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Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 1 1. Ralph M. Steinman recently received a Posthumous noble prize for which specialization? Peace Chemistry Medicine Literature ( Ans - 3)

2. The Noble prize 2011 for Economics was given to which of the following ? Tawakkol Karman Dan Shechtman Tomas Gosta Transtromer Thomas J. Sargent ( Ans - 4)

3. Who is the first Indian footballer to receive prestigious Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement in sports ? Sunil Chettri Baichung Bhutia Shabbir Ali Mohun Bagan ( Ans - 3) 4. Who has recently won the Pritzker Prize for specialization in Architecture ? Endre Szemeredi Wang Shu Christopher A. Sims Jules A. Hoffman ( Ans - 2)

5. Who won the Man Booker Prize 2011 for the Book titled - "The Sense of An Ending" ? Julian Barnes Philip Roth Aminatta Forna Charles Dickens ( Ans - 1)

6. The recent Lost Man Booker prize specially organized for novels published in the year 1970 was conferred on the book 'Troubles' written by - J G Farrell Endre Szemeredi Julian Barnes Robert Kanigel ( Ans - 1)

7. Which book written by Salman Rushdie was awarded Best of the Bookers Prize at the 25th and 40th Anniversary of Man Booker Awards ? Grimus Midnight's Children

Shame Fury ( Ans - 2)

8. Who has recently won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2012 ? Taslima Nasrin Shehan Karunatikala V S Naipaul Ruskin Bond ( Ans - 2)

9. The 21st Vyas Samman was recently awarded for Poetry Collection Aam Ke Patte which is written by - Munsi Premchand Ramdarsh Mishra Khushwant Singh Vikram Seth ( Ans - 2)

10. The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was recently awarded for novel The Memory of Love written by - Aminatta Forn Christie Watson Moira Young 22th APEC Meeting ( Ans - 1)

11. Saraswati Samman 2011 Award given by K K Birla foundation was recently given to - S L Byrappa A A Manavalan Medha Patkar Meera Nair ( Ans - 2)

12. Who among the following is a Padma Vibhushan Awardee in recently announced padma Awards 2012 ? Bhupen Hazarika Javed Akhtar Sachin Tendulkar Jatin Das ( Ans - 1)

13. Shabana Azmi was awarded which of the following prizes at the recently concluded Padma Awards 2012 ? Padma Bhushan Padma Vibhushan Bharat Ratna Padma Shri ( Ans - 1)

14. The prestigious Costa Book Award for best Novel was recently awarded for Novel 'Pure' which is written by - Matthew Hoillis Andrew Miller Julian Barnes Moira Young ( Ans - 2)

15. The C K Naidu Lifetime Achievement award by BCCI was awarded to Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar S. Badrinath ( Ans - 1) (2) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 2

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1. Which film was awarded the best film (Golden peacock) award recently at the 42nd International Film Festival of India ? The Artist Hugo Porfirio Caersar Must Die ( Ans - 3)

2. The Silver bear for Best Actress award at the recent 62nd Annual berlin Film festival was given to - Rachel Mwanza Nicole Kidman Meryl Steep Nadezhda Markina ( Ans - 1)

3. The best supporting actress award at the recent 84th Oscar awards was given to - Adele Octavia Spencer Meryl Steep Viola Davis ( Ans - 2)

4. The prestigious 'Dada Saheb Phalke Award ' for 2011 was recently awarded to - Shabana Azmi Soumitra Chatterjee Dharmendra Amitabh Bachchan ( Ans - 2)

5. Union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge was recently awarded which distinguished title - Pride of India Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Bharat Ratna ( Ans - 1)

6. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of - Literature Public Service Science and Technology Defence ( Ans - 3)

7. Who was the last recipient of Prestigious 'Jnanpith Award', the highest literary award in India ?

Amar Kant Chandrasekhar Kambar Shrilal Shukla Mallikarjun Kharge ( Ans - 2)

8. Miss Universe 2011 Title was won by Leila Lopes from - Venezuela Algeria Angola Ecuador ( Ans - 3)

9. Miss India World 2012 title is won by - Vanya Mishra Prachi Mishra Rochelle Maria Rao Purva Rana ( Ans - 1)

10. The social activist that was recently chosen for Basava Award 2010 given by Karnataka Government - Medha Patkar Anna Hazaare Kiran Bedi Brinda Karat ( Ans - 1)

11. The first S K Singh Award for excellence in Indian Foreign Service is received recently by Ranjan Mathai D Bala Venkatesh Verma A K Seth Kiran Bedi ( Ans - 2)

12. On whom the Ashoka Chakra was recently conferred by President Pratibha Patil on 63rd Republic Day? Lt. Bikram Singh V K Singh Lt. Navdeep Singh Captain Harshan ( Ans - 3)

