Who was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contribution to community leadership?
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SSC CGL 10 June 2019 Shift-3
Arvind Kejriwal
Incorrect AnswerBaba Amte
Incorrect AnswerVerghese Kurien
Incorrect AnswerAcharya Vinoba Bhave
Correct AnswerExplanation:
- Option 1: Arvind Kejriwal
- Arvind Kejriwal, an Indian politician and current Chief Minister of Delhi, received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006 for his efforts in bringing transparency to government through the Right to Information Act.
- Option 2: Baba Amte
- Baba Amte was an Indian social activist known for his work in rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy. He did not receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership.
- Option 3: Verghese Kurien
- Verghese Kurien, known as the 'Father of the White Revolution' in India, received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1963 for transforming the Indian dairy industry.
- Option 4: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
- Correct Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1958 for his role in the Bhoodan Movement, a voluntary land reform movement in India.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave's influential work in promoting community-based land reforms marks him as the correct answer.