1. Who has been named as the ‘captain of the year’ at the 13th edition of the Annual ESPNcricinfo Awards 2019?
a. Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan
b. Ben Stokes
c. Virat Kohli
d. Kane Williamson
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan was named as the ‘captain of the year’ for leading England to win the World Cup Title against New Zealand. Ben Stokes was awarded the ‘ODI (One Day International) batting performance of the year’.
2. Radhakishan Damani has become India's second-richest person with a net worth of $17.8 billion. He is related to which of the following?
a. D Mart
b. Big Bazar
c. OYO
d. Ola Cabs
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Avenue Supermart founder Radhakishan Damani is now the second richest Indian after leaving behind heavyweight names such as philanthropist Shiv Nadar, banker Uday Kotak, and industrialists Gautam Adani and Lakshmi Mittal.
• With a total wealth of $17.9 billion, according to Forbes’ Real Time Billionaires’ Index, investor and retailer Radhakishan Damani is just behind Reliance Industries Ltd. chairman Mukesh Ambani, who is not only India’s but Asia’s richest man.
• Radhakishan Damani and family saw an upsurge in their wealth by about $96 million. On the other hand, Mukesh Ambani has a total net worth of $57.9 billion.
• One of the most profitable grocery retail chains in India, Avenue Supermarts has 196 stores in the country.
3. Which film has won the best film at Filmfare Awards 2020?
a. Stand ki Ankh
b. Gully Boy
c. Article 15
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• Film ‘Gully Boy’ has won the best film award at the 65th edition of Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020.
• Ranveer Singh bagged Best Actor’s trophy for his performance in Gully Boy, while Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) for the same film.
• The 65th edition of Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 was held at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Assam from15 Feb 2020 – 16 Feb 2020.
• The event was hosted by Karan Kumar Johar, an Indian film director, producer, actor and television personality & Varun Dhawan, Vicky Kaushal.
4. Who among the following was honoured with Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020?
a. Mahesh Payeng
b. Akshay Payeng
c. Jadav Payeng
d. Rishi Payeng
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• Forest Man of India Jadav Payeng will be awarded Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020 in New Delhi.
• He was awarded the 6th Karmayogi Award for his consistent efforts in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation. The award is composed of a trophy, a recitation and a reward of Rs 1 lakh.
• Payeng is famously known as the Forest Man of India. He was also honoured with a Padma Shri a few years ago. He is an environmental activist and forest worker from Jorhat, Assam. In the past several years, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve.
• Swami Vivekananda Smriti Karmayogi Award is organized by My Home India in New Delhi.
• The award was conferred for the first time in 2013.
• Karmayogi Award is presented to great personalities from North-Eastern India who dedicate their lives to Nation and promote Nationalism through art & culture, sports, education, etc. for their contribution to respective fields.
5. Where was India’s first of its kind fruit train launched?
a. Kerala
b. Punjab
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• The fruit train was launched from Tadipatri Railway Station in Anantapur district & from Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.
• This is the first time an entire train carrying a load of 980 metric tonnes of locally grown bananas which has been sent to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNP)in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Those bananas will be exported to Iran.
