Question: Recently who has been presented with the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management-2015?
(a) Rajat Sharma
(b) Dr. Prannoy Roy
(c) Dr.Raghuram Rajan
(d) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On 28 March 2016 Dr. Prannoy Roy, co-founder and co-chairperson of NDTV, was presented with the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management-2015.
- He was awarded by the former Supreme Court Chief Justice V.N Khare.
- This consists of a cash award of 500,000 rupees plus a citation and a plaque.
- The award for the first time in 1999 was given to Pro. CK Prahla.
- For the year 2014 the award was given to A. S. Pillai, for his contribution in developing BrahMos cruise missile.