Ramanujan Prize - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Which of the following statements are correct?

1. International Center for Theoretical Physics awards Ramanujan Prize annually.
2. The prize is awarded to a researcher from a developing country less than 32 years of age who has conducted outstanding research in a developing country.
3. The prize is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (India) and Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters through the Abel Fund, with the cooperation of the International Mathematical Union.


a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1,3

Explanation:
The prize is awarded to a researcher from a developing country less than 45 years of age who has conducted outstanding research in a developing country. The Ramanujan Prize for 2015 has been won by mathematician Amalendu Krishna of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Dr. Krishna has been recognised for outstanding contributions in the area of algebraic K-theory, algebraic cycles and the theory of motives.