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MICAT Important Awards — practice questions

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The highest civilian award of India isRead the answer and worked solution →The first recipient of Bharat Ratna wasRead the answer and worked solution →Bharat Ratna was instituted in the yearRead the answer and worked solution →Bharat Ratna recognises achievement inRead the answer and worked solution →The maximum number of Bharat Ratna awards in a year isRead the answer and worked solution →Padma Vibhushan is the ____ highest civilian award in India.Read the answer and worked solution →The Padma awards are conferred byRead the answer and worked solution →Padma awards are announced every year onRead the answer and worked solution →Arjuna Award is given forRead the answer and worked solution →Dronacharya Award is given toRead the answer and worked solution →Khel Ratna (Major Dhyan Chand Award) is the highest award forRead the answer and worked solution →Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantry award given forRead the answer and worked solution →Ashok Chakra is awarded for valour shown inRead the answer and worked solution →Nobel Prize is awarded in how many categories?Read the answer and worked solution →The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize wasRead the answer and worked solution →Jnanpith Award is given in the field ofRead the answer and worked solution →Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given for outstanding contribution toRead the answer and worked solution →Magsaysay Award is conferred by which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Pulitzer Prize is given in the field ofRead the answer and worked solution →Booker Prize is awarded forRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the TRUE Bharat Ratna factsRead the answer and worked solution →Swipe: civilian or military award?Read the answer and worked solution →Place each award on its institution yearRead the answer and worked solution →Pop only the CIVILIAN awards of IndiaRead the answer and worked solution →Place each Indian award on its institution yearRead the answer and worked solution →

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The highest civilian award of India is

  1. Bharat Ratna
  2. Padma Shri only
  3. Padma Bhushan only
  4. Arjuna Award only
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Correct answer: A. Bharat Ratna

1. Chapter section on Bharat Ratna says it is the highest civilian award. 2. Padma Shri, Bhushan, Vibhushan are below it. 3. Arjuna Award is a sports award. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Important Awards PDF (Mistral OCR), section on Bharat Ratna_

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The first recipient of Bharat Ratna was

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru only
  2. Rajagopalachari
  3. Indira Gandhi only
  4. 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_

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Bharat Ratna was instituted in the year

  1. 1950 only
  2. 1947 only
  3. 1954
  4. 1971 only
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Correct answer: C. 1954

1. Chapter section on Bharat Ratna gives 1954. 2. It coincided with the institution of Padma awards. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Important Awards PDF (Mistral OCR), section on Bharat Ratna_

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