{"id":47142,"date":"2024-04-15T22:22:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=47142"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:22:32","slug":"to-whom-was-bharat-ratna-awarded-in-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/to-whom-was-bharat-ratna-awarded-in-1999\/","title":{"rendered":"To whom was &#8216;Bharat Ratna&#8217; awarded in 1999?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a973b1ae6258\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Lata Mangeshkar                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Amartya Sen                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    M. 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He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India&#8217;s highest civilian award, in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Lata Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer. She is one of the most popular and successful singers in Indian history. She has been awarded the Bharat Ratna twice, in 1999 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher. He is the 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics. He has been awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>M. S. Subbulakshmi was an Indian classical singer. 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