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February 2020 FREE eBooks oliveboard AWARDS AND HONOURS February 2020 1 FOR BANK, SSC, INSURANCE & RAILWAY EXAMS General Awareness is a very prominent section in almost every Bank/Insurance/SSC/Railways and other Government Exams and staying up to date with the latest happenings around the world is direly needed. GK can be divided in two parts that is static and dynamic. In this e-book we will be covering the dynamic GK topic of major Awards and Honours distributed in the month of February 2020. Sample Questions Q1) Who among the following has been awarded by Mystic Kalinga Literary Award 2020? A. Manoj Das B. Pankaj Sukhdev C. Ishwar Sharma D. None of these Correct Answer: “A” Q2) Who among the following won the Dan David Prize 2020? A. Shaktikanta Das B. Gita Sen C. Ishwar Sharma D. None of these Correct Answer: “B” Awards and Honours February 2020 Award Winner ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020’ for Shaktikanta Das the Asia-Pacific region 1st Mathrubhumi Book of the Year Vinod Kumar Shukla Award 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of the Lalremsiami Year 34th Cannes Open D Gukesh 7 Awards in the 73rd Edition of Baftas 1917 Best Actor & Actress Trophies In 2020 Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Oscars Zellweger Best Actor & Actress Trophies In 65th Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt Filmfare Awards Bhartiya Mahantam Award N Sridhar Dan David Prize 2020 Gita Sen French honour for Theatre Artiste Sanjana Kapoor Indian Banks Association Award Union Bank Laureus Best Sporting Moment In The Sachin Tendulkar’s 2011 World Cup Past 20 Years Winning Moment Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Lewis Hamilton and Footballer Lionel Award Messi Lifetime Achievement Award by Pullela Gopichaanda International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Miss Diva Universe 2020 Adline Castelino Mystic Kalinga Literary Award 2020 Manoj das National Award for Implementation of South Salmara Mankachar of Assam the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana National e-Governance Award Rail Madad Padma Awardees PV Sindhu, C. Venkat Reddy, V. Sribhashyam Sahitya Akademi Award For K. V. Jeyasri Translation SERB Women Excellence Award-2020 Dr Niti Kumar Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award Jadav Payeng 2020 Naari Shakti Puraskar 2020 Winners Name Field Man Kaur Centenarian Sprinter Mohana Singh, Bhawana Kanth, IAF’s First Women Fighter Pilot Avani Chaturvedi Padala Bhudevi and Bina Devi For Popularising Mushroom Cultivation Arifa Jaan revival of the lost art of Numdha handicrafts Chami Murmu to replenish the forests in Jharkhand that had been destroyed by the timber mafia Nilza Wangmo For creating new dishes and brought about innovative changes in the existing ones to include the exclusive spices and fruits from Ladakh in her preparations. Rashmi Urdhwareshe For creating a new Automotive Electronics Department at ARAI. Kalavati Devi For reducing open defecation in the district of Kanpur Tashi and Nungshi Malik The First Female Twins To Scale Mt Everest In 2013. Kaushiki Chakroborty For Keeping Indian Classical Music Alive Karthyayini Amma Bhageerathi Literacy Exam Toppers Amma FREE Ebooks Current Affairs Download Now Explore Now FREE MOCK TESTS + TOPIC TESTS + SECTIONAL TESTS For Banking, Insurance, SSC & Railways Exams Web APP BLOG FORUM Your one-stop destination Interact with peers & experts, for all exam related exchange scores information & preparation & improve your preparation. resources. Explore Now Explore Now www.OliveBoard.in.
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