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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 170 of 200

Q170
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeInternational Affairs & Organisations
Which Nobel Laureate was made the saint of the Roman Catholic Church in September 2016?
  1. a.Dalai Lama
  2. b.Sister Nirmala
  3. c.Mother Teresa
  4. d.Desmond Tutu

Answer: (C) Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was declared a saint (St Teresa of Calcutta) by Pope Francis at the Vatican on 4 September 2016. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (1950) and received the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980). Sister Nirmala succeeded her as head of the order; the Dalai Lama (Nobel 1989) and Desmond Tutu (Nobel 1984) are not Roman Catholics.

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