Weekly Current Affairs Awards Quiz PDF 09-15 December 2023 Bitbank

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Below are the useful current affairs quiz 2023 practice questions in Awards for competitive exams like APPSC, TSPSC Groups and UPSC Civil Services, prepared by sakshi education.

weekly current affairs Awards GK Quiz 09-15 December 2023

1. Which Indian financial institution has been honoured with the title "Bank of the Year (India) 2023" by The Banker, a renowned publication under the Financial Times umbrella?
A. IndusInd Bank
B. ICICI Bank
C. Federal Bank
D. HDFC Bank

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- Answer: C

2. Who has been named the '2023 International Anti-Corruption Champion' by the US Government?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Aruna Roy
C. Nikhil Dey
D. Medha Patkar

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- Answer: C

3. At COP-28 in Dubai, what ranking did India achieve in the latest edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)?
A. 5th
B. 6th
C. 7th
D. 8th

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- Answer: C

4. Who is set to receive the 33rd Vyas Samman in 2023 for the 2016 memoir "Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein"?
A. Nasira Sharma
B. Pushpa Bharati
C. Vyas Singh
D. Samman Verma

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- Answer: B

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5. Who was honoured with the Karmaveer Chakra Medal and Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship in New Delhi?
A. Dr. Anika Patel
B. Prof. Rajesh Singh
C. Dr. Neha Sharma
D. Dr. Hemachandran Ravikumar

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- Answer: D

6. Who was awarded the “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic,” Italy’s highest civilian honour?
A. Kabir Bedi
B. Rishi Kapoor
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Shabana Azmi

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- Answer: A

7. Who was honoured with the 2023 Diwali 'Power of One' Award, also known as the 'Oscars of Diplomacy'?
A. Kofi Annan
B. Antonio Guterres
C. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
D. Ban Ki-moon

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- Answer: D

8. Who is set to receive the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival?
A. Juhi Chaturvedi
B. Javed Akhtar
C. Salim Khan
D. Anurag Kashyap

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- Answer: B

9. In which Indian city did the largest collaborative reading event, surpassing China's previous record, take place, securing a place in the 'Guinness World Record'?
A. Pune
B. Mumbai
C. Delhi
D. Kolkata

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- Answer: A

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10. Which two Indian sports legends became the first Asian men to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, marking a historic moment for Indian tennis?
A. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
B. Vijay Amritraj and Leander Paes
C. Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan
D. Ramesh Krishnan and Ashok Amritraj

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- Answer: B

11. Who has been honoured with the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm Prize for Education for outstanding contributions to chemistry education?
A. Dr. Rahul Sharma
B. Prof. Anita Rao
C. Dr. Mahesh Patel
D. Prof. Savita Ladage

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- Answer: D

12. Who were the recipients of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2023?
A. Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad
B. Angela Merkel and Kofi Annan
C. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Aung San Suu Kyi
D. Pratham NGO and Sir David Attenborough

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- Answer: A

13. Who has been honoured with the 2023 REACH Game Changing Innovator award for a groundbreaking contribution to leprosy care?
A. Dr. Atul Shah
B. Dr. Rajiv Patel
C. Dr. Neha Singh
D. Dr. Anika Verma