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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which country has passed the “Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Bill” recently? Notes: The US Congress has recently passed the “Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Bill”.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is USA. The U.S. Congress has passed the ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ for Pakistani women. The bill now heads to the White House for US President Donald Trump to sign into law.

Detailed explanation-3: -In October 2014, Malala, along with Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, was named a Nobel Peace Prize winner. At age 17, she became the youngest person to receive this prize.

Detailed explanation-4: -She settled with her family in Birmingham, England, in 2013, where she continued her education and became an activist for girls’ education, according to the Malala Fund, an organization she founded.