13. Which spiritual Leader was recently awarded with Templeton Prize for 2012, one of the leading religion prizes - Dalai Lama Shri Ravi Shankar Desmond Tutu Martin Luther King Jr ( Ans - 1)

14. The Music composer that was recently conferred Lata Mangeshkar Award by Madhya Pradesh Government is - Rajesh Roshan Pritam chakraborty

Rahul Dev Burman Zakir Hussain ( Ans - 1)

15. The pulitzer Prize 2012 for poetry was recently given for Life on Mars written by - Julian Barnes Tracy K Smith Stephen Greenblatt Kevin Puts ( Ans - 2) (3) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 3 1. Which famous international personality has been selected for Seoul Prize 2012 ? Barack Obama Angela Merkel Jim Yong Kim Ban ki Moon ( Ans - 4)

2. Daniel Hillel, the scientist that won the world food prize 2012 is from which country ? Italy France Spain Israel ( Ans - 4) 3. Which film direted by Austrian Director Michael Haneke has received the best film prize at the 65th Cannes Film Festival ? Moneyball War horse Amour The Artist ( Ans - 3)

4. Which Film got the best film award at the recently concluded 13th IIFA Awards 2012 ?- Rockstar Agneepath Zindagi na Milegi Dobara Dirty Picture ( Ans - 3)

5. Miss Asia Pacific 2012 title has been recently won by an Indian namely ? Himangini Singh Vanya Mishra Prachi Mishra Rochelle Maria Rao ( Ans - 1)

6. Which India-based Firm has recently received 2012 World business and Development award ? ITC Limited Reliance Industries ICICI Bank

BHEL

( Ans - 1)

7.Which Indian cricketer recently received Wisden Outstanding Achievement Award 2012 ? Sunil Gavaskar Sachin Tendulkar Rahul Dravid V V S Laxman ( Ans - 2) 8. Which Indian Actress has recently been chosen as brand ambassador for national sanitation campaign ? Rani Mukherjee Priyanka Chopra Aishwarya Rai Vidya Balan ( Ans - 4)

9.The first Tagore cultural harmony award on 150th anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore is recently conferred on ? Pt. Ravi Shankar Amjad Ali Khan Saroj Devi Lata Mangeshkar ( Ans - 1)

10. Rahul Bhattacharya, the Delhi-based author recently won the prestigious Ondaatje Prize 2012 for which book written by him ? The Sly Company of People Who Care The Ocean of Life Escape from Camp 14 Between clay and dust ( Ans - 1) (4) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 4 1. The Best Actor award at Cannes Film Festival 2012 was received by - Mads Mikkelsen Tim Roth Ewan McGregor Brad Pitt ( Ans - 1)

2. UNESCO Kalinga Prize 2011 was recently given to a person from Mexico named - Octavio Paz Raul Rene Drucker Alfonso Garcia Robles Guadalupe Victoria ( Ans - 2)

3. Which film was adjudged as Best Film at recent Venice Film Festival 2012 ? Palme d'Or The Hunt Pieta The Artist ( Ans - 3)

4. Indian person that was recently given Japanese Kyoto Prize 2012 in arts and philosophy ? Syeda Rizwana Hasan Gayatri Spivak Ashoke Sen Amartya Sen ( Ans - 2)

5. Bhagwan Mahavir Peace Award has been recently conferred upon which famous politician for non-violent movements towrds betterment of the country ? Aung San Suu Kyi Rumi Jaffri Nancy Powell Hina Rabbani Khar ( Ans - 1)

6. South Asian Cinema Foundation's Excellence Award was recently conferred on which legendary film maker ? A K Hangal Shyam Benegal Yash Chopra Mani Ratnam ( Ans - 2) 7. The Pravasi Bharatiya samman, highest award given to any Non Resident Indian has recently been given to which Indian Person ? (Hint - Ex Singapore President) S R Nathan Nasem Zaidi Nalini Nihar Nayak R Ravi Kumar ( Ans - 1)

8. Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award was recently given to Actress Sushma Seth and ? Vanya Mishra Saina Nehwal Prachi Mishra M C Mary Kom ( Ans - 1)

9. Bihari Awards by K K Birla Foundation - 2011 has recently given to Which famous Rajasthani Poet ? Giridhar Rathi N Thungdemo Kikon Arjun Deo Charan Javed Akhtar ( Ans - 3)

10. Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Award was recently conferred on a famous women named Tessy Thomas Mamata Banerjee Girija Devi Saina Nehwal ( Ans - 1)

(5) 1. Miss World 2012 Award is recently won by Ms. Yu Wenxia from which country ? Japan South Korea China North Korea ( Ans - 3)

