Multiple choice

Who won the Magsaysay Award during 2007 for Community Leadership?

  1. Ms Kiran Bedi

  2. Arundathi Roy

  3. Sandeep Pandey

  4. Mahabir Pun

  5. Salonga Palagummi
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mahabir Pun from Nepal won the 2007 Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership for his work bringing wireless internet to remote mountain villages. Kiran Bedi won earlier (2002), Arundhati Roy has not won a Magsaysay, Sandeep Pandey won in 2002, and Palagummi Sainath won in 2007 but for journalism.

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