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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Explanation
The correct answer is A, popularisation of science. 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. The fund for it was endowed in 1951 and the first prize was given in 1952 to the French physicist Louis de Broglie. Option B is wrong because peace work is recognised by the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize of UNESCO, created in 1989. Option C is wrong because heritage sites are protected under the World Heritage Convention of 1972, which is a listing system and not a prize. Option D is wrong because literacy is rewarded by the King Sejong Literacy Prize and the Confucius Prize for Literacy, presented on International Literacy Day.
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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 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.
Read the full explanation →The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize is given for the promotion of:
- A.Tolerance and non-violence
- B.Adult literacy
- C.Scientific research
- D.Freedom of information
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The prize was created in 1995, a year that marked both the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations and the hundred and twenty fifth birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and it is named after Madanjeet Singh, the Indian artist, writer and diplomat who endowed it.
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