For outstanding contribution to which one of the following fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given?
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UPSC Civil Services preparation
- ALiterature
- BPerforming Arts
- CScienceCorrect
- DSocial Service
Explanation
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is the highest multidisciplinary science award in India. It was established in 1958 by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in honor of its founder director, Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. The prize is awarded annually to young Indian scientists for outstanding research and contributions in fields such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine, and Environmental Science. Therefore, it is specifically dedicated to the field of Science.
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