International understanding: Who was the first recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding? Identify the inaugural awardee. Choose the correct option.

Q: International understanding: Who was the first recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding? Identify the inaugural awardee. Choose the correct option.

Fact The first Nehru Award for International Understanding (instituted in the 1960s) was conferred on U Thant, then UN Secretary-General. Final Answer U Thant.

Difficulty: Easy

U Thant
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mother Teresa
Nelson Mandela

Correct Answer: U Thant

Explanation:

Fact

The first Nehru Award for International Understanding (instituted in the 1960s) was conferred on U Thant, then UN Secretary-General.

Final Answer
U Thant.

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