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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Indian-Origin student has won Noor Inayat Khan Prize
A
Amrita Anu
B
Lakshitha
C
Geeta Bali
D
Geetakshi Arora
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Geetakshi Arora, a post-graduate student of the South Asia Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS ), University of London, won the prize-which consists of £1, 000 and a certificate-for her dissertation on “Goddess Myths in Graphic Novels: Reimagining Indian Feminity”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Khan escaped to England after the fall of France and in November 1940 she joined the WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force). In late 1942, she was recruited to join SOE as a radio operator.

Detailed explanation-3: -The descendant of Indian royalty Noor Inayat Khan, known as Nora Baker, was a British spy who was sent to occupied France in World War Two as a secret agent, only to have her life brutally cut short at the hands of the Gestapo.

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