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75 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS 1. Who will be honored with ‘Global Goalkeeper were the experts from different backgrounds which Award 2019’ by the Bill and Melinda Gates included WorldSkills Competition winners, trainers from Foundation for his work under the Swachh National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), Industrial Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) Mission ? Training Centres, Jan Sikshan Sansthans (JSS) and 1) Ram Nath Kovind 2) Rajnath Singh trainers from reputed Corporate houses. 3) Yogi Adityanath 4) Narendra Modi 4. Which State’s Disaster Management Authority 5) None of these has won the 2019 “IT Excellence Award” for 1. Answer – 4) Narendra Modi designing the app SATARK by Express India ? Explanation: 1) Rajasthan 2) Assam Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi is to be honored 3) West Bengal 4) Odisha with ‘Global Goalkeeper Award 2019’ by the Bill and 5) None of these Melinda Gates Foundation for his work under the 4. Answer - 4) Odisha Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) Mission. He will be Explanation: honored during his visit to United States (US) in On September 3, 2019, the Odisha State Disaster September 2019. Management Authority (OSDMA) has won the 2019 “IT 2. Where will the 74th high-level UN General Excellence Award” by Express India, for designing the Assembly (UNGA) session to be held ? app SATARK. The award for the app, which tracks and 1) Beijing, China 2) New York, US alerts during disasters based on dynamic risk knowledge 3) Geneva, Switzerland 4) Paris, France in real time, is to be received on September 18, 2019 by 5) None of these OSDMA director B P Sethi, at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. SATARK is an acronym for System for 2. Answer – 2) New York, US Assessing, Tracking and Alerting Disaster Risk Explanation: Information based on Dynamic Risk Knowledge. PM will also address global leaders and corporate executives at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum 2019 5. Which Iconic Place was conferred with the during his visit for the 74th high-level UN General Best Swachh Iconic Place award in the Overall Assembly (UNGA) session to held in New York, US. improvement in sanitation category in Swachh Bharat Awards 2019 ? 3. Which ministry has organized the 1) Brihadeeswara Temple in Tamil Nadu Kaushalacharya Samadar 2019 ? 2) Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Temple in Karnataka 1) Ministry of Minority Affairs 3) Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu and 2) Ministry of Skill Development and Kashmir(J&K) Entrepreneurship (MSDE) 4) Amarnath Temple in Jammu and Kashmir 3) Ministry of Human Resource Development 5) None of these (MHRD) 4) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 5. Answer – 3) Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in 5) None of these Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) Explanation: 3. Answer – 2) Ministry of Skill Development and On September 6, 2019, The President of India, Shri Entrepreneurship (MSDE) Ram Nath Kovind has addressed the special function Explanation: ‘Swachh Mahotsav 2019’, organized by the Union On September 5, 2019, Kaushalacharya Samadar Ministry of Jal Shakti held in Plenary Hall, Vigyan 2019 was organized by the Skill India Mission, the Bhawan, New Delhi. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jammu and Kashmir(J&K)won Best Swachh Iconic Place (MSDE) on the occasion of Teachers Day in New Delhi award in Category: Overall improvement in sanitation. which honoured 53 skill trainers from different sectors for their exceptional contribution. “Kaushalacharya 6. Which ministry was conferred with Best Awards” will be an annual event.Awardees: 53 trainers ministry for implementation of Swachhta 76 Action Plan for 2018-19 in Swachh Bharat 10. For what reason, Event Horizon Telescope Awards 2019? Team were felicitated with Breakthrough 1) Ministry of Civil Aviation Prize in Fundamental Physics also known as 2) Ministry of AYUSH the “Oscars of science” award ? 3) Ministry of Defence 1) For discovering the oldest known organism 4) Ministry of Railways 2) For Redefining the Kilogram 5) None of these 3) For the discovery of pulsars 6. Answer – 4) Ministry of Railways 4) For Producing World’s first image of a black hole Explanation: 5) None of these Ministry of Railways won Best ministry for 10. Answer – 4) For Producing World’s first image implementation of Swachhta Action Plan for 2018-19 in of a black hole Swachh Bharat Awards 2019. Explanation: 7. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus On September 5, 2019, An Event Horizon Telescope (CSMT) was conferred with Best Swachh Team consisting of 347 scientists who produced the Iconic Place Award in Swachh Bharat Awards world’s first image of a black hole were felicitated with 2019, it is located in which state ? Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. It is known 1) Mumbai, Maharashtra 2) Kolkata, West Bengal as the “Oscars of science” which was launched by Silicon 3) New Delhi, Delhi 4) Guwahati, Assam Valley entrepreneurs and it is the eighth year of award. They won $3 million. 