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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the Union Minister, who wll be conferred with the Carnot Prize.
A
Piyush Goyal
B
Arun Jaitley
C
Nirmala Sitharaman
D
Dharmendra Pradhan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Piyush Goyal awarded Carnot Prize for “pathbreaking transformations in India’s energy sector” | The Financial Express.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nicholas Stern is the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the recipient of the 2022 Carnot Prize for distinguished contributions to energy policy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earlier he was Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy (2014–2017), and Mines (2016–17). Goyal is the 2018 Carnot Prize Recipient for distinguished contributions to energy policy. He has been allocated the cabinet ministry for Narendra Modi led NDA government in May 2019.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shri Piyush Goyal (57)is the Minister of Commerce & Industry (2019-present), Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (2020-present), Textiles (2021-present) and Leader of the Rajya Sabha (2021-present).

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