Padma Awards 2025 Announced

Current Context: The Padma Awards 2025 were announced on January 25, 2025, on the eve of Republic Day. These prestigious civilian honors are conferred in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.

• A total of 139 awards were given this year, recognizing exceptional contributions across various fields.
• Here are some notable winners of the Padma Awards 2025:
• Padma Vibhushan: Justice (Retd.) Jagdish Singh Khehar, Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia, Lakshminarayana Subramaniam, M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous), Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous), Sharda Sinha (Posthumous).
• Padma Bhushan: A Surya Prakash, Anant Nag, Bibek Debroy (Posthumous), Jatin Goswami, Jose Chacko Periappuram, Kailash Nath Dikshit, Manohar Joshi (Posthumous), Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, Nandamuri Balakrishna, P R Sreejesh, Pankaj Patel, Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous), Rambahadur Rai, Sadhvi Ritambhara, S Ajith Kumar, Shekhar Kapur, Shobana Chandrakumar, Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous), Vinod Dham.
• Padma Shri: Arijit Singh, R Ashwin, Mamata Shankar, Ricky Kej, L Hangthing, Bhim Singh Bhavesh, Neerja Bhatla, Hugh and Colleen Gantzer, Hariman Sharma, Shaikha AJ Al Sabah.

Question:

1. Which of the following sports personalities received the Padma Bhushan award in 2025?

• A) R Ashwin
• B) P R Sreejesh
• C) Pankaj Udhas
• D) Ricky Kej

Answer: B) P R Sreejesh, the Indian hockey goalkeeper, was honored with the Padma Bhushan award in 2025 for his exceptional achievements in Indian sports.