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| 301. |
Who has been conferred with the ICSI Lifetime Achievement Award of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India? |
| Answer» Indu Jain, chairman, Bennett Coleman & Company Limited (BCCL), was conferred the prestigious ICSI Lifetime Achievement Award by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India on January 17. She won the award for "translating excellence in corporate governance into reality." | |
| 302. |
Who won the Motion Picture Award for the leading male role at the 26th SAG Awards? |
| Answer» Joaquin Phoenix acknowledges Heath Ledger as he wins at SAG Awards 2020. When Joaquin Phoenix picked up the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for "Joker", the 45-year-old actor spent his entire acceptance speech complimenting his fellow nominees. | |
| 303. |
Who is to present the 14th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards? |
| Answer» President of India Ram Nath Kovind awarded the 14th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards at a ceremony held in New Delhi on 20 January 2020. The recipients of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards constitute works from the year 2018. | |
| 304. |
Who presented the ICCW National Bravery Award 2019? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind presented the ICCW National Bravery Award 2019 to 10 girls and 12 boys. He also awarded 16-year-old Muhammed Muhsin, who drowned while saving three of his friends in the rough sea in April 2019, from Kozhikode in Kerala posthumously. | |
| 305. |
Who won the 2020 Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar award? |
| Answer» Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020 was announced on the occasion of Subhash Chandra Bose birth anniversary which was celebrated on 23 January 2020.Under the Individual category, the former IPS Shri Kumar Munnan Singh received the award. The award recognized their commendable work in Disaster Management. Munnan Singh received a certificate and a cash prize of Rs.5 lakhs. | |
| 306. |
Who has been awarded Romain Rolland Prize for Translation? |
| Answer» The Hindi translation of French cartoon series "Asterix" was declared the winner of the 3rd Romain Rolland Prize for Translation at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).Dipa Chaudhury and Puneet Gupta of Om Books, who have translated the first three volumes of the 1953 comics series are awarded this year's Romain Rolland prize for translation. | |
| 307. |
Who received 5th Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award at Jaipur Literature Festival? |
| Answer» Poet and literary critic Arvind Krishna Mehrotra was awarded the Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award for poetry at the inaugural day of the Jaipur Literature Festival. Mehrotra, whose literary works include seven collections of poetry, four edited volumes on Indian literature, three translations of Prakrit and Kabir's poetry, was selected as the winner by a jury consisting of poet Nirupama Dutt and poet-translator AJ Thomas. | |
| 308. |
Who was honoured with the best-spoken word album of the year award at 2020 Grammy Awards? |
| Answer» Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is a Grammy winner now. Obama was honoured with the best-spoken word album of the year award for her bestselling memoir Becoming during the 2020 Grammy's preshow festivities in Los Angeles on January 26. | |
| 309. |
Who is to receive Shaurya Chakra posthumously? |
| Answer» Shaurya Chakra (6): Lt Col. Jyoti Lama, Major Konjengbam Bijendra Singh, Naib Subedar Narender Singh, Naib Subedar Sombir (posthumous), Naik Naresh Kumar, and Sepoy Karmdeo Oraon. | |
| 310. |
Which web series created Guinness World Record for being the 'biggest team of musicians to perform live ever'? |
| Answer» Filmmaker Kabir Khan 's debut web series " The Forgotten Army " has created Guinness World Record for being the biggest team of musicians to perform live ever.The team of Amazon Prime Video's "The Forgotten Army" paid tribute to the unsung heroes of the ' Azad Hind Fauj ' at a musical event. | |
| 311. |
Who recently awarded Police Medal for Gallantry for RPF, RPSF? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind awarded Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), President's Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Services and Police Medal (PM) for Meritorious Services to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel on the occasion of Republic Day 2020. | |
| 312. |
Who is to get 'Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters' from French government? |
| Answer» Noted theatre personality Sanjna Kapoor, the daughter of Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, will be conferred prestigious French honour, Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, for her outstanding contribution to theatre. | |
