Question

The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in the year _______.
1. 1965
2. 1962
3. 1957
4. 1982

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1957

The correct answer is 1957.

• The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in the year 1957.

• Ramon Magsaysay Award:
  • It is an annual award established to preserve former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.
  • The Ramon Magsaysay Award is also considered Asia’s Nobel Prize.
  • The award was established in the year 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippines government.
  • Vinoba Bhave was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner. 
    • He won the award in the year 1958 for Community Leadership.
  • Ravish Kumar was the one to recently win the award in 2019 in the field of Journalism.