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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 37

SSC CHSL - 14th October 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q37

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Who among the following was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian honour that can be given to civilians?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

  •  The Bharat Ratna (Hindi pronunciation: is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India.
  • The award is conferred in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order, without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex.
  • There is no formal provision that recipients of the Bharat Ratna should be Indian citizens.
  • It has been awarded to a naturalised Indian citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Pakistan in 1987 and the former South African president Nelson Mandela in 1990.[6] M. S. Subbulakshmi from Tamil Nadu became the first musician to receive the honour.