UPSC 2017 CDS I GK Paper

Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to welfare economics. He was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory and for his interest in the problems of the society’s poorest members. Sen was best known for his work on the causes of famine, which led to the development of practical solutions for preventing or limiting the effects of real or perceived shortages of food.