State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 137

Who won the Goldman Environmental Prize 2024 from the Asia region?

  1. Thai Van Nguyen, Vietnam
  2. Alok Shukla, India
  3. Chibeze Ezekiel, Ghana
  4. Delima Silalahi, Indonesia
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Answer: (B) Alok Shukla, India

Explanation

Alok Shukla (Chhattisgarh) won the 2024 Goldman Prize for Asia for protecting the Hasdeo Arand forests.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: he won in 2022.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: honoured for saving Hasdeo Arand forests from coal mining.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: an African winner (2020).

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: the 2023 Asia winner.