Right Livelihood Awards - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   The Right Livelihood Awards are given in categories of -

1.  Environmental Protection
2.  Human Rights
3.  Sustainable Development
4.  Health
5.  Education
6.  Peace


a. 1 and 3
b. 2,4,6
c. 2,4,5
d. All
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All

Explanation:
- Canadian social activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier has received the Right Livelihood Awards this year for her work to protect the Inuit of the Arctic and defend their right to maintain their livelihoods and culture.
- Sheila shared the honor with Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera of Uganda for her fight for gay rights, Marshall Islands foreign minister Tony de Brum for his works towards getting a secure and sustainable Marshall Islands and Italian surgeon Gino Strada for his medical assistance to the war victims.
- The Right Livelihood Award is often called 'alternative Nobel'
- Philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull established the award in 1980 and it is given away in December every year.