2. Indian person that recently won the first Yuri Milner award in Fundamental Physics ? Kaushik Basu Amartya Sen Ashoke Sen Rumi Jaffri ( Ans - 3)

3. Which players were recently given prestigious Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award 2012? Vijay Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt Gagan Narang Sani Mirza Sushil Kumar ( Ans - 1)

4. Indian person that recently received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award 2012 ? Syeda Rizwana Hasan Kulandei Francis Yang Saing Koma Amartya Sen ( Ans - 2)

5. Hindi seva samman 2012 prize was recently received by - Gulzar Rumi Jaffri Gayatri Spivak Shyam Benegal ( Ans - 2)

6. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award award was recently given to founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti named - D R Mehta Rumi Jaffri R Ravi Kumar N Thungdemo Kikon ( Ans - 1)

7. Rajeev Gandhi Professional Award was recently given to - Amartya Sen R Ravi Kumar Nalini Nihar Nayak Naseem Zaidi ( Ans - 3)

8. Which Player is recently chosen as ICC Cricketer of the year ? Virat Kohli

Sachin Tendulkar Andrew Strauss V V S Laxman ( Ans - 1) 9. Rajeev Gandhi Manav Seva Puraskar 2010 was recently conferred on three people named R Ravi Kumar, Swami Japananda and ? Pt. Ravi Shankar N Thungdemo Kikon Amartya Sen Arvind Mayaram ( Ans - 2)

10. Indira Gandhi National Unity Award was recently given to Javed Akhtar Guljar Raghuram G Rajan Nalini Nihar Nayak ( Ans - 2) (6) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 6 1. The US based scientist that received prestigious Gruber Cosmology Prize in a ceremony held in China? Charles L. Bennett Serge Haroche David Wineland John Gurdon ( Ans - 1)

2. Indian person that received the prestigious Norman Borlaug Award for field research and application ? Kulandei Francis Aditi Mukherjee A P J Abdul Kalam Kaushik Basu ( Ans - 2)

3. V.V. Giri Memorial Award 2011 was recently given to - Sudarshan Patnaik Amartya Sen Kaushik Basu Utsa Patnaik ( Ans - 4)

4. Lata Mangeshkar Musical award was recently conferred upon - A R Rehmaan Kalyan ji - Anand Ji Sheikh Hasina David Cameron ( Ans - 2)

5. French President gave Ligeon of honour to a famous British Singer named- Paul McCartney Whitney Houston Johnny Cash Michael Jackson ( Ans - 1)

6. Which South Korean film directed by Kim-Ki-Duk won the golden lion award (Best film) award at Venice Film Festival 2012 ? The Artist The Master Pieta Hugo ( Ans - 3)

7. British Novelist that recently won Man Booker Prize for her novel Bring up the Bodies ? Hilary Mantel J K Rowling Adam Foulds Sarah Hall ( Ans - 1)

8. Internationally acclaimed Politician that was recently given Highest US Award - The Congressional medal - Dalai Lama Aung San Suu Kyi Barack Obama Nancy Powell ( Ans - 2) 9. Who has been recently adjudged by ICC as the winner of Garfield Sobers Trophy 2012 (Best Cricketer ) ? Virat Kohli Kumar Sangakkara Rahul Dravid M S Dhoni ( Ans - 2)

10. Shanti swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2012 which is given for dignified contribution in field of science and technology has recently been given for how many Scientists ? 11 12 15 10 ( Ans - 1) (7) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 7 1. The reputed Swedish Right Livelihood award 2012 was recently given to two people named Gene Sharp (US), Sima Samar (Afghanistan) Serge Haroche (France), David Wineland (US) David Wineland (US),John Gurdon (Britain) John Gurdon (US), Shinya yamanaka (Japan) ( Ans - 1)

2. France recently honored an acclaimed Indian theatre artist with its highest cultural award. The name of person is - Kulandei Francis Ebrahim Alkazi A P J Abdul Kalam Kaushik Basu ( Ans - 2)

3. Nobel prize 2012 for Medicine category has recently been given to - John gurdon, Shinya yamanaka Brian kobilka Serge Haroche David Wineland ( Ans - 1)

4. Nobel prize 2012 for Literature category has recently been given to - MO Yan Serge Haroche David Wineland Robert lefkowitz ( Ans - 1)

5. Nobel prize 2012 for Peace category has recently been given to - European Union African Union ASEAN Commonwealth Group of Nations ( Ans - 1)

6. Nobel prize 2012 for Physics category has recently been given to - Mo Yan Brian kobilka Serge Haroche , David Wineland Alvin roth ( Ans - 3)

7. Nobel prize 2012 for Chemistry category has recently been given to - Robert lefkowitz and Brian kobilka MO Yan Lloyd Shapley John gurdon ( Ans - 1)

