National Award - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   A group of how many filmmakers returned their national awards in support of FTII  protests and to highlight the rising intolerance in the nation?

a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10

Explanation:
Filmmakers on 28th October 2015 returned national awards in light of rising intolerance in the country and in support of protesting FTII students. 10 filmmakers including Dibakar Banerjee, Paresh Kamdar and eight other filmmakers returned their awards while extending support to the FTII students, who have been protesting against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the institute's chairman. Other film directors who returned their awards include Lipika Singh, Nishtha Jain, Anand Patwardhan, Kirti Nakhwa, Harsh Kulkarni, Hari Nair.