Re-arrange the recipients of 'Bharat Ratna' in the ascending order of the year of award:
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant
C. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D. Sachin Tendulkar
E. Lata Mangeshkar
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, A, C, E and D
The Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, was instituted in 1954. The order follows the year in which each person received it:
B. Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant — 1957; freedom fighter, first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and later Union Home Minister.
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad — 1962, the year he completed his second term as the first President of India.
C. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam — 1997, for his work on India’s missile and space programmes, five years before he became President.
E. Lata Mangeshkar — 2001, the playback singer known as the Nightingale of India.
D. Sachin Tendulkar — 2014; the first sportsperson to receive the award, and at 40 its youngest recipient.