Context:
Recently, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced the list of awardees for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) awards for 2022.
About SSB Awards:
- Awarded annually for outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in 7 disciplines.
- 7 areas – Biological Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences; Engineering Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Medical Sciences; and Physical Sciences.
- Eligibility –
- Any Citizen of India engaged in research up to age of 45 years
- Overseas citizen of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin working in India.
- Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (Founder Director of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 1954.
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Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards:
1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titled under Article 18(1) of ‘the Constitution of India.
2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.
3. The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year.
Which of the above statements are not correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
