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Question
Till date (2014), how many people have been awarded the Bharat Ratna Award?
Options
40
41
42
43
MCQ
Solution
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.
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