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Awards & HonoursEasyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GK

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

Correct answer

B. 2 only

Explanation

The correct answer is 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. It was instituted on 2 January 1954 along with the Padma Vibhushan, and the first recipients that year were C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and C. V. Raman. The recipient receives a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a peepal-leaf shaped medallion, but no money. The award has no fixed eligibility of occupation, can be given posthumously, and the Constitution's Article 18 means it cannot be used as a prefix or suffix to a name.

Option A is wrong because statement 1 gives the wrong year. Option C is wrong for the same reason, since only statement 2 holds. Option D is wrong because statement 2 is correct.

Exam tip: Bharat Ratna and Padma awards both began in 1954; Bharat Ratna = Sanad plus peepal-leaf medallion, no cash.

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Q2.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.