2nd Feb - 21 Govt Scheme & Awards

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Government Scheme,
Awards & Honours
October-2020
1. Which is the implementing Agency of the Atal Pension

Yojana?
निम्‍ि में से कौि अटल पेंशि योजिा की कायाान्वयि एजेंसी
है ?
A. PFRDA
B. IRDA
C. LIC
D. SIDBI
E. GIC
Ans. A
Solution:
• The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched on 09.05.
2015 to create a universal social security system for all
Indians, especially the poor, the under-privileged and the
workers in the unorganised sector.
• APY is administered by Pension Fund Regulatory and
Development Authority (PFRDA).
2. The PM KUSUM scheme has been extended to allow

how much farmers to set up standalone solar pumps?
नकतिे नकसािोों को स्टैं डअलोि सोलर पोंप स्थानपत करिे की
अिुमनत दे िे के नलए पीएम कुसुम योजिा का निस्तार नकया
गया है ?
A. 5 lakh
B. 10 lakh
C. 15 lakh
D. 20 lakh
E. 30 lakh
Ans. D
Solution:
• The Union Budget 2020 has laid a major emphasis on
use of solar energy for farming under the ambitious
Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan (PM-
KUSUM) scheme with finance minister Nirmala
Sitharaman extending the scheme’s implementation with
new targets.
• FM proposed to extend the scheme to allow 20 lakh

farmers to set up standalone solar pumps.
• Also, 15 lakh farmers will be helped to solarize their

grid-connected agricultural pumps.
3. Which of the following state has been recently

included under ESI Scheme for the first time?
निम्ननलखित में से नकस राज्य को हाल ही में पहली बार
ईएसआई योजिा के तहत शानमल नकया गया है ?
A. Nagaland
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. Arunachal Pradesh
E. Orissa
Ans. D
Solution:
• Centre has extended Employees' State Insurance (ESI)
Scheme for the first time to Arunachal Pradesh with
effect from 1st November 2020.
• It will be applicable to all the factories located in
Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh employing 10
or more persons, along with other benefits
4. Which district has bagged top position among 30

districts of the country in the successful implementation
of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)?
प्रधािमोंत्री ग्राम सड़क योजिा (PMGSY) के सफल
कायाान्वयि में दे श के 30 नजलोों में से नकस नजले िे शीर्ा स्थाि
प्राप्त नकया है ?
A. Chamba
B. Shimla
C. Kangra
D. Una
E. Mandi
Ans. E
Solution:
• Union Ministry of Rural Development has declared the list of
top-performing 30 districts in the country for implementing
the PMGSY programme.
• Himachal Pradesh’s, Mandi district has bagged top position

among 30 districts of the country in the successful
implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY).
• Himachal Pradesh has also secured the second position at

the national level for construction of roads under PMGSY.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Kisan

Suryodaya Yojana’ an electricity scheme for farmers in
which state of India?
प्रधािमोंत्री िरें द्र मोदी िे भारत के नकस राज्य में नकसािोों के
नलए एक नबजली योजिा ‘नकसाि सूयोदय योजिा’ शुरू की
है ?
A. Assam
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Haryana
E. Uttar Pradesh
Ans. C
Solution:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated
Launched ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ (Electricity Scheme for
Farmers) in Gujarat.
• It is a scheme for providing 16 Hours of Power Supply to

Farmers, providing day-time power supply needed by farmers
for irrigation.
• The Farmers will get 3 Phase Power Supply from 5 AM to 9

PM.
6. What amount of loan will be provided by the National

Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to the
cooperatives under the recently launched Ayushman
Sahakar Scheme?
हाल ही में ल ों च की गई आयुष्माि सहज योजिा के तहत,
सहकारी सनमनतयोों को राष्ट्रीय सहकारी निकास निगम
(एिसीडीसी) द्वारा नकतिी रानश प्रदाि की जाएगी?
A. Rs 5,000 crores B. Rs 8,000 crores
C. Rs 10,000 crores D. Rs 15,000 crores
E. Rs 20,000 crores
Ans. C
Solution:
• Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the
Ayushman Sahakar Scheme. The scheme has been launched to assist
the cooperatives in the country.
• The scheme was formulated by the National Cooperative

