Which of the following is not among the first recipients of 'Bharat Ratna' (1954)?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Bhagwan Das
The Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, was first given in 1954 to three people: C. Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General of India; Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, then Vice-President; and the physicist C. V. Raman.
The philosopher and educationist Bhagwan Das received the award a year later, in 1955 (with M. Visvesvaraya and Jawaharlal Nehru), so he was not among the first recipients.