8. Nobel prize 2012 for Economics category has recently been given to - MO Yan Alvin roth, Lloyd Shapley Brian kobilka Johun gurdon ( Ans - 2) 9. India Shooter that recently won silver at recent Shooting World Cup Event - Ranjan Sodhi Gagan Narang Abhinav Bindra

Vijay Kumar

( Ans - 1)

10. Australian PM Julia Gillard recently proposed giving Order reputed australian honour - Order of Australia to which Indian Cricketer ? Sachin Tendulkar Rahul Dravid Sunil Gavaskar M S Dhoni ( Ans - 1) (8) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 9 1. Which actress was given Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent 14th Mumbai Film Festival Waheeda Rehman Vidya Baland Rani Mukherji Lata Mangeshkar ( Ans - 1) 2. Uttarakhand State's shiksha ratan award was recently given to - Vijay Bahuguna Manmohan Singh A N Purohit Narendra Modi ( Ans - 3) 3. Second Sita Smriti Award was recently given to which female author for her book "Kitne Shahron Mein Kitni Baar"- Vikram Seth Mamta Kalia Arundhati Roy Khushwant Singh ( Ans - 2) 4. V V Giri Memrorial award 2011 was recently given to - Mamta Kalia Utsa Patnaik Khushwant Singh Vikram Seth ( Ans - 2) 5. Mahatma Gandhi International Award 2012 was recently given to (A Former Zambian President)Barack Obama Kenneth kaunda Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi

( Ans - 2) 6. Former Afghan Minister that was recently given Swedish Rite Livelihood Award - Hamis Karzai A P J Abdul Kalam Seema Samar Mohammed Fahim ( Ans - 3) 7. Indian theatre artist that was recently given highest French Cultural Honour (Knight of the order of arts and letters) ? Javed Akhtar Ebrahim Alkaji Waheeda Rehmaan Karim Khalili ( Ans - 2) 8. Lal Bahadur Shasti National Award was recently given to which famous scientist for her contribution in India's ambitious Agni - 5 Project - Arundhati Roy Tessy Thomas Kalpana Chawla Pratibha Patil ( Ans - 2) 9. Indian Person that was recently awarded WISE award (World Innovation Summit for Education, Called Nobel prize of Education) at Doha city (Capital city of Qatar ) ? Kalpana Chawla Madhav Chavan A P J Abdul Kalam Manmohan Singh ( Ans - 2) 10. Indian Firm that was recently awarded prestigious Japanese award (Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Award) ? BHEL DMRC (Delhi Metro) BEL SBI ( Ans - 2) 11. Who was recently honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2012 (Hint :- He is the Prez of Liberia) ? Jacob Zuma Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Barack Obama Dalai Lama

( Ans - 2) (9) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 8 1. 21st Saraswati samman has recently been given to which famous Tamil writer ? Ramdarsh Mishra A Manavalan S.Ramakrishnan Vembu Vikiraman ( Ans - 2)

2. The founder of Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravishankar has recenely been honoured with highest civil honour of which country ? Paraguay Uruguay Japan China ( Ans - 1)

3. Miss India Fiji 2012 pageant has recently been won by - Tulsi Gobbard Vanya Mishra Prachi Mishra Sheryl Kumar ( Ans - 4) 4. 'Pride of India' award was recently conferred on - Mallikarjun Kharge A P J Abdul Kalam Trilochan Singh Sahni Atal Bihari Vajpayee ( Ans - 3)

5. India based strategic thinker and analyst that recently won Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his book - Water: Asia's New Battleground - Gurbaksh Chahal Brahma Chellaney Deepak Chopra Anupam Kher ( Ans - 2) 6. Indian person that was recently Awarded Hoover Medal 2012 (This Award is meant to recognize great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity) - Mukesh Ambani Lakshmi Mittal Anil Ambani Narayan Murthy ( Ans - 4)

7. Which former Indian Prime minister was recently honoured with "Bangladesh liberation war Honour " by Bangladesh Govt. ? Inder Kumar Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indra Gandhi

Rajeev Gandhi ( Ans - 1) 8. Indian Music Conductor that was recently honoured with Israel Presidential Award - A R Rehmaan Zubin Mehta Javed Akhtar Pritam Chakraborty ( Ans - 2)

9. Who received the Pragya award given by Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akademi for his novel - Adhunik Chitrakala Ka Itihaas ? A Manavalan Ratnakar Vinayak Sakhalkar Ramdarsha Mishra Javed Akhtar ( Ans - 2)

10. Kishore Kumar Award by Madhya Pradesh Govt (for direction, acting, script writing and lyrics) was recently conferred on - Guljar A R Rehmaan Salim Khan Sameer ( Ans - 3) (10) (1)

Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 1 1. Ralph M. Steinman recently received a Posthumous noble prize for which specialization? Peace Chemistry Medicine Literature ( Ans - 3)

2. The Noble prize 2011 for Economics was given to which of the following ? Tawakkol Karman Dan Shechtman Tomas Gosta Transtromer Thomas J. Sargent ( Ans - 4)

3. Who is the first Indian footballer to receive prestigious Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement in sports ? Sunil Chettri Baichung Bhutia Shabbir Ali Mohun Bagan ( Ans - 3) 4. Who has recently won the Pritzker Prize for specialization in Architecture ? Endre Szemeredi Wang Shu

Christopher A. Sims Jules A. Hoffman ( Ans - 2)

5. Who won the Man Booker Prize 2011 for the Book titled - "The Sense of An Ending" ? Julian Barnes Philip Roth Aminatta Forna Charles Dickens ( Ans - 1)

6. The recent Lost Man Booker prize specially organized for novels published in the year 1970 was conferred on the book 'Troubles' written by - J G Farrell Endre Szemeredi Julian Barnes Robert Kanigel ( Ans - 1)

7. Which book written by Salman Rushdie was awarded Best of the Bookers Prize at the 25th and 40th Anniversary of Man Booker Awards ? Grimus Midnight's Children Shame Fury ( Ans - 2)

8. Who has recently won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2012 ? Taslima Nasrin Shehan Karunatikala V S Naipaul Ruskin Bond ( Ans - 2)

9. The 21st Vyas Samman was recently awarded for Poetry Collection Aam Ke Patte which is written by - Munsi Premchand Ramdarsh Mishra Khushwant Singh Vikram Seth ( Ans - 2)

10. The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was recently awarded for novel The Memory of Love written by - Aminatta Forn Christie Watson Moira Young 22th APEC Meeting ( Ans - 1)

11. Saraswati Samman 2011 Award given by K K Birla foundation was recently given to - S L Byrappa A A Manavalan Medha Patkar

Meera Nair

( Ans - 2)

12. Who among the following is a Padma Vibhushan Awardee in recently announced padma Awards 2012 ? Bhupen Hazarika Javed Akhtar Sachin Tendulkar Jatin Das ( Ans - 1)

13. Shabana Azmi was awarded which of the following prizes at the recently concluded Padma Awards 2012 ? Padma Bhushan Padma Vibhushan Bharat Ratna Padma Shri ( Ans - 1)

14. The prestigious Costa Book Award for best Novel was recently awarded for Novel 'Pure' which is written by - Matthew Hoillis Andrew Miller Julian Barnes Moira Young ( Ans - 2) Ajit Wadekar

15. The C K Naidu Lifetime Achievement award by BCCI was awarded to Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar S. Badrinath ( Ans - 1) (2) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 2

1. Which film was awarded the best film (Golden peacock) award recently at the 42nd International Film Festival of India ? The Artist Hugo Porfirio Caersar Must Die ( Ans - 3)

2. The Silver bear for Best Actress award at the recent 62nd Annual berlin Film festival was given to - Rachel Mwanza Nicole Kidman Meryl Steep Nadezhda Markina ( Ans - 1)

3. The best supporting actress award at the recent 84th Oscar awards was given to - Adele Octavia Spencer Meryl Steep

Viola Davis

( Ans - 2)

4. The prestigious 'Dada Saheb Phalke Award ' for 2011 was recently awarded to - Shabana Azmi Soumitra Chatterjee Dharmendra Amitabh Bachchan ( Ans - 2)

5. Union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge was recently awarded which distinguished title - Pride of India Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Bharat Ratna ( Ans - 1)

6. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of - Literature Public Service Science and Technology Defence ( Ans - 3)

7. Who was the last recipient of Prestigious 'Jnanpith Award', the highest literary award in India ? Amar Kant Chandrasekhar Kambar Shrilal Shukla Mallikarjun Kharge ( Ans - 2)

8. Miss Universe 2011 Title was won by Leila Lopes from - Venezuela Algeria Angola Ecuador ( Ans - 3)

9. Miss India World 2012 title is won by - Vanya Mishra Prachi Mishra Rochelle Maria Rao Purva Rana ( Ans - 1)

10. The social activist that was recently chosen for Basava Award 2010 given by Karnataka Government - Medha Patkar Anna Hazaare Kiran Bedi Brinda Karat ( Ans - 1)

11. The first S K Singh Award for excellence in Indian Foreign Service is received recently by Ranjan Mathai D Bala Venkatesh Verma

A K Seth Kiran Bedi ( Ans - 2)

12. On whom the Ashoka Chakra was recently conferred by President Pratibha Patil on 63rd Republic Day? Lt. Bikram Singh V K Singh Lt. Navdeep Singh Captain Harshan ( Ans - 3)

