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| 151. |
Who has been conferred with the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015, 16, 17 and 18 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. The award comprises a cash award of one crore rupees, a citation in a scroll, a plaque and a traditional handicraft item. Japan's Yohei Sasakawa was conferred with the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018 for his contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world. For 2015: Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari was given the award for its contribution in Rural Development, Education and Development of natural resources. For 2016: Jointly to Akshaya Patra Foundation for its contribution in providing mid-day meals to millions of children across India and Sulabh International for its contribution in improving the condition of sanitation in India and emancipation of manual scavengers. And For 2017: Ekal Abhiyan Trust for its contribution in providing Education for Rural and Tribal Children in remote areas pan India, Rural Empowerment, Gender, and Social Equality. | |
| 152. |
Which app wins the National e-Governance Award 2019? |
| Answer» Railway's ticket booking mobile application - IRCTC Rail Connect mobile app and the Chhattisgarh government's 'Khanij online' and 14 other such IT projects have been chosen for National e-Governance Awards 2019. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Rail Connect mobile app, launched in January 2017, has been chosen for the special jury award for excellence in government process re-engineering for digital transformation. Railways collected revenue of over Rs 5,800 crore in 2018-19 (till December) through the App. National e-Governance Awards will be presented by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh. | |
| 153. |
Name the Best Mobile App,that won the Gold in the Digital India Awards? |
| Answer» NCERT's ePathshala app won the Digital India Award 2019 under the Best Mobile App category. CERT's ePathshala app won the Digital India Award 2019 under the Best Mobile App category. The ePathshala app helps students download all educational e-resources including NCERT textbooks, audio, video, periodicals, and a variety of other digital resources. | |
| 154. |
Name the university which received the best campus in India in terms of water usage in 82 National Water Awards. |
| Answer» The Union Minister for Water Resources, River development and rejuvenation Nithin Gadkari presented 82 National Water Awards in 14 categories for the year 2018 at a ceremony held in New Delhi. The department of geology at Kakatiya University, Warangal Telangana received the best campus in India in terms of water usage. Panjab University secured 2nd position in the category. Madurai district received first prize for rejuvenations and creating new water bodies in the National Water Awards 2018. In best state category Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh bagged first, second and third prizes resource management in India. | |
| 155. |
Name the company which conferred the Non-Life Insurer of the Year Award 2019. |
| Answer» ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India), which is one of the apex trade associations of India has conferred 'Non-Life Insurer of the Year Award 2019' to Bharti AXA General Insurance which is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and French insurance giant AXA. The award has been awarded for its contribution to the non-life insurance sector during the recently-held Insurance Leaders Meet 2019 and Excellence Awards in Kolkata. This award recognizes efficacy, excellence and contribution in the insurance industry annually. | |
| 156. |
Who sets 7th World Record By Providing Artificial Legs? |
| Answer» Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Friday said the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has set its seventh Guinness world record with 260 people in Gujarat's Bharuch getting 'Modern Artificial Limbs (Legs)' implanted within eight hours. The DEPwD under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment had previously set six Guinness world records in other categories. | |
| 157. |
Who topped the Asian Rich List 2019 with Rs 2.3 lakh crore? |
| Answer» Leading London-based NRI industrial tycoons, the Hinduja family has topped the Asian Rich List 2019 for the sixth successive year with £25.2 billion (over Rs 2.3 lakh crore) wealth. Steel magnates Lakshmi Mittal and his son Aditya Mittal were ranked second with £11.2 billion (over Rs 1 lakh crore) wealth. Petrochemicals billionaire SP Lohia was ranked third with £5.8 billion (over Rs 53,000 crore) wealth. | |
| 158. |
The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal was honoured with this title for their separate investigations of President Donald Trump and his family. |
| Answer» The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal were awarded Pulitzer Prizes for their separate investigations of President Donald Trump and his family. The Times won the prestigious journalism award for a probe of the Trump family's finances that debunked his claims of self-made wealth and revealed a business empire riddled with tax dodges. The Journal won for its coverage of Trump's secret hush money payments to two women during his 2016 presidential campaign who claimed to have had affairs with him. The Associated Press won a Pulitzer for international reporting for its coverage of the war in Yemen. Reuters was honoured for international reporting for its coverage of atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. | |
