SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 98

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q98

Who has been awarded the MP Birla Memorial Award?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Thanu Padmanabhan.

MP Birla Memorial Award Noted physicist Thanu Padmanabhan received the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his contributions to the world of cosmology.  
  Padmanabhan, a professor of Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, received the award at a programme held at the M P Birla Planetarium.
  The award was introduced in 1993 in recognition to the excellence in research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Science and related areas.