Recently, the Dr Ambedkar National Awards has been given to S K Thorat for which of the following purposes?
A. for outstanding contribution to the promotion of social understanding and for the upliftment of weaker sections of the society
B. for outstanding contribution towards digital literacy.
C. for outstanding contribution to the promotion of green fields in urban areas and protecting animal rights.
D. for outstanding contribution to the promotion of government's social welfare schemes in rural areas.
Answer:A
Recently, the Dr Ambedkar National Awards has been given to S K Thorat for which of the following purposes?
A. for outstanding contribution to the promotion of social understanding and for the upliftment of weaker sections of the society B. for outstanding contribution towards digital literacy. C. for outstanding contribution to the promotion of green fields in urban areas and protecting animal rights. D. for outstanding contribution to the promotion of government's social welfare schemes in rural areas.
Explanation: Recently, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the Dr Ambedkar National Awards for outstanding contribution to the promotion of social understanding and for the upliftment of weaker sections of the society for the years 2011, 2012 and 2014 on May 26, 2017. The award is given to Professor S K Thorat, a well-known scholar, ‘Samta Sainik Dal’ a non-political organisation founded by Dr Ambedkar, ‘Amar Sewa Sangam’ an institution working in the field of empowering differently-abled persons and Babu Lal Nirmal, a social activist from Rajasthan. All of them have done tremendous work in furthering the vision of Bharat Ratna, Dr B. R. Ambedkar, which was to create a society in which everybody is treated equally irrespective of his or her caste, community, status or belief.