Mod 12: Awards, literature, sports and persons, 2019-21

📖 Chapter 4 of 8 🧩 Module 14 of 15 ⏱️ ~1 min read 💡 46 MCQs

Topic Part 1 of 2

What this module adds: Awards, books, sport and persons from the same paper, in date order. It does not replace the 2024-26 sport modules.

Exam View: Key Takeaways

December 2019: Shivangi of Muzaffarpur, first woman pilot of the Indian Navy.
Sahitya Akademi 2020: Anamika for Hindi poetry; Hussain-ul-Haq for Urdu; Sonu Kumar Jha, Maithili yuva.
Padma: Ram Vilas Paswan, Padma Bhushan. The 2021 paper marks five Bihar names, one Bhushan and four Shri, and the key letter on the named question is (d).
26 January 2021 tableau: Bhavana Kanth.
Bihar Cricket League: opened by Kapil Dev; Darbhanga Diamonds won the Bihar Premier League at the energy stadium.

One-liners

First woman pilot of the Indian Navy from Bihar? — Shivangi
Sahitya Akademi 2020, Hindi poetry? — Anamika
Who opened the Bihar Cricket League? — Kapil Dev

⭐ Key Points

December 2019: Shivangi of Muzaffarpur, first woman pilot of the Indian Navy.
Sahitya Akademi 2020: Anamika for Hindi poetry; Hussain-ul-Haq for Urdu; Sonu Kumar Jha, Maithili yuva.
Padma: Ram Vilas Paswan, Padma Bhushan. The 2021 paper marks five Bihar names, one Bhushan and four Shri, and the key letter on the named question is (d).
26 January 2021 tableau: Bhavana Kanth.
Bihar Cricket League: opened by Kapil Dev; Darbhanga Diamonds won the Bihar Premier League at the energy stadium.

📌 One-line Q&A

First woman pilot of the Indian Navy from Bihar? — Shivangi
Sahitya Akademi 2020, Hindi poetry? — Anamika
Who opened the Bihar Cricket League? — Kapil Dev

Questions 46 MCQs

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Question 1: Who is the Bihar woman who became the first woman pilot of the Indian Navy?

Paper question 133. Sub Lieutenant Shivangi, the first woman pilot of the Navy, in December 2019. She was posted to the Kochi naval base. She is from Muzaffarpur.

Question 2: Who is the chairman of the Bihar State Food Commission?

Paper question 129. Vidyanand Vikal, appointed in February 2020. Kept as that appointment, not as a fresh October 2026 order.

Question 3: Who is the chair of the Bihar Commission for Protection of Child Rights in this paper?

Paper question 144. Dr Pramila Kumari Prajapati. The notification is dated 24 February 2020.

Question 4: Which Padma award was given posthumously to Ram Vilas Paswan?

Paper question 86. Padma Bhushan, for distinguished public service.

Question 5: Who from Bihar (Muzaffarpur) took second place in the country in Toycathon Challenge 2020, run by the Ministry of Education?

Paper question 173. Richa Raj.

Question 6: Which award did Anand Kumar, founder of Super 30, receive in Chennai in January 2021?

Paper question 131. Mahavir Samman.

Question 7: Whom does the paper mark for the Padma awards of 2021?

Paper question 63. The key marks (d), Mridula Sinha. The note also describes Dulari Devi for Mithila painting, Dr Dilip Kumar for social and medical service, Mridula Sinha for politics, education and literature, and Ramchandra Manjhi for Bhojpuri Launda Naach. Keep the marked letter (d).

Question 8: Which daughter of Bihar was in the Indian Air Force tableau on Republic Day 2021?

Paper question 118. Bhavana Kanth.

Question 9: How many people from Bihar were to be honoured with Padma awards in 2021 in this paper?

Paper question 73. Five: one Padma Bhushan and four Padma Shri.

Question 10: Who was selected for the Maithili Sharan Gupt award?

Paper question 42. Dilip Kumar.

Question 11: Which award was Ashok Kumar Prajapati of Bihar selected for?

Paper question 44. The Premchand award.

Question 12: Which writer received the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020?

Paper question 119. Anamika, for the poetry collection Tokri mein digant: Theri Gatha. She was the first woman to receive this award for a Hindi poetry collection. She is from Muzaffarpur.

Question 13: Who received the 2020 Sahitya Akademi honour for the Urdu novel Amawas ki Khab?

Paper question 123. Dr Hussain-ul-Haq, of Gaya.

Question 14: Who received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in Maithili?

Paper question 122. Dr Sonu Kumar Jha, for the story collection Gassa.

Question 15: Whose Maithili story collection Gaach Rasal Andh was announced for the Sahitya Akademi Award?

