Awards, Honours & Persons in News Current Affairs MCQs

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Tiger Woods was selected for the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The award recognizes Woods’ commitment to sportsmanship and respect for golf’s traditions. Woods is a 15-time major champion who has won 82 PGA Tour events. He is known for his perseverance and mental power.

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Yatin Bhaskar Duggal of Haryana clinched victory at the National Youth Parliament Festival, 2024. Vaishna Pitchai from Tamil Nadu secured second place, and Kanishka Sharma of Rajasthan claimed the third prize, showcasing the abundant talent and dedication across the nation.

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India was honored with the prestigious ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ award on March 6, 2024, for its outstanding efforts in combatting these diseases. Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan accepted the award on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington DC. The recognition from ‘The Measles and Rubella Partnership’ highlights India’s steadfast commitment to public health and controlling the spread of infectious diseases among children.

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Krystyna Pyszkova of the Czech Republic won Miss World 2024 at the Jio World Cinema in Mumbai, succeeding Poland’s Karolina Bielawska. Alongside the main title, Pyszkova was honored with the Best Fashion Designer Award – Europe. Notable contestants included India’s Sini Shetty and Trinidad and Tobago’s Aché Abrahams. The first runner-up was Yasmina Zaytoun from Lebanon. The event featured a grand ceremony with Bielawska crowning her successor in a star-studded affair.

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Asif Ali Zardari is the 14th president of Pakistan. He was sworn in on March 10, 2024, replacing Dr. Arif Alvi.Zardari is a veteran politician who has been the president of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians and co-chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party. He is the first president to be elected twice to the office.

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Nayab Saini, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, became the 11th Chief Minister of Haryana on March 12, 2024. The swearing-in ceremony took place in Chandigarh, administered by Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, succeeding Manohar Lal Khattar, the state’s first BJP Chief Minister. Earlier, Khattar resigned along with his council of ministers after the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), led by Dushyant Chautala, terminated its alliance with the BJP government in Haryana.

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Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh. The Lokayukta is a state-level authority that handles complaints of corruption and maladministration from the general public. The Lokayukta’s tenure is six years. The Governor of the state appoints the Lokayukta through nomination by the Chief Minister.

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The Government of India appointed retired IAS official Navneet Kumar Sehgal as the new chairman of Prasar Bharati, the country’s public broadcaster. His term will last for three years or until he reaches the age of 70, whichever comes earlier. Sehgal succeeded Surya Prakash, whose term ended in February 2020 after he turned 70.

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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awards the 2024 Abel Prize to Michel Talagrand from CNRS, Paris, France, for his contributions to probability theory and stochastic processes. Talagrand’s work illuminates the role of randomness in various phenomena, crucial for fields like weather forecasting and business logistics. Central to his research is the understanding and application of the Gaussian distribution, evident in seemingly random events such as birth weights, academic performance, and athlete retirements.

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After eight years of Socialist rule, Luis Montenegro from the centre-right Democratic Alliance becomes Portugal’s new prime minister. Despite AD’s recent election victory, Montenegro’s minority government holds only 80 out of 230 parliamentary seats. His refusal to ally with the far-right Chega party leaves the government in a fragile state, requiring negotiations with other parties for legislative backing. Montenegro’s appointment marks the return of a centre-right leader to power after over eight years.