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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been conferred with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle - the highest state decoration of Russia, recently?
A
Narendra Modi
B
Ilham Aliyev
C
Dean Barrow
D
Ashraf Ghani
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Order was established in 1698 by Tsar Peter the Great, in honour of Saint Andrew, the first apostle of Jesus and patron saint of Russia. It was bestowed in a single class and was only awarded for the most outstanding civilian or military merit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bharat Ratna. The Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India, was instituted in the year 1954.

Detailed explanation-3: -Andrew is the patron saint of Greece and Russia. Additionally, St. Andrew is the patron saint of singers, spinsters, maidens, fishmongers, fishermen, women wanting to be mothers, gout and sore throats. He is known for his intercession for them, continuing his prayers after death.

Detailed explanation-4: -Miracles were so great at his death that Pope Eugene IV permitted a public veneration immediately upon his death. But it was not until 1629 that Pope Urban VIII canonized him. He feast day has always been kept on the February 4th.

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