Consider the following regarding 39 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 39 1 The award is ...........

Consider the following regarding 'Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards'

1) The award is given by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

2) Any citizen of India engaged in research in any field of science and technology up to the age of 45 years is eligible for the prize.

Which of the given above statement (s) is/ are correct?

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.

The prize recognizes outstanding Indian work (according to the view of CSIR awarding committee) in science and technology. It is the most coveted award in multidisciplinary science in India. The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. It was first awarded in 1958.