{"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>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Lata Mangeshkar&#8221; option2=&#8221;Amartya Sen&#8221; option3=&#8221;M. S. Subbulakshmi&#8221; option4=&#8221;Atal Behari Vajpayee&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>Atal Behari Vajpayee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the 11th Prime Minister of India. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India&#8217;s highest civilian award, in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Lata Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer. 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