GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Question
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Sanjaya Rajaram
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Baldev Singh Dhillon
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Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
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Rajendra Singh Paroda
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram was the winner of the 2014 World Food Prize. Baldev Singh Dhillon is an internationally renowned agricultural scientist. Rajender Singh Paroda is a former Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Secretary.
Detailed explanation-2: -M.S. Swaminathan. M.S. Swaminathan was named the first World Food Prize Laureate for developing and spearheading the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties into India during the 1960s when that country faced the prospect of widespread famine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in global agriculture, envisioned a prize that would honor those who have made significant and measurable contributions to improving the world’s food supply.