2003 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2003 · General Studies

Question 54: International Relations and Current Affairs

The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2002 was awarded to

aJohn Hume
bNelson Mandela
cNorodom Sihanouk
dSadako Ogata

AnswerThe answer is (c).

The key gives Norodom Sihanouk, the King of Cambodia, as the winner of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2002. The prize is awarded by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. Remember it as an Indian award for work in peace, disarmament and development, separate from the Nobel Prize.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) John Hume is not the key's 2002 winner.
  • (b) Nelson Mandela is not the key's 2002 winner.
  • (c) Correct, per the key: Norodom Sihanouk.
  • (d) Sadako Ogata is not the key's 2002 winner.

Worth knowing: I cannot confirm the 2002 awardee from memory, so this follows the compilation's answer.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2003, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.