Question

Which Indian leader received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?

• A. Narendra Modi
• B. Kailash Satyarthi
• C. Manmohan Singh
• D. Amartya Sen

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Kailash Satyarthi

• Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, sharing the honor with Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan.

• The Nobel Committee recognized his struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.

• He is the founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), an organization established in 1980 that has rescued tens of thousands of children from child labor, slavery, and human trafficking.

• He played a pivotal role in the Global March Against Child Labour, a movement that led to the adoption of ILO Convention No. 182, which focuses on the prohibition and immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor