Awards (Part-I)

41. Who received the Magsaysay Award in the year 1994? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

(a) Medha Patkar
(b) Margaret Alva
(c) P.T. Usha
(d) Kiran Bedi

Correct Answer: (d) Kiran Bedi

Solution:Kiran Bedi received the Magsaysay Award in the year 1994. Hence, option (d) is correct.

42. Who among the following has been selected for the 2011 Ramon Magsaysay Award? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

(a) Niketan Mishra
(b) Nileema Mishra
(c) Mishika Mishra
(d) Chetan Bhagat

Correct Answer: (b) Nileema Mishra

Solution:Nileema Mishra has been selected for the 2011 Ramon Magsaysay Award. Hence, option (b) is correct.

43. Ramon Magsaysay Award of 2002 was given to which one of the following Indians? [Uttaranchal P.C.S. (Pre) 2002-03]

(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Arup Chakraborty
(c) N. K Ranga
(d) Sandeep Pandey

Correct Answer: (d) Sandeep Pandey

Solution:Sandeep Pandey was given Ramon Magsaysay Award of 2002. Hence, option (d) is correct.

44. Sandeep Pandey, the winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award, is mainly an activist in: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) prevention of child marriages
(b) promotion of communal harmony
(c) environmental protection
(d) education and livelihood projects for Dalits

Correct Answer: (d) education and livelihood projects for Dalits

Solution:Sandeep Pandey, the winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award, is mainly an activist in education and livelihood projects for Dalits. Hence, option (d) is correct.

45. Magsaysay Award, 2003 given to : [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

(a) L.M.Singhvi
(b) J.M.Lyngdoh
(c) V. N. Khare
(d) Yashwant Sinha

Correct Answer: (b) J.M.Lyngdoh

Solution:Magsaysay Award, 2003 given to J.M.Lyngdoh. Hence, option (b) is correct.

46. Who received the Magsaysay Award for the year 2004? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Mahasweta Devi
(b) Mahesh Chandra Mehta
(c) Lakshminarayan Ramdas
(d) Rajendra Singh

Correct Answer: (c) Lakshminarayan Ramdas

Solution:Lakshminarayan Ramdas received the Magsaysay Award for the year 2004. Hence, option (c) is correct.

47. Match List-I (Magsaysay Award winners for 2008) with List-II (award category) and select the correct answer using codes given below the Lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

List-I	List-II
A. Grace Padaca	1. Peace and international understanding
B. Prakash and Mandakini Amte	2. Government Service
C. Ahmad Syafi Maarif	3. Emergent leadership
D. Anand Galappatli leadership	4. Community

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	3	4	2
(b)	4	1	2	3
(c)	3	2	1	4
(d)	2	4	1	3

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:

List-I	List-II
A. Grace Padaca	1. Government Service
B. Prakash and Mandakini Amte	2. Community
C. Ahmad Syafi Maarif	3. Peace and international understanding
D. Anand Galappatli leadership	4. Emergent leadership

48. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for the year 2013 was given to : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Amjad Ali Khan
(b) D.R. Mehta
(c) Gautam Bhai
(d) Nirmala Deshpande

Correct Answer: (a) Amjad Ali Khan

Solution:The 2013 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for Communal Harmony and Peace has been conferred on the famous Sarod player, Amjad Ali Khan. The 25th iteration award for the year 2023 has been conferred on 'Banasthali Vidyapith.

49. The 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award has been given to : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Shabana Azmi
(b) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
(c) Javed Akhtar
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Solution:The 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award has been given to Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Hence, option (b) is correct.

50. 20th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award has been conferred to : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) D.R. Mehta
(b) Mohanlal Sharma
(c) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
(d) Nirmala Deshpande

Correct Answer: (a) D.R. Mehta

Solution:20th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award has been conferred to D.R. Mehta. Hence, option (a) is correct.