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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been honoured with the prestigious Templeton Prize awarded to individuals whose life’s work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality?
A
Abdullah II
B
Jonathan Sacks
C
Frank Wilczek
D
Marcelo Gleiser
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -American Theoretical physicist and author, Dr Frank Wilczek, who won the Nobel Prize (in Physics) in 2004, has been awarded the Templeton Prize 2022, the world’s largest individual lifetime achievement award, valued at over USD 1.3 million.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 2021 Templeton Prize was awarded to ethologist and conservationist, Dr. Jane Goodall. Dr. Wilczek, 71, will deliver remarks at the Times Center to an audience that will include scientists, journalists, and leaders of philanthropy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dr. Frank Wilczek, a Nobel Prize-winner theoretical physicist and author, receives the 2022 Templeton Prize. The Templeton Prize, valued at more than $1.3 million, is one of the world’s largest annual individual awards.

Detailed explanation-4: -The prize’s inaugural honoree, in 1973, was the Roman Catholic nun and charity worker Mother Teresa, and many other early laureates, such as Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, were recognized for work done on behalf of peace or social justice.

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