| 313. |
Who has been nominated the Life President of Asian Tennis Federation? |
| Answer» The former President of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF), Anil Khanna, was nominated as the life president of the ATF and also as the Chairman of its Finance Committee during the meeting of the Board of Directors, held in Melbourne on January 27. | |
| 314. |
Who won the national award instituted by Kerala Media Academy? |
| Answer» N. Ram, chairman of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited, has been selected as the outstanding media person in a national award instituted by Kerala Media Academy. The award carrying a cash prize of 1 lakh, citation and sculpture was announced as part of the academy's 40th anniversary celebration. | |
| 315. |
Who won the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize for designing the cover of "Tiffin: Authentic Recipes Celebrating India's Regional Cuisine"? |
| Answer» Graphic designer Sneha Pamneja was awarded this year's Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival for designing the cover of Tiffin: Authentic Recipes Celebrating India's Regional Cuisine. Pamneja was felicitated with a trophy and a cash prize of 1 lakh by the jury comprising writer-politician Shashi Tharoor, JLF director and author Namita Gokhale, and columnist and novelist Shobhaa De, for designing a "visually arresting and impactful" cover. | |
| 316. |
How many awards did Billie Eilish won at the 2020 Grammy Awards? |
| Answer» 62nd edition of Grammy Awards in Los Angeles: Billie Eilish wins in the awards for Album of The Year, Record of The Year, Best New Artist, Song of The Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album. | |
| 317. |
Who won the 2020 Tyler Prize? |
| Answer» Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador Pavan Sukhdev won the 2020 Tyler Prize. He won the Nobel Prize for the environment for his groundbreaking green economy work. He acknowledged for his work on bringing the economic consequences of environmental degradation and loss to the attention of corporate and political decision-makers. | |
| 318. |
Who won the Padma Shri in Agriculture field? |
| Answer» Farmer Chinthala Venkat Reddy won the Padma Shri award from Telangana. The awards were announced by the government on 71st Republic Day. He was awarded for attaining an international patent for his technique in soil swapping and soil fertility. He is the first independent farmers in India to win the international patent for the technique. | |
| 319. |
Which Bhajan Singer recently received Padma Shri award? |
| Answer» Munna has been singing bhajans for 30 years now, a family tradition that began with his father, Gaffur Khan. He has penned various Ram-Krishna bhajans and his book 'Shri Shyam Surabhi Vandana' is quite popular in the area. | |
| 320. |
Who received the 2019-20 PEN Gauri Lankesh Award? |
| Answer» Senior journalist Yusuf Jameel from Jammu & kashmir (J&K) won the 2019-20 PEN Gauri Lankesh Award for Democratic Idealism for his outstanding contribution in journalism. | |
| 321. |
Who received the French honour for theatre artiste? |
| Answer» Sanjana Kapoor will receive the prestigious French honor of 'Chevalier dans Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) for her outstanding contribution to the field of theatre. Franck Riester will confer the symbol of the distinction on Kapoor in a special investiture ceremony on January 28 at the French embassy in New Delhi. | |
| 322. |
Who recently won the Ayurveda Ratan Award? |
| Answer» The All-Party Parliament Group on Traditional Medicines organized a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium with the objective of devising a roadmap to legalize Ayurveda in Europe and to integrate it with their healthcare systems.Dr Pratap Chauhan of Jiva Ayurveda won Ayurveda Ratan Award at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. | |
| 323. |
Who became the first Indian to receive a fellowship from IADR? |
| Answer» Dr. SaimaYunus Khan, Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. Z A Dental College (ZADC), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) achieved a model accomplishment as she turned into the main Indian to consult with the esteemed IADR Fellowship in the field of dental research, an announcement from the university. | |
| 324. |
Who recently got MP Govt.'s Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018? |
| Answer» Legendary actor Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with Madhya Pradesh Governments's National Kishore Kumar Samman as per the reports. The award for 2018, will be given to Waheeda Rehman. She will be felicitated with the award at her residence in Bandra in Mumbai by Culture Minister VijaylaxmiSadho. | |
| 325. |
Who awarded the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy? |
