Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Current Affairs

Topic

International: 2023

Question:

This person had won Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1959 but the award was not given to him then. This award of 1959 has been awarded recently in April 2023 after a gap of 64 years. Identify the person who has received this award in April 2023?

Options:

Kofi Anna

Dalai Lama

Susanna B Afan

Nelson Mandela

Correct Answer:

Dalai Lama

Explanation:

After a 64-year wait, members of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation personally presented the 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award to the Dalai Lama at his residence in April 2023. The award was the first international recognition given to the spiritual leader for his exceptional leadership of the Tibetan community's courageous fight in safeguarding their sacred religion, which serves as the foundation of their culture and way of life. The award was given by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in the Philippines in August 1959.