The first recipient of Bharat Ratna was
- Jawaharlal Nehru only
- Rajagopalachari
- Indira Gandhi only
- Sardar Patel only
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Correct answer: B. Rajagopalachari
1. Chapter explicitly names C. Rajagopalchari (alongside others).
2. He was awarded in 1954.
3. Nehru received it later.
4. Hence option A.
_Source: jkchrome.com SSC Important Awards PDF (Mistral OCR), section on Bharat Ratna_