Current Affairs 3

ബുക്കർ, ഓസ്കാർ, പദ്‌മ അവാർഡുകൾ, സൗന്ദര്യ മത്സര വിജയികൾ തുടങ്ങിയ ആനുകാലിക ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Winner of Man Booker prize 2017

                 George Saunders (USA, Novel : Lincoln in the Bardo)

• Winner of Man Booker prize 2016

                 Paul Beatty (Novel : The Sell out)

• Winners of Man Booker International prize 2017

                 David Grossman (A horse walks into a Bar), Jessica Cohan (Translation of same novel)

• Winner of Man Booker International prize 2016

                 Hang Kang (The Vegetarian), Deborah Smith (For the translation)

• Miss World 2017 (67th edition)

                 Manushi Chhillar (Haryana)

• Miss World 2017 Venue

                 Sanya, China

• Miss World 2016

                 Stephanie Del Valle (Porto Rico)

• Miss World 2016, Venue

                 Washington DC, USA

• Indian participant in Miss World 2016 edition

                 Priyadarshini Chatterjee

• Miss Universe 2017

                 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (South Africa)

• Miss Universe 2017 venue

                 Las Vegas, USA

• Indian participant in Miss Universe 2017 competition

                 Sharaddha Shashidhar

• Miss Universe 2016

                 Iris Mittenaere (France)

• Miss Earth 2017

                 Karen Ibasco (Philippienes)

• Miss Earth 2016

                 Katherine Espine (Ecuador)

• No of Miss World winners from India

                 6 (First Reita Faria in 1966)

• Padma Vibhushan 2018 winners

                 Ilayaraja, Ghulam Mustafa Khan (Music), P Parameswaran (Ideology)

• Sports persons who got Padma Bhushan in 2018

                 MS Dhoni, Pankaj Advani (Billiards)

• Malayali's who got Padmasree in 2018

                 Lakshmikkutty (Traditional medicine), MR Rajagopal (Palliative care)

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award winners in 2018

                 Devendra Jhajharia (Javelin Throw), Sardar Sing (Hockey)

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award winners in 2016

                 PV Sindhu (Badminton), Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics), Jithu Rai (Shooting)

• Dada Saheb Phalke award winner in 2017

                 Vinod Khanna

• Dada Saheb Phalke award winner in 2016

                 Kasinathuni Viswanath

• Jnanpith award winner in 2017

                 Krishna Sobti (Hindi)

• Jnanpith award winner in 2016

                 Shanka Ghosh (Bengali)
                                                                                            (To be Continued...)