Development Corporation. The NCDC will provide loans of Rs 10,000
crores to the cooperatives under the scheme.
• This includes financial assistance and working capital to meet

operational requirements in health sector.
• The scheme also provides 1% interest subvention to the

cooperatives where women are in majority.
• The scheme will use the funds to assist cooperative hospitals. It

will also cover health insurance, medical, nursing education and
paramedical education.
7. PM Narendra Modi launches physical distribution of

property cards under which scheme?
प्रधािमोंत्री िरें द्र मोदी िे नकस योजिा के तहत सोंपनि काडा

का नफनजकल नितरण शुरू नकया?
A. SAMPADA
B. SAVNIDHI
C. SVAMITVA
D. SAMADHAN
E. SWARAJYA
Ans. C
Solution:
• PM Narendra Modi launches physical distribution of property
cards under 'SVAMITVA' scheme
• Under this scheme, beneficiaries of ‘SVAMITVA Scheme' can use

the property as a financial asset for taking loans and other
financial benefits.
• SVAMITVA Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme on National

Panchayat Day 24th April 2020. In the States, the Revenue
Department /Land Records Department are the Nodal
Department and shall carry out the scheme with the support of
State Panchayati Raj Department.
8. Which state government has launched “Mukhya

Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana”?
नकस राज्य सरकार िे “मुख्यमोंत्री सौर स्वरोजगार योजिा”
शुरू की है ?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Haryana
D. Rajasthan
E. Madhya Pradesh
Ans. B
Solution:
• Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat has
launched the “Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana” at
the Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Auditorium in
Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• The scheme is aimed at promoting self-employment of

the youth and promoting the production of Green
Energy.
9. Name the social security scheme which was launched

by Odisha government for sanitation workers.
A. “Swarna” B. “Garima”
C. “Sahaya” D. “Khushi”
E. “Utthan”
उस सामानजक सुरक्षा योजिा का िाम बताइए, नजसे
ओनडशा सरकार िे स्वच्छता कमाचाररयोों के नलए ल न्च नकया
है ।
A. "स्वणा “ B. "गररमा"
C. "सहज“ D. "खुशी"
E. "उत्थाि"
Ans. B
Solution:
• Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched ‘GARIMA’
scheme to ensure the economic safety and social
dignity of core sanitation workers in the state.
* The scheme has been allocated total cost of Rs 50 crore

• State Housing and Urban Development department
will be the scheme’s implementing agency in all the
114 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Odisha.
* The scheme will benefit around 20,000 core sanitation

workers and their families.
10. Who has been honoured with the Lifetime

Achievement Award 2020 at the At the 3rd India
International Film Festival of Boston (IIFFB) 2020 based in
Boston, USA?
बोस्टि, सोंयुक्त राज्य अमेररका आधाररत तीसरे इों नडया
इों टरिेशिल नफल्म फेखस्टिल ऑफ बोस्टि (IIFFB) 2020 में
लाइफटाइम अचीिमेंट अिाडा से नकसे सम्मानित नकया गया
है ?
A. Anupam Kher B. Kadar Khan
C. Amrish Puri D. Om Puri
E. Irfan Pathan
Ans. D
11. Which organization has won the UN Global Climate

