Who was the first Indian to get the Padma Bhushan? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who was the first Indian to get the Padma Bhushan?
A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. C.V. Raman
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
C.V. Raman was the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1954.

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Question #1
Who was the first Indian to win the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award?
A. Ravi Shankar
B. M.S. Subbulakshmi
C. Bismillah Khan
D. Zakir Hussain

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1952.

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Question #2
Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
B. C.V. Raman
C. Homi J. Bhabha
D. S.N. Bose

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light, known as the Raman Effect.

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Question #3
Who was the first Indian to be the Mineral Infrastructure Secretary?
A. V. K. Krishnamurthy
B. S. S. Khera
C. K. R. K. Menon
D. B. P. Singh

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
S. S. Khera was the first Indian Mineral Infrastructure Secretary in 1947.

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