Current Affairs - Awards and Honours

Exercise : Awards and Honours - Latest Current Affairs
  • Awards and Honours - Latest Current Affairs
591.
Who has been awarded the European Essay Prize on the occasion of the French translation of her latest essay, 'Azadi'?
Shashi Tharoor
Arundhati Roy
Garima Pandit
Rishaba Dubey
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Writer and activist, Arundhati Roy, has been honoured with the 45th European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement on the occasion of the French translation of her latest essay, 'Azadi'.

592.
In which city will Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar confer the 4th National Water Awards?
Varanasi
Bikaner
Jaipur
New Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will confer the 4th National Water Awards on June 17, 2023, in New Delhi. The Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation has announced a total of 41 winners.

593.
Who has been awarded the title of 'Governor of the Year 2023' by Central Banking, an economic research journal, in London?
Raghuram Rajan
Shaktikanta Das
Niharika Singh
Uma Maheswari
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has been honoured with the 'Governor of the Year' award for 2023 by Central Banking, an economic research journal based in London.

594.
Who has won the US Department of Labor's 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labour?
Lalitha Natarajan
Mahi Singh
Kesar Malik
Dhanshree Singh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Chennai-based lawyer and activist Lalitha Natarajan has won the US Department of Labor's 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labour.

595.
Who has recently been honoured with the 'Christopher Bland Prize 2023' by the Royal Society of Literature, London?
Jane Austen
Paterson Joseph
J.K. Rowling
Charles Dickens
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Author Paterson Joseph was announced as the winner of the 2023 Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Christopher Bland Prize for his debut novel 'The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho' on June 8.