Multiple choice

The Infosys Science Foundation, a non-profit trust set up by Infosys Technologies announced the first Infosys Prize 2009 for researchers for their outstanding contributions to scientific research recently. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

  1. Physical Sciences - Thanu Padmanabhan

  2. Mathematical Sciences - Ashoke Sen

  3. Engineering Sciences - Vibhuti Upadhyay

  4. Life Sciences - K. Vijay Raghavan

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C Correct answer
Explanation

No one was founded suitable for the prize in Engineering Sciences categories.

The Infosys Science Foundation, a non-profit trust set up by Infosys Technologies announced the first Infosys Prize 2009 for five researchers in four categories for their outstanding contributions to scientific research. The Prize carries with it a medallion, a citation, and a cash purse of Rs. 50 lakh. The cash award for each winner is the highest prize money for any award in India.
The winners are:
Physical Sciences -Thanu Padmanabhan of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune)
Mathematical Sciences - Ashoke Sen of the Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
Life Sciences - K. Vijay Raghavan of the National Centre of Biological Sciences, Bangalore
Social Sciences & Economics - Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Upinder Singh of the University of Delhi (the award is shared in the category) Engineering Sciences - None found suitable

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