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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 29

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q29

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Who bagged the 4th Carnot Prize 2018 for his contribution towards sustainable energy solutions?

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Correct answer: B

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The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Piyush Goyal.

Who bagged the 4th Carnot Prize 2018 for his contribution towards sustainable energy solutions?  

Piyush Goyal

What is Carnot Prize? 
  • The Carnot Prize is the Kleinman Center’s annual recognition of distinguished contributions to energy policy through scholarship or practice.
  • Kleinman Center for Energy Policy presented the 4 Carnot Prize 2018 to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways & Coal, for his contribution towards sustainable energy solutions. .
  • Award recognizes the pathbreaking transformations in India’s energy sector. A few schemes implemented with regard to energy sector are:
  • Saubhagya Scheme(100 % electrification by 2019)
  • UDAY scheme(Discom distress and Electricity cost reduction) 
  • UJALA Scheme (LED distribution)