Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to which one of the…

Answer: (c) Indian Space Research Organization

The 2014 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development went to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The jury, headed by Vice President M. Hamid Ansari, recognised ISRO's path-breaking achievements, which culminated in the Mars Orbiter Mission.

• ✓ (c) ISRO was the 2014 awardee, recognised for path-breaking achievements culminating in the Mars Orbiter Mission.
• ✗ (a) BARC is India's nuclear research centre. It was not the 2014 awardee, although disarmament is part of the prize's name.
• ✗ (b) The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, did not receive the 2014 prize.
• ✗ (d) The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research did not receive the 2014 prize.
• • Since then The prize for 2014 was announced that year by a jury headed by Vice President M. Hamid Ansari. ISRO formally received it at a later ceremony. (ISRO)

Remember · Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2014: ISRO, for achievements culminating in the Mars Orbiter Mission.

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