5) None of these 11. Who has been given the lifetime achievement 7. Answer – 1) Mumbai, Maharashtra award at the 19th Annual Asian Achievers Explanation: Awards 2019 in London ? Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) won 1) Krishna Omkar 2) Vipul Vadera Best Swachh Iconic Place Award in Category: Swachh 3) Anil Agarwal 4) Rajesh Agrawal Bharat Mission Initiative in Swachh Bharat Awards 2019. 5) None of these 8. Who felicitated states and districts for sex 11. Answer – 3) Anil Agarwal ratio and awareness generation under the Explanation: BetiBachaoBetiPadhao(BBBP) campaign ? The founder and Chairman of Vedanta Resources 1) Nirmala Sitharaman 2) Smriti Zubin Irani Limited, Anil Agarwal (65) has been given the lifetime 3) Narendra Modi 4) Amit Shah achievement award at the 19th Annual Asian Achievers Awards 2019 with the theme inclusivity at London’s 5) None of these Grosvenor House Hotel, on Park Lane. 8. Answer – 2) Smriti Zubin Irani 12. Who will be awarded with Visitor’s award 2019 Explanation: in the category of Research in Humanities, On September 6, 2019 the Minister of Woman and Arts and Social Sciences ? Child Affairs(WCD) Smt, SmritiZubinIrani awarded 1) Barani Ganth 2) Sibnath Deb states and districts for sex ratio and awareness 3) Dhanalakshmi 4) Talari Rangaiah generation under the BetiBachaoBetiPadhao(BBBP) campaign. Further 10 districts were also awarded for 5) None of these good work in awareness generation and outreach 12. Answer – 2) Sibnath Deb activities. Explanation: 9. Who was conferred with 2019 ‘Lamp of Peace On september 9, 2019 the President’s secretariat of Saint Francis ‘ award for promoting peace at announced the recipients of Visitor’s award 2019. The the historical Papal Basilica of Assisi,Italy ? award will be presented by the president Shri Ram 1) Subir Chowdhury 2) Esther Duflo NathKovind at RashtrapatiBhavan in New Delhi. Prof. 3) Muhammad Yunus 4) Iqbal Quadir Sibnath Deb will be conferred with Visitor’s award 2019 in the category of Research in Humanities, Arts and 5) None of these Social Sciences. 9. Answer – 3) Muhammad Yunus Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Explanation: Prof. Sibnath Deb (Department of Applied On September 5, 2019 the Vatican city(smallest Psychology, Pondicherry country in the world) conferred 2006 Noble laureate of Child protection research, especially, focus on child Bangladesh, Prof MuhammadYunus with 2019 ‘Lamp of abuse and neglect, student’s mental health and on Peace of Saint Francis ‘ award at the historical Papal Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), University) Basilica of Assisi,Italy. 77 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS). Development of microbial biofilm reactor for of dairy Research in Physical Sciences wastewater conversion into biofertilizer. Prof. Sanjay (School of Physical Sciences, 15. Which film won the “Golden Lion for Best Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi) Film” in the 76th edition of the annual Venice Research in non-equilibrium statistical physics and International Film Festival Awards for 2019 ? nonlinear dynamics. 1) The Lion King 2019 13. Who were jointly awarded with Visitor’s 2) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum award 2019 under the category “Research in 3) Joker Biological Sciences” ? 4) Avengers: Endgame 1) Neeraj Sharma and Pradeep Goyal 5) None of these 2) Shaon Ray and Deshdeep Sahdev 15. Answer – 3) Joker 3) Ashutosh Sharma and Shekhar C. Mande Explanation: 4) Partima and Asad Ullah Khan Joker was awarded with the Golden Lion for the Best 5) None of these Film award in 76th edition of the annual Venice 13. Answer – 4) Partima and Asad Ullah Khan International Film Festival Awards for 2019. Explanation: 16. Name the actress, who won the “Volpi Cup for Visitor’s award which is constituted since 2014 to Best Actress” in the 76th edition of the annual create healthy competition among central universities, is Venice International Film Festival Awards for provided under four categories in research field. They 2019 . are, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Physical 1) Geneviève Mnich 2) Ariane Ascaride Sciences Biological Sciences and Technology 3) Anaïs Demoustier 4) Noémie Merlant Development. ii. Joint award: This year(2019) the award 5) None of these in the field of research in Biological science is jointly awarded to DrPartima and Prof. AsadUllah Khan. 16. Answer – 2) Ariane Ascaride Explanation: 14. Where was the 76th edition of the annual Ariane Ascaride was awarded with the Volpi Cup for Venice International Film Festival Awards for Best Actress in the 76th edition of the annual Venice 2019 held ? International Film Festival Awards for 2019. 1) Venice Lido, Italy 2) Florence, Italy 3) Verona, Italy 4) Turin, Italy 17. Which is the only Indian International 5) None of these Baccalaureate (IB) school featured in the “Global Top 50 IB Schools 2019? list by United 14. Answer – 1) Venice Lido, Italy Kingdom(UK) based education consultancy Explanation: ‘Education Advisers ltd’ ? The 76th Edition of the annual Venice International 1) Nahar International School (NIS) Film Festival Awards for 2019 was held at Venice Lido in 2) Oberoi International School (OIS) Italy from August 28- September 7, 2019.