Question

Three of the following were awarded the Bharat Ratna in the same year. Who was awarded much later?

C Rajagopalachari

S Radhakrishnan

Abul Kalam Azad

CV Raman

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Answer 1

Three of the following were awarded the Bharat Ratna in the same year. Who was awarded much later?

Answer:

Abul Kalam Azad

Answer 2

The answer is Abul Kalam Azad.

• Bharat Ratna Award refers to the highest civilian award given to a person of exceptional contribution in his field of work.

• C. Rajagopalachari, CV Raman, and S Radhakrishnan had received the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1954.

• C. Rajagopalachari was a lawyer and a political activist.

• CV Raman was an atomic physicist who contributed through his theory of the scattering of light.

• S. Radhakrishnan was among the first recipients of the Bharat Ratna Award and was also the first Vice-President of India.

• Abul Kalam Azad, also known as Maulana Azad, received the award in 1992. He was the first Minister of Education of India.