| 159. |
How many Indian teams win the award in the 25th Annual Human Exploration Rover challenge 2019? |
| Answer» NASA has awarded three teams of Indian students in its 25th Annual Human Exploration Rover challenge 2019 at the US Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.The program invites college students and high school students to develop and test roving vehicles for future missions to the Mars,Moon and beyond. "AIAA Neil Armstrong Best Design Award" won by team from KIET Group of Institutions in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Team from Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab, received "STEM Engagement Award". The Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra, received the "Frank Joe Sexton Memorial Pit Crew Award" and also won the System Safety Challenge Award at the competition hosted by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. | |
| 160. |
How many Indian-origin kids won the National Spelling Bee Contest? |
| Answer» For the first time in 92 years, 6 Indian-origin kids were among the 8 who won the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest. They were awarded the cash of $50,000 and prizes. The competition, broadcasted in ESPN, was held at Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland, US. Erin Howard aged 14 of Alabama, Rishik Gandhasri aged 13 of California, Saketh Sundar aged 13 of Maryland, Shruthika Padhy aged 13 of New Jersey, Sohum Sukhatankar aged 13 of Texas, Abhijay Kodali aged 12 of Texas, Christopher Serrao aged 13 of New Jersey and Rohan Raja aged 13 of Texas were the winners of the competition. There were 565 contestants aged between 7 and 14 who have not passed 8th grade from US, Canada, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, Bahamas, Germany, South Korea and other countries. | |
| 161. |
Name the organisation which has been awarded the BBC World Service Global Champion Award. |
| Answer» Akshaya Patra, a non-profit organisation, has been awarded the BBC World Service Global Champion Award. It runs one of the world's largest school meals project in India. | |
| 162. |
How many members had won Sahitya Akademi's Yuva Puraskar, recently? |
| Answer» The Sahitya Akademi announced name of 22 winners for Bal Sahitya Puraskar and 23 winners for Yuva Puraskar. The winners of both the awards will receive a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000. Eleven books of poetry, including works by Anuj Lugun (Hindi), Sagar Nazir (Kashmiri), Anuja Akathoottu (Malayalam); six of short stories by authors, including Tanuj Solanki (English), Ajay Soni (Gujarati), Keerti Parihar (Rajasthani); five novels by Moumita (Bengali), and Salman Abdus Samad (Urdu) among others won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2019. | |
| 163. |
Recently, which sportsman has been awarded the USA's Presidential Medal of Freedom ? |
| Answer» US President Donald Trump awarded golfer Tiger Woods the US's Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honour. The award described the 43-year-old as a true legend who transformed golf and then fought through years of injury to return to the sport's summit. | |
| 164. |
Under which category, YES Bank won the CSR Journal Excellence Awards? |
| Answer» 3rd Edition of the CSR Journal Excellence Awards honoured 6 firms for the best practices in Corporate Social Responsibility. YES Bank Ltd. won in the category "Health & Sanitation", where Tata Power won in the category "Education & Skill Training", Mahindra & Mahindra won in the category "Environment", Hindustan Zinc won in the category "Agriculture & Rural Development", Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. won in the category "Sports" and ReNew Power won in the category "Women Empowerment & Child Welfare". | |
| 165. |
Which entity was awarded with World Economic Forum's (WEF) 'Technology Pioneers' award 2019? |
| Answer» Quantela Inc, a Hyderabad and Silicon Valley-headquartered digital technology company, was awarded World Economic Forum's (WEF) 'Technology Pioneers' award 2019. It was selected by a selection committee of more than 59 academics, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and corporate executives.Quantela: It is a new age digital technology solutions company focused on IoT(Internet of Things). It provides a comprehensive, customizable, scalable platform, "Atlantis" that helps cities to proactively predict and solve social, economic and environmental problems.Technologies: This year technology pioneers emerged from a diverse set of industries focusing on AI(Artificial Intelligence), IoT, robotics, blockchain, etc. | |
| 166. |
West bengal Governor releases Bengali version of __________. |
| Answer» The Bengali translation of "Great Minds on India" authored by Salil Gewali was launched by the Governor of West Bengal, Keshari Nath Tripathi, at the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, on July 7 2019. | |
| 167. |
Which movie has won Best Feature Film award at SAARC film festival? |
| Answer» Director Kaushik Ganguly's Bengali outing Nagarkirtan, has won big at prestigious 2019's SAARC. | |
| 168. |
Which movie got the award of Best Feature Film in National Film Awards 2019? |
| Answer» Hellaro a Gujarati film directed by Abhishek Shah. | |
