Question

Who has been declared the winner of world food prize 2022?

• A. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
• B. Dr M S Swaminathan
• C. Cynthia Rosenzweig
• D. David Attenborough

Hint:

When studying for major awards, it's often helpful to remember not just the current year's winner but also the previous year's winner and any famous inaugural winners. This helps differentiate between the options in the exam.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Question
The question asks to identify the recipient of the World Food Prize for the year 2022.

Step 2: Recalling the Winner


The World Food Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world.

The 2022 laureate was Cynthia Rosenzweig, a senior research scientist and head of the Climate Impacts Group at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

She was awarded the prize for her pioneering work in modeling the impact of climate change on food production and for leading the global effort to predict and mitigate these effects.


Step 3: Evaluating the Options


(A) Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: She was the winner of the 2021 World Food Prize.

(B) Dr M S Swaminathan: He was the first-ever recipient of the World Food Prize in 1987, known as the father of the Green Revolution in India.

(C) Cynthia Rosenzweig: She was the winner of the 2022 World Food Prize.

(D) David Attenborough: He is a renowned naturalist and broadcaster, not a recipient of this prize.


Step 4: Final Answer
The winner of the World Food Prize 2022 was Cynthia Rosenzweig. Therefore, option (C) is the correct answer.