13. Which spiritual Leader was recently awarded with Templeton Prize for 2012, one of the leading religion prizes - Dalai Lama Shri Ravi Shankar Desmond Tutu Martin Luther King Jr ( Ans - 1)

14. The Music composer that was recently conferred Lata Mangeshkar Award by Madhya Pradesh Government is - Rajesh Roshan Pritam chakraborty Rahul Dev Burman Zakir Hussain ( Ans - 1)

15. The pulitzer Prize 2012 for poetry was recently given for Life on Mars written by - Julian Barnes Tracy K Smith Stephen Greenblatt Kevin Puts ( Ans - 2) (3) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 3 1. Which famous international personality has been selected for Seoul Prize 2012 ? Barack Obama Angela Merkel Jim Yong Kim Ban ki Moon ( Ans - 4)

2. Daniel Hillel, the scientist that won the world food prize 2012 is from which country ? Italy France Spain Israel ( Ans - 4) 3. Which film direted by Austrian Director Michael Haneke has received the best film prize at the 65th Cannes Film Festival ? Moneyball War horse

Amour The Artist ( Ans - 3)

4. Which Film got the best film award at the recently concluded 13th IIFA Awards 2012 ?- Rockstar Agneepath Zindagi na Milegi Dobara Dirty Picture ( Ans - 3)

5. Miss Asia Pacific 2012 title has been recently won by an Indian namely ? Himangini Singh Vanya Mishra Prachi Mishra Rochelle Maria Rao ( Ans - 1)

6. Which India-based Firm has recently received 2012 World business and Development award ? ITC Limited Reliance Industries ICICI Bank BHEL ( Ans - 1)

7.Which Indian cricketer recently received Wisden Outstanding Achievement Award 2012 ? Sunil Gavaskar Sachin Tendulkar Rahul Dravid V V S Laxman ( Ans - 2) 8. Which Indian Actress has recently been chosen as brand ambassador for national sanitation campaign ? Rani Mukherjee Priyanka Chopra Aishwarya Rai Vidya Balan ( Ans - 4)

9.The first Tagore cultural harmony award on 150th anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore is recently conferred on ? Pt. Ravi Shankar Amjad Ali Khan Saroj Devi Lata Mangeshkar ( Ans - 1)

10. Rahul Bhattacharya, the Delhi-based author recently won the prestigious Ondaatje Prize 2012 for which book written by him ? The Sly Company of People Who Care The Ocean of Life Escape from Camp 14 Between clay and dust ( Ans - 1)

(4) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 4 1. The Best Actor award at Cannes Film Festival 2012 was received by - Mads Mikkelsen Tim Roth Ewan McGregor Brad Pitt ( Ans - 1)

2. UNESCO Kalinga Prize 2011 was recently given to a person from Mexico named - Octavio Paz Raul Rene Drucker Alfonso Garcia Robles Guadalupe Victoria ( Ans - 2)

3. Which film was adjudged as Best Film at recent Venice Film Festival 2012 ? Palme d'Or The Hunt Pieta The Artist ( Ans - 3)

4. Indian person that was recently given Japanese Kyoto Prize 2012 in arts and philosophy ? Syeda Rizwana Hasan Gayatri Spivak Ashoke Sen Amartya Sen ( Ans - 2)

5. Bhagwan Mahavir Peace Award has been recently conferred upon which famous politician for non-violent movements towrds betterment of the country ? Aung San Suu Kyi Rumi Jaffri Nancy Powell Hina Rabbani Khar ( Ans - 1)

6. South Asian Cinema Foundation's Excellence Award was recently conferred on which legendary film maker ? A K Hangal Shyam Benegal Yash Chopra Mani Ratnam ( Ans - 2) 7. The Pravasi Bharatiya samman, highest award given to any Non Resident Indian has recently been given to which Indian Person ? (Hint - Ex Singapore President) S R Nathan Nasem Zaidi Nalini Nihar Nayak R Ravi Kumar ( Ans - 1)

8. Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award was recently given to Actress Sushma Seth and ? Vanya Mishra Saina Nehwal Prachi Mishra M C Mary Kom ( Ans - 1)

9. Bihari Awards by K K Birla Foundation - 2011 has recently given to Which famous Rajasthani Poet ? Giridhar Rathi N Thungdemo Kikon Arjun Deo Charan Javed Akhtar ( Ans - 3)

10. Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Award was recently conferred on a famous women named Tessy Thomas Mamata Banerjee Girija Devi Saina Nehwal ( Ans - 1)

(5) 1. Miss World 2012 Award is recently won by Ms. Yu Wenxia from which country ? Japan South Korea China North Korea ( Ans - 3)