| 169. |
Which actors got best actor award in National Film Awards 2019? |
| Answer» Ayushmann Khuranna for Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for Uri : The Surgical Strike. | |
| 170. |
Who won the Best Director award at the 66th National Film Awards? |
| Answer» Uri Director Aditya Dhar won the Best Director award and Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal shared the Best Actor national film award. | |
| 171. |
Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports (I/C) conferred the National Youth Awards for how many individuals? |
| Answer» The Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports (I/C) conferred the National Youth Awards. The awards were conferred to 20 individuals (aged between 15-29 years) and 3 organizations for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service. The individual award comprises of a medal, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-. The award to a youth organisation includes a medal, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 2,00,000/-. | |
| 172. |
The First person to get Paramveer Chakra was______. |
| Answer» Somnath Sharma. Major Somnath Sharma, PVC (31 January 1923 - 3 November 1947), an Indian Army officer, was the first recipient of Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration. | |
| 173. |
Name the Indian Railway's Short film which bagged the 'Rajat-Kamal' award at the 66th National Film Awards for 2018. |
| Answer» A short-film 'Madhubani - The Station of Colours', bagged the 'Rajat-Kamal' award at the 66th National Film Awards for 2018. It narrates the beautification of a remote railway station belonging to the East Central Railway (ECR). The Madhubani railway station located in a remote part of Madhubani district of Bihar was earlier ranked as the country's second most dirty railway station. | |
| 174. |
Name the biographical documentary which will receive Guinness Award in the category of longest documentary. |
| Answer» A biographical documentary "100 Years of Chrysostum" will receive Guinness Award in the category of longest documentary. The "100 Years of Chrysostum" is based on the life of Philipose Mar Chrysostum, scripted and directed by filmmaker Blessy. The 48-hour and 8 minutes documentary has broken the record of the 21-hour Saudi Arabian documentary "World of Snakes". Former Padma Bhushan awardee Philipose Mar Chrysostum is a Metropolitan Emeritus of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar. | |
| 175. |
Who has been recently honoured with A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award? |
| Answer» In recognition of his stellar work in promotion of science and technology, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Sivan was on Thursday awarded the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award by the Tamil Nadu government. | |
| 176. |
Which country will be giving its highest civilian award 'Order of Zaid' to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi? |
| Answer» The award is after the name of UAE's founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. It assumes special significance as it was awarded to Prime Minister Modi in the year of the birth centenary of Sheikh Zayed. | |
| 177. |
Which University won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy, 2019? |
| Answer» Panjab University, Chandigarh won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy, 2019. | |
| 178. |
Who has been awarded the Udyog Rattan Award-2019 by the Institute of Economic Studies? |
| Answer» Shri. Thakur Anup Singh, Marg ERP Ltd's Chairman, and Managing Director, was awarded the Udyog Rattan Award-2019 by the Institute of Economic Studies. | |
| 179. |
Which film won the Best Film award in the 20th edition of NEXA's IIFA Awards for 2019? |
| Answer» Raazi won the Best Film award in the 20th edition of NEXA International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) for 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | |
| 180. |
Which movie has been nominated for the 92nd Oscar Awards? |
| Answer» The movie Gully Boy has been selected as India's official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards. The ceremony has been scheduled to take place on 9 February 2020. Gully boy: The Zoya Akhtar directorial has drawn inspiration from the lives of Mumbai street rappers Vivian Fernandes aka Divine and Naved Shaikh aka Naezy. The story revolves around the underground rap movement in India. Gully Boy was starred by Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt along with Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi. | |
| 181. |
According to Airport Council International, which airport has recognised as the best airport in terms of services offered to passengers? |
| Answer» Airport Council International has recognised Cochin International Airport Limited as the best airport in terms of services offered to passengers. As per the annual Airport Service Quality survey conducted by the ACI, CIAL was ranked amongst the best airports in the 5-15 million category in the Asia Pacific region for the year 2018. The award was presented to the authorities of Cochin International Airport at the second Annual ACI Customer Experience Global Summit held at Bali, Indonesia. | |
| 182. |
Who won Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2019? |
