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Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian honour, awarded to recognise exceptional achievement or service of the highest order in any field of human endeavour. In this Class 10 General Knowledge topic from “Awards and Honours,” students learn about the award’s origin in 1954, its purpose, eligibility, selection process, and notable recipients. The topic also helps them distinguish Bharat Ratna from other national awards and understand how it reflects significant contributions to India’s public life, culture, science, art, and national development.
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Karpoori Thakur
M. S. Swaminathan
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Chaudhary Charan Singh
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2014: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya; 2015: C. N. R. Rao and Sachin Tendulkar; 2019: Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika
2014: C. N. R. Rao and Sachin Tendulkar; 2015: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya; 2019: Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika
2014: Pranab Mukherjee and Nanaji Deshmukh; 2015: Bhupen Hazarika and Atal Bihari Vajpayee; 2019: Sachin Tendulkar and C. N. R. Rao
2014: Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh; 2015: Sachin Tendulkar and C. N. R. Rao; 2019: Madan Mohan Malaviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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1999
2019
2024
1992
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C. V. Raman — 1954
Dhondo Keshav Karve — 1958
Mother Teresa — 1980
Lata Mangeshkar — 1999
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Amartya Sen — 1999
Sachin Tendulkar — 2014
Atal Bihari Vajpayee — 2015
Pranab Mukherjee — 2024
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1992
1997
1999
2001
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2014
2015
2019
2024
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P. V. Kane
Dhondo Keshav Karve
Dr B. C. Roy
Dr Rajendra Prasad
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1990: Dr B. R. Ambedkar and Nelson Mandela; 1991: Morarji Desai, Rajiv Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; 1992: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Satyajit Ray
1990: Morarji Desai, Rajiv Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; 1991: Dr B. R. Ambedkar and Nelson Mandela; 1992: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Satyajit Ray
1990: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Satyajit Ray; 1991: Morarji Desai, Rajiv Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; 1992: Dr B. R. Ambedkar and Nelson Mandela
1990: Dr B. R. Ambedkar, Morarji Desai and Nelson Mandela; 1991: Rajiv Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; 1992: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Satyajit Ray
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Satyajit Ray → A. P. J. Abdul Kalam → M. S. Subbulakshmi → Amartya Sen
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam → Satyajit Ray → Amartya Sen → M. S. Subbulakshmi
Amartya Sen → M. S. Subbulakshmi → Satyajit Ray → A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
M. S. Subbulakshmi → Amartya Sen → Satyajit Ray → A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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C. N. R. Rao — sports
Sachin Tendulkar — science
M. S. Swaminathan — agricultural science
Bhupen Hazarika — public administration
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Five recipients received the Bharat Ratna in 2014 and two in 2024
Two recipients received the Bharat Ratna in 2014 and five in 2024
Three recipients received the Bharat Ratna in each year
No person received the Bharat Ratna in either year
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2001: Lata Mangeshkar and Ustad Bismillah Khan → 2008: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi → 2014: C. N. R. Rao and Sachin Tendulkar → 2015: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya → 2019: Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika → 2024: Karpoori Thakur, Lal Krishna Advani, M. S. Swaminathan, P. V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh
2001: Lata Mangeshkar and Ustad Bismillah Khan → 2008: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi → 2015: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya → 2014: C. N. R. Rao and Sachin Tendulkar → 2019: Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika → 2024: Karpoori Thakur, Lal Krishna Advani, M. S. Swaminathan, P. V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh
2001: Lata Mangeshkar and Ustad Bismillah Khan → 2014: C. N. R. Rao and Sachin Tendulkar → 2008: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi → 2015: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya → 2019: Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika → 2024: Karpoori Thakur, Lal Krishna Advani, M. S. Swaminathan, P. V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh
2001: Lata Mangeshkar and Ustad Bismillah Khan → 2008: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi → 2014: C. N. R. Rao and Sachin Tendulkar → 2019: Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika → 2015: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya → 2024: Karpoori Thakur, Lal Krishna Advani, M. S. Swaminathan, P. V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh
Question 1HardLevel 6
Which recipient announced in 2024 is linked with social justice and Bihar politics?
Correct answer: A
Karpoori Thakur was announced posthumously for the Bharat Ratna in 2024. He was a former Chief Minister of Bihar and is strongly associated with policies of social justice for backward and disadvantaged communities. M. S. Swaminathan is primarily associated with agricultural science and the Green Revolution, so he is not the correct choice. Exam tip: remember Karpoori Thakur with Bihar, social justice, and the 2024 Bharat Ratna.
