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2022

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Who is honored with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award?

A	Vinay Badhwar
B	Sunil Duggal
C	Francisco D’Souza
D	Gopal Vittal

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar has been awarded the Alexander Dalrymple Award 2019. He is India’s Chief Hydrographer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar was conferred with the prestigious award in 2019 but the award ceremony was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. The Alexander Dalrymple award has been named after the first hydrographer of the Admiralty and was instituted in 2006.

Detailed explanation-3: -The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has presented the 2021 Alexander Dalrymple Award to the US Office of Coast Survey (OCS) in recognition of its outstanding contribution to global hydrography.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar is an alumnus of NDA (Pune), DSSC (Wellington) and NWC (Mumbai). He was commissioned into the Indian Navy in July 1982.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vice Admiral Adhir Arora is married to Mrs Tanvi Arora who is a homemaker and their son is a Chemical Engineer.

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