The first Bharat Ratna awarded posthumously was to: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The first Bharat Ratna awarded posthumously was to:

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

C. B. R. Ambedkar

D. M. G. Ramachandran

Answer: Option B

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Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna in 1966. Ambedkar received it posthumously in 1990.

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The 'National Bravery Award' is given by the Indian Council for Child Welfare. True?

A. It is given by the Prime Minister

B. False

C. True

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Correct Answer: Option C

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The National Bravery Awards are given by the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW).

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Correct Answer: Option A

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The order of civilian awards: Bharat Ratna (1st), Padma Vibhushan (2nd), Padma Bhushan (3rd), Padma Shri (4th). So B.

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Correct Answer: Option B

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C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for the discovery of the Raman Effect. The others are also Nobel laureates but in different fields: Khorana (Medicine), Ramakrishnan (Chemistry), Chandrasekhar (Physics, but he was an Indian-American, and his work was later).

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