Which sequence correctly matches the year groups 2014 2015 and 2019?
Correct answer: B
Option B is correct. C. N. R. Rao and Sachin Tendulkar received the Bharat Ratna in 2014. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya were awarded in 2015, while Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika were selected in 2019. Option A incorrectly interchanges the 2014 and 2015 recipient groups. Exam tip: Memorise Bharat Ratna recipients in year-wise groups.
In which year was the number of Bharat Ratna recipients five?
Correct answer: C
In 2024, five persons—Karpoori Thakur, L. K. Advani, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and M. S. Swaminathan—were announced for the Bharat Ratna. Therefore, 2024 is correct. In contrast, three persons received the Bharat Ratna in 2019. Exam tip: Remember 2024 as the year with five Bharat Ratna awardees.
Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001, so the pair with 1999 is incorrect. C. V. Raman received it in 1954, Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1958, and Mother Teresa in 1980. Exam tip: Memorise Bharat Ratna awardees together with their award years as pairs.
Pranab Mukherjee was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019, not in 2024. Therefore, option D is the incorrect year-recipient pair. Atal Bihari Vajpayee received the award in 2015, so option C is correctly matched. Exam tip: Remember Pranab Mukherjee with the 2019 Bharat Ratna awardees Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh.
In which year did Bharat Ratna recipients include both an economist and a sitar player?
Correct answer: C
In 1999, Bharat Ratna awardees included economist Amartya Sen and renowned sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar. Therefore, 1999 is correct. This economist-sitar player combination was not among the Bharat Ratna awardees of 1997. Exam tip: Remember 1999 with Amartya Sen and Ravi Shankar.
In which year does the Bharat Ratna recipient group show public life art and social work together?
Correct answer: C
In 2019, Pranab Mukherjee represented public life, Bhupen Hazarika represented art, and Nanaji Deshmukh represented social work among the Bharat Ratna awardees. Therefore, 2019 is correct. In 2015, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya were honoured, but that group did not contain this art-and-social-work combination. Exam tip: Remember Bharat Ratna years by linking each awardee with their main field.
Among recipients from 1954 to 1963 whose Bharat Ratna year was 1963?
Correct answer: A
P. V. Kane was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1963. Dr Zakir Husain was also honoured in the same year. The closest distractor is Dr Rajendra Prasad, who received the award in 1962. Exam tip: Remember the 1963 pair—P. V. Kane and Zakir Husain.
Which is the correct chronological order from 1990 to 1992?
Correct answer: A
Option A gives the correct sequence. Dr B. R. Ambedkar and Nelson Mandela received the Bharat Ratna in 1990. Morarji Desai, Rajiv Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were honoured in 1991, while Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Satyajit Ray received it in 1992. Option D is close, but it incorrectly places Morarji Desai in 1990. Exam tip: Memorise award recipients in year-wise groups.
What is the correct chronology of Satyajit Ray A P J Abdul Kalam M S Subbulakshmi and Amartya Sen?
Correct answer: A
The Bharat Ratna years are Satyajit Ray—1992, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam—1997, M. S. Subbulakshmi—1998, and Amartya Sen—1999. Hence, the correct order runs from Satyajit Ray to Amartya Sen. A common confusion is the order after 1997: Subbulakshmi received the award in 1998, followed by Sen in 1999. Exam tip: remember the consecutive 1997–1999 sequence as Kalam–Subbulakshmi–Sen.
Which pair is correct by Bharat Ratna recipient and field association?
Correct answer: C
M. S. Swaminathan was an agricultural scientist and is renowned for his major contribution to India’s Green Revolution. Therefore, the agricultural science pair is correct. C. N. R. Rao is associated with chemistry, Sachin Tendulkar with sports, and Bhupen Hazarika with music and the arts. Exam tip: Learn Bharat Ratna awardees along with their principal fields of work.
Which statement is correct when comparing 2014 and 2024 in the context of Bharat Ratna?
Correct answer: B
In 2014, Bharat Ratna was awarded to Sachin Tendulkar and C. N. R. Rao, making a total of two recipients. In 2024, it was awarded to Karpoori Thakur, L. K. Advani, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh and M. S. Swaminathan—a total of five. Therefore, option B is correct; option A reverses the two counts. Exam tip: For Bharat Ratna questions, remember both the year-wise number of awardees and their key names.
Which sequence shows the correct chronology from 2001 to 2024?
Correct answer: A
The correct ascending order is 2001, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2024, so option A is correct. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi received the Bharat Ratna in 2008; placing him in 2009 would be incorrect. Exam tip: revise award years along with the recipient groups in chronological order.
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