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Prof. Amartya Sen is these days in the news because :
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- he is internationally known as a leading social economist
- he has been awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’
- he is a recipient of Nobel Prize.
- All of the above
- he is internationally known as a leading social economist
Correct Option: D
Amartya Sen is an Indian Bengali economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of society’s poorest members. Sen is best known for his work on the causes of famine, which led to the development of practical solutions for preventing or limiting the effects of real or perceived shortages of food. He helped to create the United Nations Human Development Index. In 2012, he became the first non-American recipient of the National Humanities Medal. He received the Bharat Ratna ‘the highest civilian award in India’ by the President of India.
