Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Current Affairs

Topic

National: 2023

Question:

Which of the following personality has been awarded Padma Vibhushan posthumously who pioneerd the wide use of ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) ?

Options:

Balakrishna Doshi

Dilip Mahalanabis

Hemant Chauhan

Srinivas Varadhan

Correct Answer:

Dilip Mahalanabis

Explanation:

Dilip Mahalanabis (Padma Vibhushan, 2023): The 87-year-old paediatrician has been posthumously honoured for pioneering the wide use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), a solution which has led to 93 percent reduction in deaths caused by diarrhoea, cholera and dehydration, especially among infants.