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Difficulty: MediumState Current Affairs and Notable Personalities

With reference to the State Vigyan Gaurav Samman conferred in 2025–2026 for distinguished contributions to grassroots technological innovation, consider the following statements:

1. It was awarded to Dr. Radhika Menon for designing decentralized solar-powered micro-irrigation networks tailored for semi-arid agrarian belts.
2. The award is administered annually by the State Council of Science and Technology to recognize high-impact indigenous scientific research and rural deployment.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A
    1 only
  2. B
    2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2Answer
  4. D
    Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Both 1 and 2
Both statements are completely accurate. The State Vigyan Gaurav Samman was awarded to Dr. Radhika Menon in recognition of her innovative decentralized solar-powered micro-irrigation deployment across semi-arid rural farmlands, and the honor is officially instituted and conferred under the aegis of the State Council of Science and Technology.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate the accuracy of the first statement regarding the laureate and core innovation.
Dr. Radhika Menon was conferred the State Vigyan Gaurav Samman specifically for engineering scalable, low-cost decentralized solar micro-irrigation systems in drought-vulnerable zones.
State civil services examinations test precise recall of prominent personalities, their recognized fields of public innovation, and award citations.
2
Evaluate the accuracy of the second statement regarding the nodal administering authority.
The award is instituted and administered on an annual basis by the State Council of Science and Technology.
Administrative bodies organizing major state civilian and sectoral honors are standard evaluation points in state current affairs.

Key Concept

State Honors, Scientific Innovations, and Prominent Personalities in Public Service
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State Current Affairs and Notable Personalities

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