Paper question 121. Kamalakant Jha, of Jaynagar (Haripur village), Madhubani.

Question 16: Which Bihar teacher received the National Nari Ratna Award on International Women's Day 2021?

Paper question 19. Dr Namrata Anand.

Question 17: Who received the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020?

Paper question 59. Renju Kumari, of the community health centre at Ekma in the Bhagalpur block.

Question 18: Who received the William H. Foege Global Health Award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

Paper question 69. Priti Priyadarshini, for work at a public health centre.

Question 19: Which Bihar woman joined the editorial board of the American Journal of Life Sciences?

Paper question 113. Smriti Gupta, a teacher from Darbhanga.

Question 20: Who received the Research Excellence Award?

Paper question 87. Dr Sunil Kumar Chaudhary.

Question 21: Who was made brand ambassador of the Confederation of Indian Trade (CIT)?

Paper question 3. Mukesh Sahni.

Question 22: Who inaugurated the Bihar Cricket League (BCC), held in Patna under the IPL model?

Paper question 180. Kapil Dev. It was held at the energy stadium from 20 March to 26 March.

Question 23: Which Bihar woman established a national record by climbing the highest peak of Kedarnath?

Paper question 79. Aparna.

Question 24: Who, living in Bihar's Chhapra, was made the new head coach of the American men's hockey team?

Paper question 104. Harendra Singh.

Question 25: Where was the country's first virtual museum organised?

Paper question 179. Bihar Museum, Patna. The seven-day event opened on Bihar Diwas, 22 March 2021, and Nitish Kumar inaugurated it. 22 March 2021.

Question 26: Which Bihar resident was given a place on the Moon in an atlas by the American company Lunar Society?

Paper question 92. Iftikhar Rahmani.

Question 27: Which team won the Bihar Premier League at the energy stadium in Patna?

Paper question 93. Darbhanga Diamonds.

Question 28: Who was appointed president of the Bihar Badminton Association?

Paper question 106. Abdul Bari Siddiqui.

Question 29: Who from Bihar entered the India Book of World Records for bike riding?

Paper question 105. Rajiv Kumar.

Question 30: Who received a World Book of Records (London) certificate?

Paper question 70. Nitish Kumar, then Chief Minister.

Question 31: Whose name, known as Maskman of Katihar, was entered in the Limca Book of Records?

Paper question 13. Tasmiya Manu. The note names the book Ventilator Ishq.

Question 32: The short film Bittu is based on a true story of which district?

Paper question 24. Saran. It was in the Oscar 2021 top 10. Nirmala and Karishma Dubey are named in the note.

Question 33: Mera Jeevan Sangharsh, taught in an American university, is the autobiography of which freedom fighter connected with Bihar?

Paper question 50. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati.

Question 34: Which Bihar student stood first in the International General Knowledge Olympiad?

Paper question 178. Kanak Kumar of Ramur, Samastipur block.

Question 35: Who is the author of Pustak, Janata ke Sevak: Nitish Kumar?

Paper question 75. Shafaq Bano.

Question 36: The late Dr Sheobal Gupta was connected with which field?

Paper question 76. Economics.

Question 37: Who was honoured with the Sevak Sahitya Shri Samman of Uttar Pradesh?

Paper question 85. Dr Savita Mishra.

Question 38: Who was honoured with the IMA national award?

Paper question 84. Rajneesh Raj.

Question 39: Who was honoured with the Outstanding Leader Award?

Paper question 80. Anand Kishore. Amir Subhani is a different option.

Question 40: Who received the lifetime achievement award from the Art, Culture and Youth Department?

Paper question 74. Ramchandra Manjhi.

Question 41: Which word of the Mithilanchal region was included in the 200-year-old Collins Dictionary of England?

Paper question 125. Paag.

Question 42: In which district was a Sanskrit university to be established in the name of shehnai player Bismillah Khan?

Paper question 134. Buxar.

Question 43: Where was an art village to be established?

Paper question 140. Bodh Gaya.

Question 44: Where was the Dashrath Manjhi khadi centre being run?

Paper question 136. Gaya. The Gandhi-theme khadi mall was planned at Purnia and is in the infrastructure module.

Question 45: Under what name were canteens of district and subdivision hospitals to be run?

Paper question 68. Didi ki Rasoi.

Question 46: The Chanpatiya model of which district was to be applied in all districts for the development of industries?

Paper question 109. East Champaran.

Question 1 of 46

One-liners

Write your answer, then submit to see the correct answer.

First woman pilot of the Indian Navy from Bihar?

Shivangi

Sahitya Akademi 2020, Hindi poetry?

Anamika

Who opened the Bihar Cricket League?

Kapil Dev