SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 64

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q64

Under the provisions of which Article of the Constitution of India, can the Bharat Ratna Award NOT be used as a prefix or suffix to the recipient’s name?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Article 18(1).

Article 18(1)           No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State.
Article 18 No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State.
  No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit or trust under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title from any foreign State.
  No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the consent of the President, accept any present, emolument, or office of any kind from or under any foreign State.