The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development was instituted in:
- A.1984
- B.1986
- C.1991
- D.1995
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1986. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust instituted this prize in 1986, two years after Indira Gandhi's death, and it is presented on 19 November, her birth anniversary, with a cash award of twenty-five lakh rupees. Option A is wrong because 1984 is the year of her assassination, not of the prize. Option C is wrong because 1991 is the year of Rajiv Gandhi's death and of prizes set up in his memory. Option D is wrong because 1995 is the year of the Gandhi Peace Prize, which is the award most often confused with this one. Keep the two apart by the giver and the money: the Gandhi Peace Prize comes from the Government of India and carries one crore rupees, while this prize comes from a memorial trust and carries twenty-five lakh rupees.
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