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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2023 — General Studies · Question 88 of 200

Q88
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeAwards & Honours
Which country has awarded Ardeshir B.K. Dubash, the 'Order of Merit' in the Diplomatic Services?
  1. a.Canada
  2. b.France
  3. c.Japan
  4. d.Peru

Answer: (D) Peru

Ardeshir B. K. Dubash, a Mumbai-based industrialist who has been Honorary Consul of Peru in Mumbai since 1973, received the "Order of Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru José Gregorio Paz Soldán", among the highest honours of Peru's Foreign Ministry, for strengthening India–Peru ties. Peru facts: capital Lima, currency sol, the Inca site of Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca shared with Bolivia. For comparison, France's top honour is the Legion of Honour, Japan confers the Order of the Rising Sun and Canada the Order of Canada.

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