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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 91

SSC CPO Tier I - 9th December 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q91

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Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee was awarded the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in:

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Economics.

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
  • Abhijit Banerjee was awarded 2019 Nobel prize in Economics along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer.
  • He was given the Nobel Prize “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
  • Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee is an American citizen while Esther Duflo is French-American.
  • Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee conferred the honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Calcutta University.