Awards 2016 : Expected Questions - Set 14

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1. A Qatar­ based Indian banker has been recently awarded by Green Economy Visionary award at 2016 Union of Arab Banks International Banking Summit held in Rome. Who is he  ?
1. Raghavan Seetharaman
2. K Vijayraghavan
3. E Sridharan
4. Girish Sahni
5. None of These
2. The Book titled "The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan"has won the 2016 FT Business Book Award. This book was authored by ?
1. Ashwin Sanghi
2. Subroto Bagchi
   
3. Ravinder Singh
4. Sebastian Mallaby
5. None of These
3. An Indian lawyer and human rights defender has been selected for 2016 Amnesty International Human Rights Award. Who is he ?
1. Kailash Satyarthy
2. Henri Tiphagne
3. Anant Pai
4. Subroto Bagchi
5. None of These
4. All India Radio’s (AIR’s) entry _______________ has won prize in Community Service Announcement category of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) awards 2016 ?
1. Diary of a Butterfly
2. Diary of a Lion
3. Diary of a Leopard
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5. Mike McCormack from ___________ has won 2016 Goldsmiths Prize for his novel Solar Bones. This annual British literary prize has £10,000 remuneration ?
1. Scotland
2. Ireland
3. England
4. Switzerland
5. None of These
6. Noted Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor _____________ have been chosen for 2016 Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award ?
1. Akshay Kumar
2. Ranbir Kapoor
3. Shahrukh Khan
4. Salman Khan
5. Ranveer Singh
7. 39th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards 2016 ­ Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi (Gandhian and President of ___________’s Ennahdha Party), Mohan Hirabai Hiralal (founder of Vrikshamitra), BonBehari Vishnu Nimbkar (founder of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute), Nannapaneni Manga Devi (founder secretary of Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer and Chetana Charitable Trust) ?
1. Poland
2. Libya
3. UAE
4. Tunisia
5. None of These
8. Which Bollywood Actor was honoured with lifetime achievement at NDTV Indian of the Year 2015 awards ?
1. Aamir Khan
2. Shahrukh Khan
3. Amitabh Bachchan
4. Salman Khan
5. None of These
9. PEN America will confer PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award upon imprisoned ______________ novelist Ahmed Naji.
1. Iraqi
2. Libyan
3. Syrian
4. Egyptian
5. None of These
10. Kolkata's East Bengal football Club announced to give this year's Bharat Gaurav award (Pride of India) to ____________ ?
1. Milkha Singh
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. A P J Abdul Kalam
4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
5. None of These
11. Mahindra & Mahindra Group CMD Anand G Mahindra conferred with Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by ___________.?
1. Polana
2. Germany
3. Spain
4. USA
5. France
12. Uttar Pradesh government declared Yash Bharati awardees 2016 - _______________ People selected for coveted UP award for 2016-17, for contribution in literature, fine arts, folk and classical music and sports. Some prominent names are - Actor Naseeruddin Shah. PayTM CEO Vijay Shekhar, Paralympic athlete Varun Kumar, Qawwali singers Aftab and Hashim (Sabri Brothers), Director Saurabh Shukla ?
1. 84
2. 54
3. 74
4. 64
5. None of These
13. Noted American singer ___________ honoured with Global Green Hero award at 13th Annual Global Green USA Pre Oscar party. ?
1. Taylor Swift
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Stephanie Taylor
4. Shakira
5. None of These
14. Noted Actress ______________ has been conferred with third Yash Chopra Memorial Award. ?
1. Jayaprada
2. Deepika Padukone
3. Rekha
4. Priyanka Chopra
5. None of These
15. A Former ISRO Chairman has became first Indian to be given Hall of Fame Award by International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Who is he ?
1. Udupi Ramachandra Rao
2. G. Madhavan Nair
3. K. Radhakrishnan
4. Shailesh Nayak
5. None of These

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