Current Affairs Quiz 49

Current Affairs Quiz 49

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1. Which Indian cricketer, known for captaining India to major ICC titles across formats, received the Padma Shri in 2026?

Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Hardik Pandya

2. Which Indian woman cricketer, who captained the national team and led India to major global finals, received the Padma Shri in 2026?

Smriti Mandhana
Mithali Raj
Harmanpreet Kaur
Jhulan Goswami

3. Which Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper, celebrated for her role in India’s international success, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026?

Rani Rampal
Savita Punia
Deep Grace Ekka
Sushila Chanu

4. P. Narayanan, a veteran journalist and writer from Idukki, was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan for his outstanding contributions in which of the following categories?

Public Affairs
Social Work
Literature and Education
Journalism and Media

5. Who among the following was conferred the Padma Award in 2026 for distinguished contributions in the field of science and technology?

Nori Dattatreyudu
Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
Raghunath Mashelkar
Vijay Amritraj

6. Which legendary wrestling coach became the first foreign coach to receive the Padma Shri and was posthumously honoured for training several Olympic medallists?

Anatoly Petrov
Ivan Yarygin
Vladimir Mestvirishvili
Aleksandr Karelin

7. Which Russian scholar was awarded the Padma Shri for her significant contribution to the study and global dissemination of Indian languages and literature?

Elena Petrova
Irina Glushkova
Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova
Tatiana Orlova

8. Former Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who was posthumously named for the Padma Bhushan in 2026 for his contribution to public affairs and the tribal rights movement, was associated with which Indian state?

Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Bihar

9. Veteran space scientist Dr A. E. Muthunayagam, awarded the Padma Shri in 2026, is best known as the architect of which major Indian space programme?

India’s satellite communication programme
India’s cryogenic engine programme
India’s liquid rocket propulsion programme
India’s reusable launch vehicle programme

10. Which Indian doctor, known for establishing Asia’s first human milk bank at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Mumbai in 1989, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026 for her contributions to medicine?

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
Dr. Minal Hajratwala
Dr. Armida Fernandez
Dr. Renu Khanna

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