QUESTION-Which MINISTRY is associated with the distribution of PADMA AWARDS ?
(a)MIN OF HOME AFFAIRS
(b)MIN OF DEFENCE
(c)MIN OF SPORTS
(d)MIN OF CULTURE
ANS -A
RELATED FACTS
- Padma Awards – are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
- The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
- ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.
- The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards. 34 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 Posthumous awardees.
- General Bipin Rawat and Kalyan Singh were selected for PADMA VIBHUSHAN posthumously.
- Ghulam Nabi Azad and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee were awarded with Padma Bhushan.
- Serum Institute of India’s Cyrus Poonawalla was accorded with Padma Bhushan along with Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons.
- Olympian Neeraj Chopra, gold medallist at 2021 Tokyo paralympics Avani Lakhera and singer Sonu Nigam were given Padma Shri.
- Satya Narayana Nadella and Sundararajan Picha were accorded with Padma Bhushan.
By-AKASH SINGH
REFERENCE- https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1792640