Action Award for combating climate change amid COVID-19
pandemic?
कोनिड-19 महामारी के बीच जलिायु पररिताि से निपटिे हे तु
नकस सोंगठि िे सोंयुक्त राष्ट्र ग्लोबल क्लाइमेट एक्शि अिाडा
जीता है ?
A. Infosys
B. Google India
C. Global Himalayan Expedition
D. Indian Space Research Organization
E. TATA Steel
Ans. C
12. Which of the following state government has secured

first rank in loan disbursement under PM SVANidhi
Scheme?
निम्ननलखित में से नकस राज्य सरकार िे प्रधािमोंत्री आिास
योजिा के तहत ऋण सोंनितरण में पहली रैं क हानसल की है ?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Andhra Pradesh
E. Orissa
Ans. A
13. Which of the following tech gaint has bagged the first
position in the Forbes’ list of World’s Best Employer
2020?
निम्ननलखित में से नकस तकिीकी नदग्गज को फोर्ब्ा की निश्व
की सिाश्रेष्ठ नियोक्ता 2020 की सूची में पहला स्थाि प्राप्त हुआ
है ?
A. IBM B. HCL Technologies
C. Amazon D. Adobe
E. Samsung
Ans. E
Solution:
• Samsung tops Forbes’ list of World’s Best Employer
2020, HCL Tops among Indian list
• Samsung Electronics has topped the Forbes list of
World’s Best Employer 2020, which features 750
multinational and large corporations
• Amazon has bagged second position, followed by IBM,
Microsoft and LG
• From India, HCL Technologies is top industry in the list.
It is placed at 30th position globally.
15. Who secured the second position in the Forbes India

Rich list for 2020?
फोर्ब्ा इों नडया ररच नलस्ट में 2020 में दूसरा स्थाि नकसिे प्राप्त
नकया है ?
A. Gautam Adani
B. Cyrus Poonawalla
C. Shiv Nadar
D. Lakshmi Mittal
E. Radhakishan Damani
Ans. A
16. Who has been awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in

Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020?
अल्फ्रेड िोबेल 2020 की स्मृनत में आनथाक निज्ञाि में सेिररग्स
ररक्सबैंक पुरस्कार से नकसे सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
A. Robert Wilson
B. Paul Milgrom
C. Esther Duflo
D. Both a and b
E. All of the Above
Ans. D
17. The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to which
of the following organization for efforts in order to Combat
Hunger?
A. Share the Meal
B. Charity Navigator
C. Food and Agriculture Organization
D. UNICEF
E. World Food Programme
भुिमरी से निपटिे के प्रयासोों के नलए निम्ननलखित में से नकस
सोंगठि को िोबेल शाोंनत पुरस्कार 2020 प्रदाि नकया गया है ?
A. शेयर द मील
B. चैररटी िेनिगेटर
C. िाद्य एिों कृनर् सोंगठि
D. यूनिसेफ
E. निश्व िाद्य कायाक्रम
Ans. E
18. The Nobel Prize for Economics, 2020 was awarded to

Paul R Milogrom and Robert B Wilson for improvement
to which economic theory?
A. Market Socialism theory B. Auction theory
C. Rational Choice theory D. Moral Hazard theory
E. New Trade Theory
अथाशास्त्र के नलए िोबेल पुरस्कार, 2020 नकस आनथाक

नसद्ाोंत में सुधार के नलए प ल आर नमलोग्रोम और र बटा बी
निल्सि को नदया गया था?
A. बाजार समाजिाद नसद्ाोंत B. िीलामी नसद्ान्त
C. रे शिल च इस नसद्ाोंत D. म रल हज़ाडा नसद्ाोंत
E. न्यू टर े ड नसद्ाोंत
Ans. B
19. Intel India in association with International Institute

of Information Technology (IIIT), has set up an artificial
intelligence research centre in which city of India?
अोंतरााष्ट्रीय सूचिा प्रौद्योनगकी सोंस्थाि (IIIT-H) के सहयोग से
इों टेल इों नडया िे भारत के नकस शहर में एक कृनत्रम बुखद्मिा
अिुसोंधाि केंद्र स्थानपत नकया है ?
A. Bengaluru B. Hyderabad
C. Mangalore D. Chennai
E. Mumbai
Ans. B
20. Where is the headquarter of Dhruva Space located

