65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019
Who is the winner of the International Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018?
aYohei Sasakawa✓ Correct
bAkshaya Patra Foundation
cSulabh International
dEkal Abhiyan Trust
eNone of the above/More than one of the above
Explanation
In February 2019, the President of India conferred the International Gandhi Peace Prize/Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2015 to 2018. The 2018 prize was awarded to Yohei Sasakawa, a WHO Goodwill Ambassador, for his contribution to the eradication of leprosy in India and across the world. ## Page 20 Other recipients— Year 2015 – Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari. Year 2016 – Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International (jointly). Year 2017 – Ekal Abhiyan Trust. Year 2019 – Late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman. Year 2020 – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh. Year 2021 – Gita Press, Gorakhpur.
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