Latest Awards General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who has won "C K Prahlad award" for Global Business Sustainability Leadership for the year 2021?

A)

Satya Nadella

B)

Tim Cook

C)

Jim Rogers

D)

Sundar Pichai

Correct Answer : Satya Nadella

* Indian American Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella has won the prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership for the year 2021, along with three other top leaders of Microsoft.

* Apart from Nadella, Microsoft’s President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith, Chief financial officer Amy Hood and chief environment officer Lucas Joppa have shared the award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership.

* The four top Microsoft leaders have received the Award for their collaborative leadership to transform Microsoft into a carbon negative company by 2030 and remove all its historical emissions by 2050.

* C K Prahlad award for Leadership by an Individual Executive : This award has been given to Ecolab Chairman and former CEO, Douglas M. Baker, Jr. for his efforts to educate the business community about corporate responsibility and the business risks of global water scarcity and the need to account for the true value of water in financial decision making.

* C K Prahlad Award was created in 2010 by the Corporate Eco Forum (CEF) in honour of its founding Advisory Board member K. Prahalad.

2 .

Who has been awarded 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence?

A)

Dr Randeep Guleria

B)

Dr Arvind Kumar

C)

Dr Indira Reddy

D)

Dr Naresh Trehan

Correct Answer : Dr Randeep Guleria

AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria was honoured with the 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence for his pioneer and sustained contribution in the field of medicine and pandemic awareness.

3 .

Who has been honoured with the Aryabhata Award for 2021 by Astronautical Society of India (ASI)?

A)

K. Sivan

B)

A. S. Kiran Kumar

C)

G. Madhavan Nair

D)

Dr G Satheesh Reddy

Correct Answer : Dr G Satheesh Reddy

Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy has been conferred the prestigious Aryabhata Award by Astronautical Society of India (ASI) for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India. The award function was held on October 09, 2021 at UR Rao Satellite Centre Bangalore with participants joining virtually from across the ISRO, DRDO and other academic institutions.

Dr G Satheesh Reddy is a pioneer in the area of R&D of advanced avionics, navigation and missile technologies. He has contributed immensely to strategic and tactical missile systems and helped the country become self-reliant in critical defence technologies. He is an institution builder and has set up mechanisms to establish robust defence development and production ecosystem. Due to his persistent effort, defence research in academic institutes is accelerating towards higher technology readiness level.

The ASI is engaged in the dissemination of technical and other information related to astronautics by conducting technical meetings, bringing out technical publications and organising exhibitions.

4 .

Who is the winner of the fourth Satyajit Ray Award in 2021?

A)

Mukesh Rishi

B)

Jaya Prakash Reddy

C)

Bejawada Gopal

D)

Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao

Correct Answer : Bejawada Gopal

Well-known Telugu filmmaker Bejawada Gopal, has been named as the winner of the fourth Satyajit Ray Award for his overall contribution to the Indian cinema.The award is presented by the Satyajit Ray Film Society, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

5 .

Who has won the FIH women's Hockey Player of the Year award?

A)

Navjot Kaur

B)

Gurjit Kaur

C)

Savita Punia

D)

Rani Rampal

Correct Answer : Gurjit Kaur

Gurjit Kaur won the FIH Women’s Hockey Player of the Year at the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21. A total of 5 Indian Hockey players and two head coaches of both the Indian men’s and women’s Hockey teams each claimed the hockey awards across different categories.

6 .

Who won FIH Men's Hockey Player of the Year award?

A)

PR Sreejesh

B)

Manpreet Singh

C)

Rupinder Pal Singh

D)

Harmanpreet Singh

Correct Answer : Harmanpreet Singh

India's Harmanpreet Singh won FIH Men’s Hockey Player of the Year award, while Gurjit Kaur won women's best player award. PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia also won the men's and women's best goalkeeper awards.

7 .

How many awardees have won the 2021 'Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award for National Integration and Contribution' of Assam Government?

A)

3

B)

5

C)

7

D)

10

Correct Answer : 3

The Vice President of India Shri M Venkaiah Naidu presented the Assam Government’s ‘Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award for National Integration and Contribution’ for the year 2021, on October 03, 2021 to three(3) recipients.

8 .

Name the winners of the 2021 Global Leadership Award, by the US India Business Council (USIBC)?

A)

N Chandrasekaran & Jim Taiclet

B)

Sundar Pichai and Adena Friedman

C)

Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan

D)

Adar Poonawalla and Adil Zainulbhai

Correct Answer : Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan

2021 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARD USIBC (US India Business Council) to present Global Leadership Award to Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan, Past recipients of the awards include - Tata group Chairman N Chandrasekaran, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq president Adena Friedman.

9 .

Which Indian organisation has been honored with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award?

A)

Sulabh International

B)

Give Me Trees Trust, Delhi

C)

Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE), Delhi

D)

Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation (VENHF), Mirzapur

Correct Answer : Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE), Delhi

Delhi-based environmental organisation “Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)” has been felicitated with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award, an international honour, also known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize.

10 .

How many awardees have won the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize?

A)

10

B)

11

C)

13

D)

15

Correct Answer : 11

In 2021, 11 scientists have been felicitated with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, announced on September 26, 2021, during the 80th foundation day of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)