that has bagged National Startup Awards 2020 in the
space category?
ध्रुि स्पेस का मुख्यालय कहााँ खस्थत है नजसिे अोंतररक्ष श्रेणी में
राष्ट्रीय स्टाटा अप पुरस्कार 2020 प्राप्त नकया है ?
A. Bengaluru
B. Mumbai
C. Hyderabad
D. Chennai
E. New Delhi
Ans. C
Solution:
• Hyderabad headquartered startup Dhruva Space has
bagged National Startup Awards 2020 in the space
category.
Dhruva space was founded in 2012 and it is the first

private space technology company in India.
• A total of 38 startups were awarded, one in each of the
35 categories and 3 special categories in the 12 sectors.
21. Who will be conferred the prestigious Sarala Puraskar

for his poetry work ‘Setebelaku Nathiba’?
उिकी काव्य कृनत ‘सेतबेलकु िानथबा (Setebelaku Nathiba)’
के नलए प्रनतनष्ठत सरला पुरस्कार नकसे नदया जाएगा?
A. Ranjit Kumar Nag
B. Shyamsundar Pattanaik
C. Nityanand Nayak
D. Satrughna Pandav
E. Jagannatha Prasad Das
Ans. C
Solution:
• Noted Odia poet, Nityanand Nayak will be conferred the
prestigious Sarala Puraskar for his poetry work ‘Setebelaku
Nathiba’, published in 2017.
• The poet will be felicitated with a cash award of `5 lakh and
a citation.
22. Who has been awarded with the Nobel Prize in

Literature for 2020?
2020 के नलए सानहत्य में िोबेल पुरस्कार से नकसे सम्मानित
नकया गया है ?
A. Abiy Ahmed
B. Louise Glück
C. Olga Tokarczuk
D. Peter Handke
E. Kazuo Ishiguro
Ans. B
Solution:
• The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2020 is awarded to the
American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice
that with austere beauty makes individual existence
universal”.
• The American poet Louise Glück was born in 1943 in New

York and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• She has received several prestigious awards, among them

the Pulitzer Prize (1993) and the National Book Award (2014).
23. Which group of persons won the Chemistry Nobel

Prize 2020?
व्यखक्तयोों के नकस समूह िे रसायि शास्त्र में िोबेल पुरस्कार
2020 जीता है ?
A. Roger Penrose and Reinhard Genzel
B. Harvey J. Alter and Michael Houghton
C. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
D. Charles M. Rice and Andrea Ghez
E. None of these
Ans. C
Solution:
• The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the
development of a method for genome editing”.
24. Which group of persons won the Physics Nobel Prize

2020?
निम्ननलखित व्यखक्तयोों के नकस समूह िे भौनतकी का िोबेल
पुरस्कार 2020 जीता?
A. James Peebles, Michel mayor and Didier queloz
B. Arthur Askin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland
C. Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez
D. James P., Alison and Tasuku Honjo
E. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice
Ans. C
Solution:
• Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Roger
Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez
for black hole research.
25. Who has been bestowed with lifetime achievement

award by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
(IACC)?
इों डो-अमेररकि चैंबर ऑफ क मसा (IACC) द्वारा लाइफटाइम
अचीिमेंट अिाडा से नकसे सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
A. Ratan Tata
B. Azim Premji
C. Rahul Bajaj
D. Pallonji Mistry
E. Sunil Bharti Mittal
Ans. A
26. Who won the 2020 Nobel Prize Nobel Prize in

Physiology or Medicine?
नफनजयोल जी या मेनडनसि में 2020 का िोबेल पुरस्कार
िोबेल पुरस्कार नकसिे जीता है ?
A. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira
Yoshino
B. James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz
C. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice
D. William Kaelin, Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza
E. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira
Yoshino
Ans. C
Solution:
* The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine has been awarded to Harvey J.
Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M.
Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus,”
the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
announced in Stockholm, Sweden.
27. Ravi Santhanam is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

of which who has been recognised in the Forbes list of
’The World’s Most Influential CMOs’?
रनि सोंथािम नकसके मुख्य निपणि अनधकारी (CMO) हैं ,
नजन्हें 'दुनिया के सबसे प्रभािशाली CMO' की फोर्ब्ा सूची में
मान्यता दी गई है ?
A. ICICI Bank B. Yes Bank
C. Axis Bank D. HDFC Bank
E. Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ans. D
28. Pro-democracy campaigner of which country Ales

