Champions of the Earth, the highest environmental honour of the United Nations, is awarded by:
- A.UNESCO
- B.The United Nations Environment Programme
- C.The World Health Organization
- D.The Food and Agriculture Organization
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the United Nations Environment Programme. Champions of the Earth was launched in 2005 by the United Nations Environment Programme, whose headquarters are at Nairobi in Kenya, and it recognises leaders from government, civil society and business whose work protects the environment, in categories such as policy leadership, entrepreneurial vision and science and innovation. Option A is wrong because UNESCO's work on nature runs through biosphere reserves and natural World Heritage Sites rather than this award. Option C is wrong because the World Health Organization, based at Geneva, gives awards in public health. Option D is wrong because the Food and Agriculture Organization, based at Rome, works on food security and hunger. A related honour for young people is the Young Champions of the Earth award.
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Practice Questions
View allThe headquarters of UNESCO is located in which city?
- A.Geneva
- B.Paris
- C.New York
- D.Vienna
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UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has its headquarters at Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France. Its Constitution was signed in London in November 1945 and came into force in November 1946, and India was among the founding members.
Read the full explanation →The UNESCO Kalinga Prize is awarded for outstanding work in which field?
- A.Popularisation of science
- B.Promotion of peace
- C.Protection of heritage sites
- D.Literacy among women
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The Kalinga Prize honours writers, editors, lecturers, film makers and broadcasters who explain science, research and technology to the general public, and it is awarded by UNESCO.
Read the full explanation →The endowment for the UNESCO Kalinga Prize was given by which Indian?
- A.Biju Patnaik
- B.Madanjeet Singh
- C.J R D Tata
- D.Homi Bhabha
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Biju Patnaik, the aviator and industrialist who later became Chief Minister of Odisha, gave the endowment in 1951 that allowed UNESCO to create the prize, and it was named after the ancient kingdom of Kalinga in that region, where the Mauryan emperor Ashoka fought the war that changed him.
Read the full explanation →What does the abbreviation UNESCO stand for?
- A.United Nations Economic and Social Cooperation Organization
- B.United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- C.United Nations Environment and Sustainable Cooperation Organization
- D.Union of Nations for Education, Science and Culture
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UNESCO is the specialised agency of the United Nations for education, the sciences, culture, communication and information, with its headquarters at Paris.
Read the full explanation →The UNESCO Guillermo Cano Prize is associated with which cause?
- A.Press freedom
- B.Child welfare
- C.Disaster relief
- D.Wildlife conservation
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The UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize was instituted in 1997 and honours a person or an organisation that has defended freedom of the press, often at great personal risk.
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