Mother Teresa, Nobel laureate - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Mother Teresa has been posthumously conferred with which honour(s)?

a. Founders Award
b. Sainthood
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a and b

Explanation:
Mother Teresa has been posthumously conferred with the United Kingdom prestigious Founders Award this year which is awarded for exemplary attainments of people within the global Asian community. Mother Teresa’s living relative, Agi Bojazhiu flew from Italy to receive the award on 9th April.

  • Mother Teresa will also be made a saint on September 4, 2016
  • She founded the Missionaries of Charity and spent 45 years serving the poor and the sick on the streets of Kolkata
  • Leading NRI entrepreneur and philanthrophist Rami Ranger contributed 1,00,000 pounds for the Mahatma Gandhi statue and received the Community Service award for this.
  • Awards launched in 2010