SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 49

SSC CGL - 18 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q49

Rajnikant Devidas Shroff was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of ______ in January 2021.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. trade and industry

  • In January 2021, Rajnikant Devidas Shroff received the Padma Bhushan in the category of Trade & Industry.
  • The founder and chairman of UPL Limited is the Indian entrepreneur Rajnikant Devidas Shroff.
  • With a net worth of $1.5 billion, he was the 93rd richest person in India in 2020, according to Forbes.
  • In 2021, Shroff will be the only industrialist to earn the Padma Bhushan.
  • He is regarded as the King of Crop Protection in India.