by Q. Who among the following are members of the Jury to select the recipient of ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’?
UPSC Civil Services Examination (Prelims) 2025 – General Studies Paper I
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) I and IV only
(b) I, II and III
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I and III only
Answer: (c) II, III and IV
Explanation:
The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual international award instituted by the Government of India in 1995 to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. It is awarded for distinguished contributions to social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and Gandhian principles.
Composition of the Jury
The selection jury consists of the following members:
Prime Minister of India – Chairperson
Chief Justice of India – Member
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha – Member
Two other eminent persons nominated by the Prime Minister – Members
Statement-wise Evaluation
I. President of India – Incorrect (not a member of the jury)
II. Prime Minister of India – Correct
III. Chief Justice of India – Correct
IV. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha – Correct
Hence, the correct answer is (c) II, III and IV.
Answer: (c) II, III and IV
List of Gandhi Peace Prize Awardees (Selected Years)
- 1995 – Julius Nyerere (Former President of Tanzania)
- 1996 – A.T. Ariyaratne (Founder, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka)
- 1997 – Gerhard Fischer (Founder, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War)
- 1999 – Ramsey Clark (Former US Attorney General)
- 2000 – Nelson Mandela (Former President of South Africa)
- 2002 – Bharat Ratna Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (posthumous)
- 2009 – UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees)
- 2011 – Chandi Prasad Bhatt (Indian environmentalist, Chipko Movement)
- 2015 – Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari
- 2018 – Yohei Sasakawa (Chairman, Nippon Foundation, Japan)
- 2019 – Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Former Sultan of Oman)
- 2020 – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (posthumous)
- 2021 – Gita Press, Gorakhpur
- 2022 – Medical Mission Sisters
- 2023 – Ramkrishna Mission
