Awards and Honours Current Affairs - Current Affairs 2025
1. Which renowned playback singer received the Padma Shri in 2025 for his contributions to the field of art?
- Sonu Nigam
- Arijit Singh
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Kumar Sanu
Answer: B) Arijit Singh
2. Which veteran Marathi actor was awarded the Padma Shri in 2025 for his contributions to cinema?
- Nana Patekar
- Sachin Pilgaonkar
- Ashok Saraf
- Vikram Gokhale
Answer: C) Ashok Saraf
3. Which Grammy-winning Indian musician received the Padma Shri in 2025 for his contributions to music and environmental advocacy?
- Ricky Kej
- A. R. Rahman
- Zakir Hussain
- Shankar Mahadevan
Answer: A) Ricky Kej
4. Who became the first Indian-origin musician to win an American Music Award (AMA)?
- A. R. Rahman
- Ravi Shankar
- Anoushka Shankar
- Raja Kumari
Answer: D) Raja Kumari
5. Which field did Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win the 2024 Nobel Prize for?
- Chemistry
- Peace
- Physiology or Medicine
- Literature
Answer: C) Physiology or Medicine
6. Who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 for their contributions to artificial neural networks and machine learning?
- Alain Aspect and John Clauser
- Roger Penrose and Reinhard Genzel
- John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton
- Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov
Answer: C) John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton
7. Which scientist(s) won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 for advancements in protein structure prediction?
- Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna
- David Baker and Roger Penrose
- Demis Hassabis and John Jumper
- Frances Arnold and Svante Paabo
Answer: C) Demis Hassabis and John Jumper
8. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024?
- Olga Tokarczuk
- Abdulrazak Gurnah
- Han Kang
- Annie Ernaux
Answer: C) Han Kang
9. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2024 for efforts towards a nuclear weapon-free world?
- International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
- Nihon Hidankyo
- Greenpeace
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Answer: B) Nihon Hidankyo
10. Who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on how institutions are formed and affect prosperity?
- Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, and Amartya Sen
- Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson
- Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, and Michael Kremer
- Robert Shiller, Eugene Fama, and Lars Peter Hansen
Answer: B) Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson