Awards (Current Affairs) (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

1. Who among the following was the first-ever Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
(b) Purushottam Das Tandon
(c) Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
(d) Pandurang Vaman Kane

Correct Answer: (a) Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

Solution:Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna Award. Apart from these, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Chakravarti Rajagopalachari were also awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1954.

2. Who was/were the last person(s) to be awarded the Bharat Ratna? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Madan Mohan Malviya
(b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(c) Both Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(d) None of these

Correct Answer: (c) Both Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Solution:In the year 2015, Bharat Ratna was awarded to Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya (posthumously) and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On January 25, 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind announced the conferment of the country's highest honor 'Bharat Ratna' to three individuals. These three persons are former President Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumously) and Dr. Bhupen Hazarika (posthumously).

3. In which year was the famous sitar player Pt. Ravi Shankar awarded the Bharat Ratna? [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-I) 10.11.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) 1998
(b) 1999
(c) 1996
(d) 1995

Correct Answer: (b) 1999

Solution:Pt. Ravi Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.

4. Who among the following is not a recipient of 'Bharat Ratna Award'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Rajiv Gandhi
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Major Dhyan Chand

Correct Answer: (d) Major Dhyan Chand

Solution:Dr. Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was awarded the 'Bharat Ratna Award' in the year 1990, Rajiv Gandhi (posthumously) in the year 1991 and Sachin Tendulkar in the year 2014. Major Dhyan Chand is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna award.

5. Who among the following is NOT a Bharat Ratna recipient? [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-1) 23.11.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Baldev Singh

Correct Answer: (d) Baldev Singh

Solution:From the following options, Baldev Singh is not a Bharat Ratna recipient. Baldev Singh is Minister for Development, Government of Punjab from June 1942 to September 1946. Minister in charge of Defence, Government of India, August 1947 to May 1952; Member, First Lok Sabha, 1952-57.

• Former South African President Nelson Mandela was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1990.

• The first Non-Indian got Bharat Ratna was Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987.

• Mother Teresa got Bharat Ratna in 1980.

6. In which year was the Bharat Ratna Award instituted? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1950
(b) 1954
(c) 1953
(d) 1956

Correct Answer: (b) 1954

Solution:The Bharat Ratna Award was instituted in the year 1954. It is the highest civilian honor of India. This award is given for national service. These services include arts, literature, science, public service and sports.

7. Who among the following was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian honour that can be given to civilians? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev
(c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(d) Josip Broz Tito

Correct Answer: (c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Solution:Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the first non-Indian to receive the 'Bharat Ratna', the highest Indian honor given to civilians. He was awarded in the year 1987. The second non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna was Nelson Mandela, who was presented with the award in the year 1990.

8. Who among the following is the first singer to be presented with India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
(b) Hariprasad Chaurasia
(c) Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
(d) Bismillah Khan

Correct Answer: (c) Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi

Solution:The first singer to be presented with India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, is M. S. Subbulakshmi. She was an Indian classical singer, known for her mastery over the Carnatic music style. Subbulakshmi received the Bharat Ratna in 1998 in recognition of her contributions to Indian music. She was also the first musician to be awarded the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1974, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Asia".

9. Who among the following Indian singers received the 'Bharat Ratna' in 2001? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 07.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Asha Bhosle
(b) Ali Akbar Khan
(c) Shreya Ghoshal
(d) Lata Mangeshkar

Correct Answer: (d) Lata Mangeshkar

Solution:Lata Mangeshkar, the Indian Playback Singer, was born in Madhya Pradesh and is widely known as The Nightingale of Bollywood'. In the field of arts, she received the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in 2001, and was also honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989.

10. Which of these famous playback singers has been honored with Bharat Ratna Award? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 19.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Shubha Mudgal
(b) Asha Bhosle
(c) Shreya Ghoshal
(d) Lata Mangeshkar