Bharat Ratna

Tested in 5 real MPSC questions across 3 years (2013–2023). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →

Years it was asked

2023 2014 2013

What you need to know first

Basic Indian history and polity static GKIndian political historyRecent Bharat Ratna awardeesList of Bharat Ratna awardees

Real questions that test this

भारतातील सर्वात सर्वोच्च सन्मान ‘भारत रत्न’ पुरस्काराची सुरुवात कोणत्या वर्षापासून झाली व आतापर्यंत तो किती लोकांना देण्यात आला ? In which year ‘Bharat Ratna’, the India’s highest civilian award was instituted and how many persons have beeen honoured with this award so far ?

1)1952, 67

2)1954, 41&check; Correct

3)1969, 45

4)1972, 41

Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was instituted in 1954. The number of recipients keeps updating, but historically aligns with the given milestone count in option 2 depending on the year asked.

कर्पुरी ठाकुर अलिकडे बातम्यांमध्ये होते. त्यांच्याबाबत खालीलपैकी काय खरे नाही ? Karpoori Thakur was recently in news. Which of the following is not true about him ?

a)त्यांना 'जननायक' म्हणून ओळखले जाते. / He is also known as 'Jan Nayak'.

b)ते बिहार चे पहिले गैर-कांग्रेसी मुख्यमंत्री होते. / He was First non-congress Chief Minister of Bihar.

c)त्यांचा जन्म 1924 मध्ये, समस्तीपूर जिल्ह्यातील एका गावात झाला. / He was born in 1924, in a village in Samastipur District.&check; Correct

d)त्यांनी 1952 ची राज्य विधानसभा निवडणूक समस्तीपूर मतदार संघातून जिंकली होती. / He won State Assembly election in 1952 from Samastipur Constituency.

Karpoori Thakur, a socialist leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar, was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. He is known as 'Jan Nayak' and was the first non-Congress Socialist CM of Bihar.

भारतरत्न पुरस्कार प्राप्त करणारी पहिली बिगर-भारतीय (अभारतीय) व्यक्ती कोण? Who is the first non - Indian recipient of the Bharat Ratna award ?

1)मार्टीन ल्यूथर किंग / Martin Luther King

2)मदर तेरेसा / Mother Teresa

3)खान अब्दुल गफार खान / Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan&check; Correct

4)दलाई लामा / Dalai Lama

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi) from Pakistan was the first non-Indian recipient of the Bharat Ratna award in 1987.

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