Question

In which year was the Bharat Ratna award instituted?
1. 1950
2. 1953
3. 1956
4. 1954

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1954

The correct answer is 1954.

 

• Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour in India.
• Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex is eligible for these awards. 
• Bharat Ratna was instituted in the year 1954.
• It is not mandatory that Bharat Ratna be awarded every year.

 

• The first three recipients of Bharat Ratna are:
  • C. Rajagopalachari.
  • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
  • C V Raman.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first person to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously.
• There is no written provision that Bharat Ratna should be awarded to Indian citizens only.
• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the first foreigner to get Bharat Ratna.
• Indira Gandhi was the first woman to get Bharat Ratna.
• Sachin Tendulkar is the first sportsperson to get Bharat Ratna.
• Bharat Ratna was last awarded on 25 January 2019.
• The 2019 recipients of the Bharat Ratna award are:
  • Nanaji Deshmukh (Posthumous).
  • Bhupen Hazarika (Posthumous).
  • Pranab Mukherjee.
• There is no Bharat Ratna for year 2021