1) Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Bharat ratna award was originally limited to the arts, literature, science and public services but the government had broadened the criteria to encompass any field of human endeavor.
2. No monetary grant associated with the award.
3. Bharat Ratna recipients rank seventh in the Indian order of precedence.
a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
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ANSWER: All
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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2) Consider the following statements about C. Rajagopalachari
1. He was the last Governor-General of India.
2. He led Vedaranyam March during civil disobedience movement.
3. He was the second recipients of the Bharat Ratna.
Which of the above statements are true?
a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
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ANSWER: 1,2
Explanation:
The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C. Rajagopalachari, scientist C. V. Raman and philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who were honoured in 1954. The Vedaranyam March or Vedaranyam Satyagraha was organized to protest the salt tax imposed by the British Raj in India. The march took place in April 1930 and was the second of its kind following the Dandi March organised by Mahatma Gandhi, both in the framework of the Civil Disobedience Movement. The Vedaranayam March was led by a group of 100 volunteers from the Indian National Congress (INC) under the leadership of C. Rajagopalachari. It began at Trichinopoly (now Tiruchirappalli) and ended in Vedaranyam, a small coastal town in Tanjore District.
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3) Consider the following statements
1. JP Narayan was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1979.
2. He was first to get the award posthumously.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
Explanation:
JP Narayan was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999. In 1966, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first individual to be honored posthumously.
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4) Who among the following are the recipients of the Bharat Ratna Award?
1. M. G. Ramachandran
2. V. V. Giri
3. Zakir Hussain
4. Mahtma Gandhi
5. Dhyan Chand
6. Homi Bhbha
7. Subhash Chandra Bose
a. 2,4,5,6,7
b. 1,2,3
c. 1,2,3,4
d. All
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ANSWER: 1,2,3
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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5) Consider the following statements
1. Bharat Ratna is awarded to Indian citizens only or a naturalized Indian citizen.
2. The award was originally limited to achievements in the arts, literature, science and public services but the government expanded the criteria to include any field of human endeavors in December 2011.
3. The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made the President to which cabinet needs to approve.
4. The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year.
Which of the above statements are not correct?
a. 2,3,4
b. 1,2,4
c. 1,3,4
d. 1,2,3
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ANSWER: 1,3,4
Explanation:
Bharat Ratna can be awarded to foreigners also. Nelson Mandela was awarded with Bharat ratna. The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister himself to the President. The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.
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