BHARAT RATNA
*Highest Civilian Award of the Republic of India
Ans : Bharat Ratna
*Bharat Ratna was instituted in
Ans : 1954
*Bharat Ratna was first awarded in
Ans : 1954
*The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by
Ans : The Prime Minister to the President
*The shape of Bharat Ratna
Ans : Peepal leaf
*First Awardees of Bharat Ratna (1954)
Ans : C.Rajagopalachari,Dr.S.Radhakrishnan,C.V.Raman
*First Prime Minister who received Bharat Ratna
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru (1955)
*First individual to be honoured posthumously
Ans : Lal Bahadur Shastri (1966)
*First woman to get Bharat Ratna
Ans : Indira Gandhi (1971)
*First naturalised citizen to get Bharat Ratna
Ans : Mother Teresa (1980)
*First person who received both Bharat Ratna and Nobel Price
Ans : Mother Teresa
*First foreigner to get Bharat ..................