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UPPSC PCS 2017 · Question 127 of 149

Who among the following Indian scientists was awarded the 2017 Dan David prize in 'future' category?

Current Affairs

  1. ADronamraju K. Rao
  2. BBiman Bagchi
  3. CC.N.R. Rao
  4. DShrinivas KulkarniCorrect

Answer: D. Shrinivas Kulkarni

Explanation

The De David Award was given to Maharashtra- born Srinivas Kulkarni, then currently Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Science at the California Institute of Technology (USA). The Dan David Prize was instituted in the year 2002.

Source: edurev.in UPPSC Prelims 2017 GS Paper I with Answer Key and Solutions

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