| Answer» Shanti Raghavan and Dipesh Sutariya of "EnAble India" were Thursday awarded the 10th Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2019, for building an ecosystem of skilling, employment and entrepreneurship for persons with disabilities (PwDs). | |
| 183. |
Who has been awarded to the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine? |
| Answer» The 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability". | |
| 184. |
William D Nordhaus and Paul M Romer were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 2018, belongs to which country? |
| Answer» William D Nordhaus (America) and Paul M Romer (America) were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 2018. | |
| 185. |
Which movie along with Delhi Crime has won awards at the Asian Academy Creative Awards? |
| Answer» Gully Boy & Delhi Crime have won awards at the Asian Academy Creative Awards. | |
| 186. |
Who has won the 2019 Booker Prize? |
| Answer» The 2019 Booker Prize was jointly won by Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo. | |
| 187. |
Which airlines has won Best Airline award by Andaman Tourism Award 2019? |
| Answer» GoAir received the Best Airline award by Andaman Tourism Award 2019 in its first edition for its leadership in attaining on-time performance for 12 consecutive months. | |
| 188. |
Which country's orchestra has won the Orchestra of the Year 2019 award given by the Gramophone Magazine? |
| Answer» 45 year old professional Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra became the first Asian orchestra to win Orchestra of the Year 2019 award, given by the Gramophone Magazine at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2019. | |
| 189. |
Which actress has been honoured with Excellence in Cinema Award at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival? |
| Answer» Veteran actor Deepti Naval was honoured with the Excellence in Cinema Award at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. | |
| 190. |
Who has been given the Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award? |
| Answer» Ex Attorney General K Parasaran given the 'Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award' by Age Care India in New Delhi. | |
| 191. |
Who has won the 18th Miss Deaf Asia 2018 title? |
| Answer» Nishtha Dudeja has won the 18th Miss Deaf Asia 2018 title at an international pageant held in Prague. She is the first Indian to win this. | |
| 192. |
Who has been awarded the 'Sakharov Prize for Human Rights'-2019? |
| Answer» The European Union (EU) Parliament awarded the 'Sakharov Prize for Human Rights' to Uighur intellectual Ilham Tohti (49), who has been jailed and sentenced to life imprisonment in China for "separatism". | |
| 193. |
Who has won Vyas Samman for his poems Jitne Log Utne Prem? |
| Answer» Noted Hindi poet Leeladhar Jagoori, whose poems often celebrate love and hope, received the KK Birla Foundation's 2018 Vyas Samman on Wednesday for his collection of poems, Jitne Log Utne Prem, his 12th anthology of poetry. | |
| 194. |
Which Indian Actor will get 'Icon of Golden Jubilee' award at the 50th International Film Festival of India? |
| Answer» Rajinikanth is going to get a big honour 'Icon of Golden Jubilee' at the 50th International Film Festival of India to be held in Goa. | |
| 195. |
Which actress will get Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Jubilee of International Film Festival of India? |
| Answer» French actress Isabelle Huppert will receive the lifetime achievement award for foreign artiste at the 50th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI). | |
| 196. |
Which Indian Sand Artist won Italian Golden Sand Art Award 2019? |
| Answer» Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won Italian Golden Sand Art Award 2019 Pattnaik will get the award at the International Scorrana Sand Nativity in Italy being held from November 13 to 18, 2019. | |
| 197. |
'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' is an initiative to pay tribute to which freedom fighter? |
| Answer» 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' is an initiative to pay tribute to Sardar Patel, who played a key role in integrating the nation, for his great contributions to the nation. The initiative seeks to build bonds between people of different states of India. The programme is giving boost to existing cultural connect between different parts of e country and enhancing interaction between people living in different states. | |
| 198. |
Who won the JCB Prize for Literature for 2019? |
| Answer» The 27-year-old, Madhuri Vijay has won the JCB Prize for Literature 2019 for her debut novel 'The Far Field'. She has been selected from a shortlist featuring novels from five accomplished writers. She is also a recipient of Henfield Prize and the Pushcart Prize. | |
| 199. |
Who will be receiving the Carol Burnett Award at 2020 Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles? |
| Answer» The Carol Burnett Award is an honorary Golden Globe Award bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for "outstanding contributions to television on or off the screen". Three-time Golden Globe nominee Ellen DeGeneres will receive the Carol Burnett Award. | |
| 200. |
Who won the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement award 2019? |
| Answer» Shanta Gokhale has been honoured with the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement award 2019, while poet K Satchidanandan has received the Poet Laureate award for their work which has made a significant impact in the Indian literary field. | |