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Current Affairs UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

Nobel Prize for Peace-2004 was awarded to

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Option A: Wengari Mathai

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Wengari Mathai”.
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2004 was awarded to Wangari Maathai, an environmental and political activist from Kenya, for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace.

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