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Current Affairs UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

The highest post communist civilian award of Russia declined by a Nobel laureate novelist in 98-99 is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: the Order of Saint Andrew

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “the Order of Saint Andrew”.
The highest post-communist civilian award of Russia declined by a Nobel laureate novelist in 1998-1999 is: 2) the Order of Saint Andrew

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