Consider the statement in regard of Wavel Ramkalawan.
1. He has won Seychelles’ presidential election.
2. He has won the Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians for the year 2020.
Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Correct option is A

The correct answer is: (a) Only 1
Explanation:
· Statement 1 is correct:
· Wavel Ramkalawan won the Presidential election of Seychelles in October 2020, defeating incumbent President Danny Faure.
· He became the first opposition candidate to win since independence in 1976.
· Statement 2 is incorrect:
· The Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians (2020) was awarded to Carolina Araujo, a mathematician from Brazil — not Wavel Ramkalawan.
Information Booster:
· Wavel Ramkalawan is a priest-turned-politician and leader of the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) party.
· He was sworn in as President of Seychelles on 26 October 2020.
· The Ramanujan Prize is awarded annually by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).
· The prize is meant for young mathematicians from developing countries.
· Carolina Araujo was awarded for her work in algebraic geometry.
Additional Knowledge:
· Seychelles is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, east of Africa.
· The Ramanujan Prize is named after legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
· Wavel Ramkalawan's election marked a peaceful democratic transition in Seychelles.
· India and Seychelles share close ties, especially in maritime security and development assistance.