Current Events of National and International Importance

1.Which campaign has been launched by Union Government to promote the use of natural gas in India?

GasoneIndia campaign Gas4India campaign GasinIndia campaign GasallIndia campaign

2.Who has won the prestigious 2015 J.C. Daniel Award?

Rani George K G George Balu Mahendra V Sasi

3.The 2016 BRICS Wellness Workshop will be held in which city of India?

Kochi Bengaluru Chennai Mumbai

4.The Union Government has launched which pan-India helpline for power outages?

Urja Power Helpline Urja Mitra Helpline Urja Nihit Helpline Urja Kendra Helpline

5.The world’s first driverless bus service has started in which country?

Japan France Germany Singapore

President Pranab Mukherjee presents BC Roy National Awards for 2008, 2009 & 2010

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday presented the Dr BC Roy national awards for 2008, 2009 and 2010 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. 

These awards were presented on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day observed on July 1 to pay honour and tribute to India’s most famous physician Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.

The awardees are 

2010: Nikhil C. Munshi, O.P. Kalra, Tejinder Singh, Subash Gupta, Amrinder Jit Kanwar, Rajendra Prasad and Glory Alexander. 

2009:H. Sancheti, Renu Saxena, Atul Kumar, A.K. Kriplani, Kanan A. Yelikar, H.S. Bhanushali, G.V. Rao, Moti Lal Singh, C.N. Purandare and C.V. Hari Narayan. 

2008: Rajeshwar Dayal, Mammen Chandy, Neelam Mohan, Rohit V. Bhatt, Mohan Kameswaran, Harsha Jauhari, Gopal H. Badlani and Yash Gulati.

About BC Roy Awards 

The BC Roy Awards were instituted by the Medical Council of India in 1976 in memory of renowned physician and former West Bengal Chief Minister Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy. 

They are bestowed annually in the following categories: Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India, Eminent Medical Person, Medical man-cum-Statesman, Eminent person in Philosophy, Eminent person in Arts and Eminent person in Science.

Awards and Honour’s

1. Who was the first actor to get Oscar Award?  

A.  Montgomery
B.  Fairbanks
C.  Janet Gayner
D.  Charlie Chaplin

2. Which country awards the Nobel Prize?  

A.  Ireland
B.  Sweden
C.  England
D.  America

3. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010?  

A.  Albert Arnold Gore
B.  Mohammed Unnus
C.  Liu Xiaobo
D.  Mohamed Elbaradei

4. Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna?  

A.  Vinobha Bhave
B.  Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel
C.  Lal Bahadur Shastri
D.  Dr.S. Radhakrishnan

5. Hari Om Ashram Trust Awards are presented to outstanding  

A.  Sportsmen
B.  Scientists
C.  Literary writers
D.  Journalist