GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Question
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Dhondo Keshav Karve
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Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya
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Zakir Hussain
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V. V. Giri
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sir M Visvesvaraya – An Excellent Statesman and Eminent Engineer. Sir M Visvesvaraya, popularly known as Sir MV, was an engineer, statesman, and scholar. Sir MV served as the Diwan of Mysore during the period of 1912-1918. In 1955, he was honored with Bharat Ratna.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was a popular civil engineer, who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his remarkable contribution to the country’s development. He was the chief engineer in the project of the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam, which was built on the Kaveri River in Mysore.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sir MV, as he is popularly called, was a notable civil engineer, an expert in irrigation design, reservoirs, dams, drinking water supply and drainage schemes. He was also a legendary nation builder, and a staunch votary of technical education and industrialization.