| Answer» The President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to Dr. N.S. Dharmashaktu under the Individual category and The Leprosy Mission Trust under the institutional category on 6 February 2020. | |
| 326. |
Who has been awarded National Banker of the Year 2020 - Asia-Pacific? |
| Answer» The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das awarded as 'National Banker of the Year 2020 - Asia-Pacific' by The Banker magazine. | |
| 327. |
Who recently won Mystic Kalinga Literary Award? |
| Answer» Odia & English writer Manoj Das wins Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages) in Bhubaneswar. | |
| 328. |
Who recently received the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy in Indian nomination-individual category? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind presented the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to Dr N S Dharmashaktu under the Indian nomination (individual) category and the Leprosy Mission Trust under the institutional category. | |
| 329. |
Who recently got the lifetime achievement award of Mantralaya & Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh? |
| Answer» Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray presented an award to senior journalist Dinkar Keshav Raikar for his contribution to journalism. Raikar, currently consulting editor of Lokmat group, was conferred with the lifetime achievement award instituted by the Mantralaya and Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh. | |
| 330. |
Who recently got honourable mention in 2019 International Olympic Committee's Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award? |
| Answer» Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has received an honourable mention in the male category of the prestigious 2019 International Olympic Committee's Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the role he played in the development of the game in the country. | |
| 331. |
Who won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the recently held Academy Awards? |
| Answer» Brad Pitt has won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role as Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood at the 92nd Academy Awards. Pitt saw off strong competition from Al Pacino and Joe Pesci for The Irishman, Tom Hanks for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Anthony Hopkins for The Two Popes. | |
| 332. |
Who won the Best Director Award at the recently held Academy Awards? |
| Answer» South Korean film-maker Bong Joon-ho has become the second director of a foreign-language film to win the best director Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards. Bong follows Alfonso Cuaron(who won for Roma in 2018) as a foreign-language winner with Parasite, seeing off competition from the likes of Quentin Tarantino (for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Todd Phillips for Joker and the pre-ceremony favourite Sam Mendes (for 1917). | |
| 333. |
Which film won the Best Picture Award at the recently held Academy Awards? |
| Answer» South Korean film Parasite has been named best picture at this year's Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize. Renee Zellweger won best actress for playing Judy Garland in Judy. | |
| 334. |
Who won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the recently held Academy Awards? |
| Answer» Laura Dern won best supporting actress at the 92nd Academy Awards for her role in Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story." It's the first Oscar win for Dern, and also the first time an actor has won an Oscar for a role in a movie distributed by a streaming service - Netflix. | |
| 335. |
Who won the Best Actor Award at the recently held Academy Awards? |
| Answer» Joker star Joaquin Phoenix has won the best actor Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards, for his performance as Batman's nemesis. Phoenix was the overwhelming favourite, seeing off competition from the likes of Marriage Story's Adam Driver and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Leonardo DiCaprio. | |
| 336. |
Which edition of Academy Awards were held recently? |
| Answer» After more than a decade of holding the Academy Award ceremonies towards the end of February, the 92nd Academy Awards took place earlier in the month, on February 9, 2020. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. | |
| 337. |
Which film won the Best Cinematography Award at the recently held Academy Awards? |
| Answer» Roger Deakins has won Oscar in Best Cinematography category for 1917. 1917, which is based on World War I has so far won three Oscars, in the Best cinematography, Best sound mixing and Best Visual Effects category. | |
| 338. |
Who won the Best Actress Award at the recently held Academy Awards? |
