Question

Till date (2014), how many people have been awarded the  Bharat Ratna Award?

पर्याय

• 40

• 41

• 42

• 43

Answer 1

43

Explanation: The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the  Republic of India. Instituted in 1954, the award is conferred "in recognition of exceptional service/  performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C.  Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli  Radhakrishnan, and scientist C. V. Raman, who were honored in 1954.