Awards and Honours 2024| Current Affairs 2024 (Important for all competitive exams)
Stay updated on the latest awards and honours in 2024. Discover noteworthy winners and their remarkable achievements in this informative blog post.
1. Who has been named the regional winner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards?
Ans: Gina Justus
2. Who has directed the documentary film ‘To Kill a Tiger’ nominated for Oscar 2024?
Ans: Nisha Pahuja
(Facts: The documentary film ‘To Kill a Tiger‘ has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature Film Category for the 96th Academy Awards (Oscar 2024).
This documentary film is based on the story of a minor girl from Jharkhand.
However, this movie lost to “20 Days in Mariupol,” )
3. Who has been awarded the Polly Umrigar Award for the best men’s cricketer of the year for 2023 by BCCI?
Ans: Shubman Gill
4. Who was bestowed with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2024?
Ans: Randeep Hooda and Amitabh Bachchan
This honor recognizes his remarkable contributions to Indian cinema and his recent film “Swatantrya Veer Savarkar“.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was its first recipient, followed by Asha Bhosle in 2023.
5. Who has been honoured with American President’s Gold Volunteer Service award 2024?
Ans: Jain Acharya Lokesh Muni
(This award was established in 2003 during presidency of George Bush. Jain Acharya Lokesh Muni has become the first Indian monk to be honoured with this award. this award recognizes his contribution to public good and humanity.
Acharya is follower of Jain religion founded by Lord Mahavira )
6. Who has been awarded the international Women’s Cricketer of the Year award for the year 2022-23 season by BCCI?
Ans : Deepti Sharma
(Facts: Former Coach of Indian Cricket team Ravi Shastri and former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer have been honoured with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
Star batter Shubman Gill was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Best Men’s International Cricketer of the Year (2022-23) award.)
7. Who has won the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2023 at the Best FIFA Awards ceremony in London?
Ans: Lionel Messi
8. 60 Parachute Field Hospital has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2024 for its excellent work in Disaster Management. It is located in which state?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
(To recognize and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organizations in India in the field of disaster management.
The award is announced every year on 23rd January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.)
9. Who has been honoured with the ‘Outstanding Business Woman of the yaer-2023’ Award?
Ans: Dr. Bina Modi
(Facts: Dr. Bina Modi was presented with the award at a conference by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.
The award recognizes Dr. Bina Modi’s remarkable contributions to the industry.)
10. Who has won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award?
Ans: Mamta G. Sagar
(Facts: This prestigious accolade recognizes Sagar’s exceptional contributions to the world of literature, solidifying her status as a trailblazing literary icon.)
11. Who has been selected for the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize?
Ans: Alok Shukla
(Facts: Also known as the “Green Nobel Prize“, this annual award honours grassroots environmental champions worldwide for their outstanding contributions to environmental protection.)
12. Who has been honoured with the ‘IAA Golden Compass Award’ in March 2024?
Ans: Srinivasan Swamy
(The award honours those who have significantly contributed to the world stage in the field of marketing, advertizing and media.
This is the first time award is being bestowed upon an Indian industry leader.)
Also Visit:
https://minikosh.com/education-awards-and-honours-2024-part-3/
https://minikosh.com/education-awards-and-honours-2024-part-2/
