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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Union Ministry of Culture on Monday extended the nomination period for the Gandhi Peace Prize from April 30 to which date?
A
June 30
B
June 15
C
July 15
D
July 30
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2022 was awarded to the country’s medical fraternity as a whole for their stellar role in taking care of millions who suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Gandhi Peace Prize : This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions that have contributed to social, economic, and political change through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gandhi was nominated for the award five times - in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and 1948. Under the rules governing the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, there was nothing to preclude the posthumous conferral of the award, though the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s own deliberations appear to have muddled the issue.

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