Q182
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeAwards & Honours
An Indian economist who won 'Balzan Prize 2017' for contribution of women in Indian agriculture is
- a.Devika Jain
- b.Rohini Pande
- c.Dipali Joshi
- d.Bina Agarwal
Answer: (D) Bina Agarwal
Bina Agarwal, the development economist, won the 2017 Balzan Prize for Gender Studies for her work on women's contribution to agriculture and their rights in land; her best-known book is 'A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia'. The Balzan Prizes are awarded by the International Balzan Foundation (Italy and Switzerland). Devaki Jain and Rohini Pande are also economists working on gender and development.