Q11 · UPPSC Prelims 2018 · Set B · General Studies

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Who among the following won the Magsaysay Award in 2018?

A Bharat Vatwani
B Sonam Wangchuk
C Both (a) and (b)
D None of the above

Correct answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)

Explanation

  1. A

    Bharat Vatwani

    (a) Bharat Vatwani. The Mumbai psychiatrist won a 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award for reclaiming mentally ill street people, but he was not the only Indian winner. Alone, this letter is incomplete.

  2. B

    Sonam Wangchuk

    (b) Sonam Wangchuk. The Ladakh education engineer also won a 2018 Magsaysay Award for ice stupas and alternative schooling, yet he too is only half of the keyed pair.

  3. C

    Both (a) and (b)

    (c) Both (a) and (b). Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk were the two Indian Ramon Magsaysay Awardees of 2018. That stored combination is the official key. Other 2018 laureates were from Cambodia, East Timor, the Philippines and Vietnam.

  4. D

    None of the above

    (d) None of the above. Both named Indians did win, so excluding them is false.

Summary. Official key is (c) Both (a) and (b). The 2018 Magsaysay list included Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk together. Naming only one Indian is incomplete; ‘none’ is wrong. The Award, founded 1957 in Manila, honours Asian public service. Neighbouring Indian winners of other years must not be swapped into 2018.