| Answer» Renee Zellweger was crowned best actress at the Oscars for her portrait of Hollywood legend Judy Garland in "Judy," a biographical drama exploring the singer's personal and professional turmoil at the end of her life. | |
| 339. |
Which film won the Best Animated Feature Film Award at the recently held Academy Awards? |
| Answer» "Toy Story 4" has won the Academy Award for best animated feature for Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera - a decade after "Toy Story 3" took the prize. It's the 10th Pixar title to take an Oscar since the category was created in 2001. | |
| 340. |
Who Recently won Dan David Prize for 'Present-Gender Equality'? |
| Answer» India's pioneering feminist scholar and activist Gita Sen, has won the prestigious Dan David Prize for her expansive work in the fields of population policies, reproductive and sexual health, women's rights, poverty, labour markets and global governance. | |
| 341. |
Who recently won Dan David Prize for 'Past-Cultural Preservation & Revival'? |
| Answer» Given by Dan David Foundation (headquartered at Tel Aviv University, Israel), this award carries prize of US$ 1 million for achievements having an outstanding scientific, technological, cultural or social impact on our world. Each year fields are chosen within the 3-time dimensions - Past, Present and Future. Lonnie G. Bunch III (US) & Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (US) won for 'Past-Cultural Preservation & Revival'. | |
| 342. |
Who won the Best Actor in A Leading Role (Female) Award at the Filmfare Awards 2020? |
| Answer» Alia Bhatt won Best Actress for her performance in Gully Boy, which also fetched Ranveer Singh (who played a rapper in the film) and Zoya Akhtar the Best Actor and the Best Director awards. | |
| 343. |
Which film won the Best Film Award at the Filmfare Awards 2020? |
| Answer» Zoya Akhtar's directorial 'Gully Boy' emerged as big winner of the night. The film bagged several awards including the most coveted Best Film. | |
| 344. |
Who won the Best Actor in A Leading Role (Male) Award at the Filmfare Awards 2020? |
| Answer» Ranveer Singh won the Best Actor in A Leading Role (Male) award for his performance in Gully Boy at the 65th Filmfare Awards held on the night of February 15. | |
| 345. |
Who won the Best Director Award at the Filmfare Awards 2020? |
| Answer» While Zoya Akhtar won the Best Director Award for 'Gully Boy', her film went on to win the greatest number of awards on the grandest stage of all. Several B-town stars like Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Kartik Aaryan, Ayushmann Khurrana and others gave scintillating performances at the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020. | |
| 346. |
Who won the World Action Sportsperson of the year award at the 2020 Laureus Sports Awards? |
| Answer» United States gymnast Simone Biles scooped the World Sportswoman of the Year award for the second year running, while American snowboarder Chloe Kim won the World Action Sportsperson of the Year for a second time. | |
| 347. |
Along with Lionel Messi, who won the World Sportsman of the year awardat the 2020 Laureus Sports Awards? |
| Answer» Argentinean footballing icon Lionel Messi and six-time Formula 1 World champion Lewis Hamilton were declared the joint winners of Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. The pair pipped three-time Laureus award winner and world number one tennis star Rafael Nadal, six-time World MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, golf legend Tiger Woods, and Eliud Kipchoge, the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours. | |
| 348. |
Who won the World Sportswoman of the year awardat the 2020 Laureus Sports Awards? |
| Answer» Gymnastics superstar, Simone Biles, claimed her third Sportswoman of the Year title at last night's Laureus Awards in Berlin. The 22-year-old American won five gold medals at last year's World Championships in Stuttgart sealing her position as the most decorated sportsperson in world gymnastics history. | |
| 349. |
Who conferred 2019 Nari Shakti Puraskar? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar or Woman Power Award for the year 2019 on International Women's Day, which is March 8, at a special ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. 15 eminent women were awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019. The award recognized the significant efforts of the women who rendered distinguished services towards the emancipation of women, especially vulnerable and marginalized women. | |
| 350. |
Who won the Best Actor Award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020? |
| Answer» The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 were held in Mumbai. Actor Ravi Dubey served as the host of the evening and many celebrities attended the glamorous event from the film and television industry. Best actor award was won by Hrithik Roshan for 'Super 30'. | |