2. Indian person that recently won the first Yuri Milner award in Fundamental Physics ? Kaushik Basu Amartya Sen Ashoke Sen Rumi Jaffri ( Ans - 3)

3. Which players were recently given prestigious Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award 2012? Vijay Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt Gagan Narang Sani Mirza Sushil Kumar ( Ans - 1)

4. Indian person that recently received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award 2012 ? Syeda Rizwana Hasan Kulandei Francis Yang Saing Koma Amartya Sen ( Ans - 2)

5. Hindi seva samman 2012 prize was recently received by - Gulzar Rumi Jaffri Gayatri Spivak Shyam Benegal ( Ans - 2)

6. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award award was recently given to founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti named - D R Mehta Rumi Jaffri R Ravi Kumar N Thungdemo Kikon ( Ans - 1)

7. Rajeev Gandhi Professional Award was recently given to - Amartya Sen R Ravi Kumar Nalini Nihar Nayak Naseem Zaidi ( Ans - 3)

8. Which Player is recently chosen as ICC Cricketer of the year ? Virat Kohli Sachin Tendulkar Andrew Strauss V V S Laxman ( Ans - 1) 9. Rajeev Gandhi Manav Seva Puraskar 2010 was recently conferred on three people named R Ravi Kumar, Swami Japananda and ? Pt. Ravi Shankar N Thungdemo Kikon Amartya Sen Arvind Mayaram ( Ans - 2)

10. Indira Gandhi National Unity Award was recently given to Javed Akhtar Guljar Raghuram G Rajan Nalini Nihar Nayak ( Ans - 2) (6) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 6 1. The US based scientist that received prestigious Gruber Cosmology Prize in a ceremony held in China? Charles L. Bennett Serge Haroche David Wineland

John Gurdon

( Ans - 1)

2. Indian person that received the prestigious Norman Borlaug Award for field research and application ? Kulandei Francis Aditi Mukherjee A P J Abdul Kalam Kaushik Basu ( Ans - 2)

3. V.V. Giri Memorial Award 2011 was recently given to - Sudarshan Patnaik Amartya Sen Kaushik Basu Utsa Patnaik ( Ans - 4)

4. Lata Mangeshkar Musical award was recently conferred upon - A R Rehmaan Kalyan ji - Anand Ji Sheikh Hasina David Cameron ( Ans - 2)

5. French President gave Ligeon of honour to a famous British Singer named- Paul McCartney Whitney Houston Johnny Cash Michael Jackson ( Ans - 1)

6. Which South Korean film directed by Kim-Ki-Duk won the golden lion award (Best film) award at Venice Film Festival 2012 ? The Artist The Master Pieta Hugo ( Ans - 3)

7. British Novelist that recently won Man Booker Prize for her novel Bring up the Bodies ? Hilary Mantel J K Rowling Adam Foulds Sarah Hall ( Ans - 1)

8. Internationally acclaimed Politician that was recently given Highest US Award - The Congressional medal - Dalai Lama Aung San Suu Kyi Barack Obama Nancy Powell ( Ans - 2) 9. Who has been recently adjudged by ICC as the winner of Garfield Sobers Trophy 2012 (Best Cricketer ) ? Virat Kohli

Kumar Sangakkara Rahul Dravid M S Dhoni ( Ans - 2)

10. Shanti swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2012 which is given for dignified contribution in field of science and technology has recently been given for how many Scientists ? 11 12 15 10 ( Ans - 1) (7) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 7 1. The reputed Swedish Right Livelihood award 2012 was recently given to two people named Gene Sharp (US), Sima Samar (Afghanistan) Serge Haroche (France), David Wineland (US) David Wineland (US),John Gurdon (Britain) John Gurdon (US), Shinya yamanaka (Japan) ( Ans - 1)

2. France recently honored an acclaimed Indian theatre artist with its highest cultural award. The name of person is - Kulandei Francis Ebrahim Alkazi A P J Abdul Kalam Kaushik Basu ( Ans - 2)

3. Nobel prize 2012 for Medicine category has recently been given to - John gurdon, Shinya yamanaka Brian kobilka Serge Haroche David Wineland ( Ans - 1)

4. Nobel prize 2012 for Literature category has recently been given to - MO Yan Serge Haroche David Wineland Robert lefkowitz ( Ans - 1)

5. Nobel prize 2012 for Peace category has recently been given to - European Union African Union ASEAN Commonwealth Group of Nations ( Ans - 1)

6. Nobel prize 2012 for Physics category has recently been given to - Mo Yan Brian kobilka

Serge Haroche , David Wineland Alvin roth ( Ans - 3)

7. Nobel prize 2012 for Chemistry category has recently been given to - Robert lefkowitz and Brian kobilka MO Yan Lloyd Shapley John gurdon ( Ans - 1)

