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    Question

    Who among the following has been named for 31ST GD Birla

    Award for Scientific Research?
    A Rajeev Kumar Varshney Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Professor Narayan Pradhan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Sanjay mittal Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Suman chakraborty Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Professor Narayan Pradhan has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in the field of material sciences. Instituted in 1991, the award recognises eminent Indian scientists below the age of 50 for their original and outstanding contributions to any branch of science. It carries a cash prize of ₹5 lakh. Narayan Pradhan- a member of the faculty at the School of Material Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, graduated from Odisha’s Fakir Mohan College and did his master’s in chemistry from the Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. He went on to get a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, in 2001. He did his post-doctoral research at Israel’s Ben Gurion University and the University of Arkansas in the US. In 2007, he joined the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science as an assistant professor.

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