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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Bangladesh, congratulated the neighbouring country for its 50th year of Independence and said that he too had gone to jail while protesting for Bangladesh’s liberation. “I was about 20-22 years old when along with some friends I had protested in favour of Bangladesh during its struggle. I even went to jail. Pakistan’s atrocities in Bangladesh are well known…the pictures didn’t allow me to sleep,” PM Modi said. He also paid respect to the Indian Army who fought for the freedom ofBangladesh and also paid respect to Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation, ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and conferred upon him the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020. “I pay my respects to Bangabandhu. He gave his life for the people of Bangladesh. Bangabandhu Mujibur Rehman was a ray of hope. He made sure that no country could enslave Bangladesh.”, PM Modisaid.
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The Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded for
The Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded for
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- Non-cooperation against social injustice.
- Humanitarian leadership.
- Social and economic development in villages
- Social, economic and political transformation through non-violence.
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The correct Answer is (D):Social, economic and political transformation through non-violence
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The Gandhi Peace Prize is India's highest civilian honour instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi, given each year for contributions towards social change through non-violent means. Let's check each option against what the award actually recognises.
- Non-cooperation against social injustice: Non-cooperation was one specific tactic Gandhi used during the freedom struggle, not the broad basis on which this prize is given. The award covers a wider idea than a single tactic, so this option is too narrow.
- Humanitarian leadership: This is close to the spirit of the award but it leaves out the non-violence part, which is the defining feature that ties every winner back to Gandhian values. It is an incomplete description.
- Social and economic development in villages: This describes rural development work, which some laureates have been involved in, but it is only one strand of work among many recognised by the prize, since peace-building, human rights and disarmament also count. It cannot stand as the full definition.
- Social, economic and political transformation through non-violence: This matches the prize's actual citation. The Gandhi Peace Prize recognises contributions to social, economic and political transformation achieved through non-violent means, in keeping with Gandhi's own methods and philosophy.
Options A and C each capture only a slice of the prize's scope, and option B drops the non-violence requirement altogether. Option D is the only one that covers all three dimensions, social, economic and political, and ties them to non-violence, which is exactly how the award is defined.
So the correct answer is Social, economic and political transformation through non-violence.
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The Gandhi Peace Prize was awarded for the first time in the year 1995 to
The Gandhi Peace Prize was awarded for the first time in the year 1995 to
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- Dr. Julius K. Nyerere, former President of Tanzani
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa
- Dr. John Hume, Ireland
- Baba Amte (Murlidhar Devidas Amte), India
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The Correct Option is A
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The correct Answer is (A):Dr. Julius K. Nyerere, former President of Tanzani
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The Gandhi Peace Prize was instituted in 1995 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and this question asks who received it in its very first year. Let's look at each name.
- Dr. Julius K. Nyerere, former President of Tanzania: Nyerere led Tanzania's independence movement and later worked on African unity and self-reliance through peaceful, cooperative methods, in line with Gandhian ideals. He was the first person honoured with this prize in 1995.
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa: Tutu was a prominent anti-apartheid campaigner and a Nobel Peace laureate, but he received the Gandhi Peace Prize in a later year, not in the inaugural year.
- Dr. John Hume, Ireland: Hume worked on the Northern Ireland peace process and received the Gandhi Peace Prize as well, but again in a subsequent year, not 1995.
- Baba Amte (Murlidhar Devidas Amte), India: Baba Amte is known for his work with leprosy patients and tribal welfare in India and was honoured with the prize later, not as the first recipient.
Only Nyerere's award year lines up with 1995, the year the prize itself was created; the other three names are genuine laureates but from later years.
So the correct answer is Dr. Julius K. Nyerere, former President of Tanzania.
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Which of the following Indian organisations was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2014?
Which of the following Indian organisations was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2014?
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- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
- Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB)
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The correct Answer is (C):Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
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The question asks which Indian organisation, not which individual scientists, was honoured with the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2014. Let's weigh each name against that clue.
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO): DRDO develops India's defence technology, which sits outside the peaceful, non-military spirit the Gandhi Peace Prize is meant to recognise, and it was not the 2014 recipient.
- Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC): BARC works on nuclear research, again a field with defence associations rather than the humanitarian, peace-oriented achievement the prize honours; it was not awarded to BARC in 2014.
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): ISRO was recognised in 2014 for demonstrating that space technology, including its low-cost Mars Orbiter Mission, could be used for the benefit of humanity as a whole rather than for any single nation's advantage, which fits the prize's spirit of technology serving people.
- Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB): RSSB is a spiritual and welfare organisation known for humanitarian and environmental projects, and it did receive the Gandhi Peace Prize, but in a different year, not 2014.
DRDO and BARC belong to the defence and strategic research space, which does not match the award's civilian, peace-focused character, and RSSB's award year does not line up with 2014. ISRO is the organisation whose 2014 recognition fits both the year and the science-for-humanity reasoning behind the honour.
So the correct answer is Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman served as the first ______ of Bangladesh.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman served as the first ______ of Bangladesh.
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- Prime Minister
- President
- Home Minister
- Defence Minister
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The correct Answer is (B):President
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman held more than one top post in Bangladesh's short history, so this question is really about which post came first. Let's check each option against the actual timeline.
- Prime Minister: Mujibur Rahman did serve as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, but only after returning from Pakistani custody in January 1972, which came after his first post, not before it.
- President: When the Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed on 10 April 1971 during the liberation war, Mujibur Rahman, then in Pakistani detention, was declared its President, making this his first formal office in independent Bangladesh's government.
- Home Minister: There is no record of Mujibur Rahman holding the Home Ministry as his entry position; this office was held by other leaders of the provisional government at the time.
- Defence Minister: Likewise, Defence Minister was not the post assigned to Mujibur Rahman himself in 1971; this responsibility sat with a different member of the provisional cabinet.
The Prime Minister role came later in his career, and Home Minister and Defence Minister were never his positions, so President, the office he was proclaimed to in April 1971, is the one that fits first.
So the correct answer is President.
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated on ______
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated on ______
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- August 15, 1960
- November 15, 1975
- August 15, 1975
- November 15, 1960
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This is a direct date-recall question about when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated, so checking each option against the historical record settles it.
- August 15, 1960: In 1960 Bangladesh did not yet exist as an independent country, since it was still East Pakistan, and Mujibur Rahman was alive and active in politics at that time, so this date is far too early.
- November 15, 1975: This date is close to a real event of 1975, the year of his death, but the month and day do not match the actual assassination, which happened earlier in that same year.
- August 15, 1975: On this date, a group of army officers stormed his residence in Dhaka and killed Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family, in a coup that removed him from power. This matches the confirmed date of his assassination.
- November 15, 1960: This combines an incorrect year with an incorrect month, and again falls before Bangladesh's independence, so it cannot be right.
Options A and D fail on the year alone since Bangladesh did not exist in 1960, and option B has the right year but the wrong date. August 15, 1975 is the confirmed date of the coup and assassination.
So the correct answer is August 15, 1975.
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