Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) T.N. Seshan
(C) Kiran Bedi
(D) Vinoba Bhave
Correct Answer : Vinoba Bhave
Question Asked : UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002, UPPCS (Pre) 2002
The first Ramon Magsaysay Awards, also known as ‘Asian Nobel’, were given on August 31, 1958 to five outstanding individuals working in India, Indonesia, Philippines, Republic of China (Taiwan) and Sri Lanka. Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award founded by Ramon Magsaysay Foundation, Philippines. He got the award in 1958 for community leadership.
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