented by Chitradurga Bruhanmutt since 1997. The award includes a Rs 5 lakh cash and a memento.

10 .

Lovlina Borgohain has been honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand KhelRatna Award 2021. She is related to which sports?

A)

Hockey

B)

Boxing

C)

Shooting

D)

Wrestling

Correct Answer : Boxing

Lovlina Borgohain has been honored with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021. She is related to Boxing sports.