8. Nobel prize 2012 for Economics category has recently been given to - MO Yan Alvin roth, Lloyd Shapley Brian kobilka Johun gurdon ( Ans - 2) 9. India Shooter that recently won silver at recent Shooting World Cup Event - Ranjan Sodhi Gagan Narang Abhinav Bindra Vijay Kumar ( Ans - 1)

10. Australian PM Julia Gillard recently proposed giving Order reputed australian honour - Order of Australia to which Indian Cricketer ? Sachin Tendulkar Rahul Dravid Sunil Gavaskar M S Dhoni ( Ans - 1) (8) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 9 1. Which actress was given Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent 14th Mumbai Film Festival Waheeda Rehman Vidya Baland Rani Mukherji Lata Mangeshkar ( Ans - 1) 2. Uttarakhand State's shiksha ratan award was recently given to - Vijay Bahuguna Manmohan Singh A N Purohit Narendra Modi ( Ans - 3) 3. Second Sita Smriti Award was recently given to which female author for her book "Kitne Shahron

Mein Kitni Baar"- Vikram Seth Mamta Kalia Arundhati Roy Khushwant Singh ( Ans - 2) 4. V V Giri Memrorial award 2011 was recently given to - Mamta Kalia Utsa Patnaik Khushwant Singh Vikram Seth ( Ans - 2) 5. Mahatma Gandhi International Award 2012 was recently given to (A Former Zambian President)Barack Obama Kenneth kaunda Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi ( Ans - 2) 6. Former Afghan Minister that was recently given Swedish Rite Livelihood Award - Hamis Karzai A P J Abdul Kalam Seema Samar Mohammed Fahim ( Ans - 3) 7. Indian theatre artist that was recently given highest French Cultural Honour (Knight of the order of arts and letters) ? Javed Akhtar Ebrahim Alkaji Waheeda Rehmaan Karim Khalili ( Ans - 2) 8. Lal Bahadur Shasti National Award was recently given to which famous scientist for her contribution in India's ambitious Agni - 5 Project - Arundhati Roy Tessy Thomas Kalpana Chawla Pratibha Patil ( Ans - 2) 9. Indian Person that was recently awarded WISE award (World Innovation Summit for Education, Called Nobel prize of Education) at Doha city (Capital city of Qatar ) ? Kalpana Chawla

Madhav Chavan A P J Abdul Kalam Manmohan Singh ( Ans - 2) 10. Indian Firm that was recently awarded prestigious Japanese award (Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Award) ? BHEL DMRC (Delhi Metro) BEL SBI ( Ans - 2) 11. Who was recently honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2012 (Hint :- He is the Prez of Liberia) ? Jacob Zuma Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Barack Obama Dalai Lama ( Ans - 2) (9) Awards and Honours Current Affairs Quiz - 8 1. 21st Saraswati samman has recently been given to which famous Tamil writer ? Ramdarsh Mishra A Manavalan S.Ramakrishnan Vembu Vikiraman ( Ans - 2)

2. The founder of Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravishankar has recenely been honoured with highest civil honour of which country ? Paraguay Uruguay Japan China ( Ans - 1)

3. Miss India Fiji 2012 pageant has recently been won by - Tulsi Gobbard Vanya Mishra Prachi Mishra Sheryl Kumar ( Ans - 4) 4. 'Pride of India' award was recently conferred on - Mallikarjun Kharge A P J Abdul Kalam

Trilochan Singh Sahni Atal Bihari Vajpayee ( Ans - 3)

5. India based strategic thinker and analyst that recently won Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his book - Water: Asia's New Battleground - Gurbaksh Chahal Brahma Chellaney Deepak Chopra Anupam Kher ( Ans - 2) 6. Indian person that was recently Awarded Hoover Medal 2012 (This Award is meant to recognize great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity) - Mukesh Ambani Lakshmi Mittal Anil Ambani Narayan Murthy ( Ans - 4)

7. Which former Indian Prime minister was recently honoured with "Bangladesh liberation war Honour " by Bangladesh Govt. ? Inder Kumar Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indra Gandhi Rajeev Gandhi ( Ans - 1) 8. Indian Music Conductor that was recently honoured with Israel Presidential Award - A R Rehmaan Zubin Mehta Javed Akhtar Pritam Chakraborty ( Ans - 2)

9. Who received the Pragya award given by Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akademi for his novel - Adhunik Chitrakala Ka Itihaas ? A Manavalan Ratnakar Vinayak Sakhalkar Ramdarsha Mishra Javed Akhtar ( Ans - 2)

10. Kishore Kumar Award by Madhya Pradesh Govt (for direction, acting, script writing and lyrics) was recently conferred on - Guljar A R Rehmaan Salim Khan Sameer ( Ans - 3) (10)