Kailash Satyarthi, a Nobel laureate, was selected for –

A. Oxford Humanitarian of the year Award, 2015
B. Cambridge Humanitarian of the year Award, 2015
C. Harvard Humanitarian of the year Award, 2015
D. Australian Humanitarian of the year Award, 2015
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi conferred Harvard University’s 2015 Humanitarian of the Year Award. He was awarded for his continuing contribution to the cause of child rights and abolition of child slavery.

Consider the following statements about Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development: 1. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was selected for the Prize for the year 2013. 2. The award is accorded annually to individuals only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Both of the statements are correct.

The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year –

A. 1965
B. 1961
C. 1963
D. 1957
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of Rs 500000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.