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Awards & HonoursEasyAsked in: SSC CGL · 09 Sept 2024, Shift 1

Which of the following awards was won by Lata Mangeshkar in the year 2001?

  1. A.Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
  2. B.Padma Vibhushan
  3. C.Dadasaheb Phalke Award
  4. D.Bharat Ratna

Correct answer

D. Bharat Ratna

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Bharat Ratna. Lata Mangeshkar received the Bharat Ratna in 2001, becoming the second singer after M.S. Subbulakshmi to be given the country's highest civilian honour. She had recorded songs for more than a thousand Hindi films and sung in over thirty languages, and was widely called the Nightingale of India. The Bharat Ratna is awarded for exceptional service in any field of human endeavour and carries no title and no cash grant, only a sanad signed by the President and a peepal-leaf medallion. Option A is wrong because her Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award came in 1993. Option B is wrong because she had already received the Padma Vibhushan in 1999. Option C is wrong because the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest honour in cinema, was given to her in 1989. Exam tip: fix her order of honours — Padma Shri 1969, Dadasaheb Phalke 1989, Padma Vibhushan 1999, Bharat Ratna 2001.

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Q2.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Which of the following statements with regard to Bharat Ratna Award is/are correct? 1. It was instituted in the year 1972. 2. The award does not carry any monetary grant. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

The Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954, not 1972, and it carries no cash award. The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian honour.

Q3.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

Who among the following were awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024? 1. Shri Gukesh D 2. Shri Harmanpreet Singh 3. Shri Praveen Kumar 4. Ms. Manu Bhaker Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. B.1 and 4 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 4 only
  4. D.2 and 3 only
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Correct answer: A. 1, 2, 3 and 4

All four athletes received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for 2024, presented by the President in January 2025. The Khel Ratna is India's highest sporting honour.