Bialiatski has been awarded with Swedish honour
sometimes called “the alternative Nobel Prize along with
three others?
नकस दे श के प्रनसद् प्रजातोंत्र के प्रचारक एलेस बानलयात्स्की
को तीि अन्य के साथ स्वीनडश सम्माि से सम्मानित नकया
गया है नजसे ‘िैकखिक िोबेल पुरस्कार’ भी कहा जाता है ?
A. Belarus B. Armenia
C. Azerbaijan D. Ukraine
E. Moldova
Ans. A
29. Who has been chosen for ‘Gandhi’ Award instituted

by the Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation?
महात्मा गाोंधी िेशिल फाउों डेशि द्वारा स्थानपत ‘गाोंधी
पुरस्कार’ के नलए नकसे चुिा गया है ?
A. Deepender Singh Hooda
B. Sanjay Singh
C. Subhash Chandra
D. Anand Sharma
E. P. Chidambaram
Ans. B
30. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 announced by

the central government recently, the award in given
outstanding contribution in the field of ______.
हाल ही में शाोंनत स्वरूप भटिागर पुरस्कार 2020 की घोर्णा
केंद्र सरकार िे की, ये ______ के क्षेत्र में उत्कृष्ट् योगदाि के
नलए नदए गये।
A. Literature B. Art and Culture
C. Social Services D. Sports
E. Science and Technology
Ans. E
Solution:
• The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 was
announced by the Union science and technology minister
Dr Harsh Vardhan at the Foundation Day celebration of
the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
on 26th September.
• The prize is given to Indian scientists below the age of

45 for outstanding research in seven fields—Biology,
Chemistry, Environment Science, Engineering,
Mathematics, Medicine and Physics.
31. Which state’s ‘Human by Nature Print Campaign’

bagged the Prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association
(PATA) Grand Title Winner 2020 for Marketing?
नकस राज्य के ‘ह्यूमि बाय िेचर नप्रोंट कैंपेि’ िे माकेनटों ग के
नलए प्रनतनष्ठत प्रशाोंत एनशया टर ै िल एसोनसएशि (PATA) ग्रैंड
टाइटल निजेता 2020 पुरस्कार हानसल नकया है ?
A. Karnataka B. Kerala
C. Rajasthan D. Maharshtra
E. Odisha
Ans. B
Solution:
• Kerala Tourism’s ‘Human by Nature Print Campaign’ bagged
the Prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Grand
Title Winner 2020 for Marketing.
• ‘Human by Nature’ was a marketing strategy to revive

tourism that was hit by the 2018 floods and the Nipah
outbreak.
• The campaign had helped Kerala Tourism achieve record

growth of 17.2% in tourism arrivals in 2019, the highest in 24
years.
32. Who has been honoured with the prestigious SDG

Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
सोंयुक्त राष्ट्र निकास कायाक्रम (UNDP) द्वारा प्रनतनष्ठत SDG
स्पेशल ह्यूमैनिटे ररयि एक्शि अिाडा से नकसे सम्मानित
नकया गया है ?
A. Amitabh Bachchan B. Amir Khan
C. Akshay Kumar D. Sonu Sood
E. Salman Khan
Ans. D
33. Who has been conferred with the ''Gansamradni Lata

Mangeshkar'' award for 2020-21?
नकसे 2020-21 के नलए ‘गािसम्राज्ञी लता मोंगेशकर’ पुरस्कार

से सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
A. Alka Yagnik
B. Kavita Krishnamurthy
C. Usha Mangeshkar
D. Sunidhi Chauhan
E. Shreya Ghaushal
Ans. C
35. Who has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for
Medical Education?
नचनकत्सा नशक्षा के नलए आईजी िोबेल पुरस्कार 2020 से
नकसे सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
A. Dr. Harsvardhan
B. Nirmala Sitharaman
C. Narendra Modi
D. M Venkaiah Naidu
E. Ramnath Kovind
Ans. C
36. Which Indian film won the Amplify Voices Award at

the 45th Toronto International Film Festival?
45िें टोरों टो इों टरिेशिल नफल्म फेखस्टिल में नकस भारतीय

नफल्म िे एम्लीफाई ि यस अिाडा जीता?
A. The Disciple
B. The Mountain Within
C. Fahrenheit 11/9
D. Wild Karnataka
E. Amoli
Ans. A
37. Who has been named in the 2020 Class of 17 Young

Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
सतत निकास लक्ष्ोों (एसडीजी) 2020 के नलए 17 युिा िेताओों
के िगा में नकसे िानमत नकया गया है ?
A. Ritesh Agarwal
B. Indrajeet Singh
C. Aayushman Sinha
D. Udit Singhal
E. Tilak Mehta
Ans. D
Solution:
* Indian teenager Udit Singhal has been named in the
2020 Class of 17 Young Leaders for the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
* He has been named in the 2020 list of young leaders
who promote sustainable development goals.
* Udit Singhal is the founder of Glass2Sand, an initiative
that is based on a zero-waste ecosystem to tackle the
challenge of glass waste in Delhi.
* This initiative has prevented empty glass bottles of
getting dumped into landfills and turned it into sands,
making it commercially viable.
38. Who has been conferred with the Lifetime

Achievement Award by Euromoney Awards of Excellence
2020?
यूरोमिी अिाड्ा स ऑफ एक्सीलेंस 2020 द्वारा आजीिि
उपलखि पुरस्‍कार से नकसे सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
A. Aditya Puri
B. KV Kamath
C. Amitabh Chaudhary
D. Sandeep Bakshi
E. Uday Kotak
Ans. A
39. Who among the following has been awarded the Star
2020 Certificate by World Book of Records, London?
निम्ननलखित में से नकसे िर्ल्ा बुक ऑफ ररक ड्ा स, लोंदि द्वारा

स्टार 2020 सनटा नफकेट से सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
A. Sunil Sharma
B. Ganesh Vilas Lengare
C. Ramesh Singh
D. Paravesh Kumar
E. Bandhar Kavathe
Ans. B
Solution:
• Solapur based social activist Ganesh Vilas Lengare has
been awarded the Star 2020 Certificate by the World Book
of Records, London.
• The organisation, found in 2017, honours personalities for

their outstanding contribution towards humanity and
universal peace.
• Recognizing his efforts to help the needy during the

coronavirus induced lockdown, Ganesh Lengare has been
awarded the Star 2020 e-citation certificate.
40. Who becomes the first Divyanga sportsperson of the

country to get the prestigious Tenzing Norgay Adventure
Award 2020?
प्रनतनष्ठत तेिनजोंग िोगे एडिेंचर अिाडा 2020 पािे िाले दे श के
पहले नदव्याोंग खिलाड़ी कौि हैं ?
A. Devendra Jhajharia
B. Mariyappan Thangavelu
C. Satyendra Singh Lohia
D. Deepa Malik
E. Varun Singh Bhati
Ans. C
Solution:
• Para-swimmer Satyendra Singh Lohia of Madhya Pradesh
is the first Divyanga Indian sportsperson of the country,
who has been awarded with the Tenzing Norgay Adventure
Award.
• He is also the first Asian Divyanga swimmer to cross the
42-kilometer Catalina Channel in the US in just 11 hours 34
minutes.
• Para-swimmer Satyendra Singh was also conferred with
the Best Sportsperson National Award by Vice President
Venkaiah Naidu on World Divyanga Day.
• He has also been awarded the highest sports award of
Madhya Pradesh as well as many other national and
international honours.
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