MPPSC 2020 Prelims Paper-I · Question 32 of 100

Correct — D, Vidisha. The children's-rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi was born on 11 January 1954 at Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh. He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement) in 1980 and shared the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with Malala Yousafzai for the struggle against the suppression of children and for every child's right to education. His birthplace is therefore Vidisha district.

• (a)Bhopal — The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, but not Satyarthi's birthplace.
• (b)Sehore — A district neighbouring Bhopal, but not where Satyarthi was born.
• (c)Indore — MP's largest city, but not connected to Satyarthi's birth.

This is a 'famous personality of Madhya Pradesh' recall — matching a Nobel laureate to his home district. Kailash Satyarthi is a leading anti-child-labour activist; his organisation Bachpan Bachao Andolan has rescued tens of thousands of children from bonded and hazardous labour, and his Nobel Peace Prize (2014) put Vidisha on the map.

All four options are well-known Madhya Pradesh districts, so the question is pure recall with no reasoning shortcut. Fix one association firmly: Kailash Satyarthi ↔ Vidisha ↔ Nobel Peace Prize 2014.

• Kailash Satyarthi — born 11 January 1954 at Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh.
• Founder of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (1980), which rescues children from child labour.
• Nobel Peace Prize 2014, shared with Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan.
• The prize was awarded for the struggle against the suppression of children and for the right of all children to education.

• Guessing the capital (Bhopal) or the biggest city (Indore) instead of the actual birthplace, Vidisha.
• Confusing his birth district with the location of his activism (which is nationwide).

MPPSC asks the birthplace or the achievement of MP-linked figures. Lock Kailash Satyarthi ↔ Vidisha ↔ 2014 Nobel Peace Prize (with Malala).

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Kailash Satyarthi shared the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with whom?

  • (a)Malala Yousafzai
  • (b)Aung San Suu Kyi
  • (c)Wangari Maathai
  • (d)Shirin Ebadi

  Answer(a) Malala Yousafzai — the two shared the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The organisation founded by Kailash Satyarthi to rescue children from bonded and hazardous labour is:

  • (a)Bachpan Bachao Andolan
  • (b)Chipko Movement
  • (c)Narmada Bachao Andolan
  • (d)Self-Employed Women's Association

  Answer(a) Bachpan Bachao Andolan, founded in 1980.