GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

HONOURS AND AWARDS

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

UNESCO gives out which prize for popularization of science?

A	samsara award
B	FifI AWARD
C	magadha
D	kalinga

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is UNESCO’s oldest prize, created in 1951 following a donation from Mr Bijoyanand Patnaik, Founder and President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -An international distinction awarding outstanding contributions of individuals in communicating science to society and promoting the popularization of science.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the great scientists/personalities who have been awarded Kalinga Prize are Louis de Brogile (1952), Julian Huxley (1953), George Gamow (1956), Bertrand Russel (1957), Karl von Frisch (1958), Arthur C. Clarke (1961), Fred Hoyle (1967) and Sergei Kapitza (1979).

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