Class 8 GK: Bharat Ratna & Padma Awards - Advanced
This worksheet challenges your knowledge of India's highest civilian honours, the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards, focusing on their history, recipients, and significance.
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- Q1. Which of the following statements about the Bharat Ratna award is INCORRECT?
- It was instituted in 1954.
- It can be awarded posthumously.
- The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three.
- Recipients receive a monetary grant along with the medallion.
- Q2. The Bharat Ratna award is conferred for the highest degree of national service, which includes performance in any field of human endeavour. Initially, it was restricted to achievements in Art, Literature, Science, and Public Service. In 2011, the criteria were changed to include 'any field of human endeavour'. The first posthumous Bharat Ratna was awarded to ____.
- Q3. Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award in India. Which of the following personalities was awarded the Padma Vibhushan and later the Bharat Ratna?
- C. V. Raman
- J. R. D. Tata
- Nelson Mandela
- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
- Q4. Briefly explain the primary difference in the recognition conferred by the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan awards.
- Q5. Among the following, who was NOT a recipient of the Bharat Ratna before the year 1960?
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- C. Rajagopalachari
- Mother Teresa
- Bhagwan Das
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