{"id":85568,"date":"2025-06-01T03:21:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85568"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:21:27","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-bharat-ratna-award-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-bharat-ratna-award-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements with regard to Bharat Ratna Award is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to Bharat Ratna Award is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. It was instituted in the year 1972.<\/li>\n<li>2. The award does not carry any monetary grant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nOnly statement 2 about the Bharat Ratna Award is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The Bharat Ratna, India&#8217;s highest civilian award, was instituted on January 2, 1954.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. The award does not carry any monetary grant. The recipient receives a certificate (Sanad) signed by the President and a medallion.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Bharat Ratna is awarded in recognition of exceptional service\/performance of the highest order, without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. Initially limited to achievements in arts, literature, science, and public services, the government expanded the criteria in 2011 to include &#8220;any field of human endeavor&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to Bharat Ratna Award is\/are correct? 1. It was instituted in the year 1972. 2. The award does not carry any monetary grant. Select the correct answer using the code given below. 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