General Awareness section is important for almost all the competitive examination held in India whether it is prestigious UPSC or SSC or any other competitive examination including IBPS banking exam.Although the pattern of examination for IBPS is little different but few of topics are always common.
Here is the list of all the Important awards and their winners in various categories. This will be very helpful as almost one or two question are always asked in almost all the examination.
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Each section of General awareness – Award winner included with a formal test at the end for testing.
Current Award Winners for Year 2016/2017
Pulitzer Prize 2016
| S. No | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Grove Press) | Fiction |
| 2 | Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Drama |
| 3 | Ozone Journal by Peter Balakian | Poetry |
| 4 | In for a Penny, In for a Pound, by Henry Threadgill (Pi Recordings) | Music |
| 5 | Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America, by T.J. Stiles (Alfred A. Knopf) | History |
| 6 | Associated Press | Public service |
| 7 | Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker | Criticism |
| 8 | Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan (Penguin Press) | Biography |
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Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016
| S. No | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Thodur Madabusi Krishna, India | Emergent Leadership |
| 10 | Bezwada Wilson, India | Community Leadership |
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
| S. No | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | PV Sindhu | Badminton |
| 12 | Dipa Karmakar | Gymnastics |
| 13 | Jitu Rai | Shooting |
| 14 | Sakshi Malik | Wrestling |
Arjuna Award 2016
| S. No | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rajat Chauhan | Archery |
| 16 | Lalita Babar | Athletics |
| 17 | Sourav Kothari | Billiards & Snooker |
| 18 | Shiva Thapa | Boxing |
| 19 | Ajinkya Rahane | Cricket |
| 20 | Sandeep Singh Mann | Para-athlete |
Nobel Prize 2016
| S. No | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane, and J. Michael Kosterlitz – UK | Physics |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Sauvage (France), Sir J. Fraser Stoddart (USA) and Bernard L. Feringa (Netherlands) | Chemistry |
| 23 | Yoshinori Ohsumi (Japan) | Medicine |
| 24 | Bob Dylan (USA) | Literature |
| 25 | Juan Manuel Santos (Colombia) | Peace |
Oscar Awards 2017
| S. No | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Moonlight | Best film |
| 27 | Damien Chazelle, ‘La la land’ | Best Director |
| 28 | Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea | Best Actor in a leading role |
| 29 | Emma Stone – La la land | Best Actress in a leading role |
| 30 | Linus Sandgren, ‘La la land’ | Cinematography |
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