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Q.1. which organization won the Gold Award at the Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Awards in December 2024?
(a) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
(b) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
(c) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
(d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Ans. (b) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) popularly known as Vizag Steel was incorporated in 1982. It is headquartered in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Q.2. How many children received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in December 2024?
(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 20
(d) 25
Ans. (b)
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 on December 26, 2024. The awards recognized children for their outstanding achievements in art and culture, bravery, innovation, science and technology, social service, sports, and the environment.
Q.3. Who was honored with the Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award for Public Leadership in December 2024?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) S. Jaishankar
(c) Venkaiah Naidu
(d) Amit Shah
Ans. (b)
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is currently serving as the External Affairs Minister of India, a position he has held since May 30, 2019. He is also a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), representing the state of Gujarat.
Q.4. Who was crowned Miss India USA 2024?
(a) Nirali Desai
(b) Manini Patel
(c) Caitlin Sandra Neil
(d) Arshita Kathpalia
Ans. (c)
Caitlin Sandra Neil, a 19-year-old Indian-American born in Chennai, was crowned Miss India USA 2024. The annual pageant was held in New Jersey. The event was organized by the India Festival Committee (IFC).
Sanskriti Sharma from Illinois was crowned Mrs. India USA 2024.
Q.5. Who was honored with the Rashtriya Tansen Samman 2023 at the Tansen Sangeet Samaroh 2024?
(a) Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri
(b) Ustad Zakir Hussain
(c) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(d) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Ans. (a)
He, a renowned tabla maestro of the Farukhabad gharana, received the Rashtriya Tansen Samman 2023 during the centenary Tansen Sangeet Samaroh in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The award, instituted in 1980, includes a cash prize of ₹5 lakh and a citation plaque.
Q.6. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in the English category?
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Easterine Kire
(c) Jhumpa Lahiri
(d) Ruskin Bond
Ans. (b)
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Spirit Nights, a prestigious honor established in 1954 to recognize outstanding literary works in 24 Indian languages, including English.
Q.7. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in the Hindi category?
(a) Ashok Vajpayee
(b) Gagan Gill
(c) Vinod Kumar Shukla
(d) Nirmal Verma
Ans. (b)
He received the award for her poetry collection Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar.
Q.8. Who won the Best FIFA Men’s Player award in 2024?
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Erling Haaland
(c) Vinícius Júnior
(d) Jude Bellingham
Ans. (c) Vinícius Júnior. Vinícius Júnior was playing for Real Madrid when he received the award.
Q.9. Who was awarded the Best FIFA Women’s Player in 2024?
(a) Megan Rapinoe
(b) Aitana Bonmatí
(c) Lucy Bronze
(d) Sam Kerr
Ans. (b)
FIFA was founded on May 21, 1904, in Paris, France, and its headquarters is located in Zürich, Switzerland. Motto: “For the Game for the World.”
Q.10. Who was honored with the Jamsedji Tata Award by the Indian Society for Quality (ISQ) in December 2024?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
(c) Mukesh Ambani
(d) Sundar Pichai
Ans. (b)
Biocon Limited, founded in 1978 by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in Bengaluru, Karnataka, is a leading biopharmaceutical company. As India’s first female brewer, she transformed it into a global biotechnology leader.