UPSC Prelims 2004 Q41: Current Affairs – International Relations & Treaties
The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha is known as
- (a) A campaigner for urban sanitation
- (b) An anti - child labour activist
- (c) An organizer of rain - water harvesting schemes
- (d) An activist for the welfare of poor rural women
Answer: (b) An anti - child labour activist
Explanation
Shanta Sinha, Ramon Magsaysay Award winner
| Option | Work |
|---|---|
| Anti-child labour activist | Yes — MV Foundation, Andhra Pradesh; Magsaysay Award 2003 |
| Urban sanitation campaigner | No |
| Rain-water harvesting | No — that is Rajendra Singh |
| Rural women's welfare | No |
Shanta Sinha received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2003 for her work against child labour and for bringing children to school.
Answer: (b) An anti-child labour activist.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Urban sanitation is not her field.
- (b) CORRECT. She campaigned against child labour.
- (c) Incorrect. Rain-water harvesting is Rajendra Singh's field.
- (d) Incorrect. She worked for children, not rural women's welfare.
Key point
Magsaysay 2003: Shanta Sinha (child labour), Rajendra Singh (water, 2001).
Remember
Shanta Sinha is an anti-child labour activist.
Common mistakes
- Mixing her with Rajendra Singh, the water man.
- Linking her to the women's body SEWA of Ela Bhatt.
- Forgetting the MV Foundation she founded.
Exam tip
Magsaysay winners from India: Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal, Shanta Sinha, Rajendra Singh.
Sources
- Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation — Shanta Sinha, Magsaysay Awardee 2003 (MV Foundation)
- M. V. Foundation, Hyderabad — Child labour and the right to education