GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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HONOURS AND AWARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who among the following was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna Award?
A
Jawaharlal Nehru
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
Dr.S.Radhakrishnan
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were the last Governor-General of the Dominion of India – C. Rajagopalachari, . The second President and the First Vice President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Nobel Prize Laureate, Physicist C. V. Raman are also honoured in 1954.

Detailed explanation-2: -Radhakrishnan was awarded several high awards during his life, including a knighthood in 1931, the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India, in 1954, and honorary membership of the British Royal Order of Merit in 1963.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is C. V. Raman. C. V. Raman was an Indian Physicist. He discovered a Scattering of Light.

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