{"id":91874,"date":"2025-06-01T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91874"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:08:16","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-in-respect-of-bharat-ratna-and-padma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-in-respect-of-bharat-ratna-and-padma\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India.<\/li>\n<li>2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.<\/li>\n<li>3. The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements are <b>not correct<\/b>?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#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 IAS &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe question asks for statements that are *not correct*. Let&#8217;s examine each statement:<br \/>\nStatement 1: Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are *not* titles under Article 18(1) of the Constitution. The Supreme Court in the Balaji Raghavan case (1996) upheld the constitutional validity of these awards, stating they do not amount to &#8216;titles&#8217; prohibited by Article 18, although they should not be used as prefixes or suffixes. Thus, Statement 1 is not correct.<br \/>\nStatement 2: Padma Awards, instituted in 1954, have been suspended *more than once*. They were suspended during the periods 1978-1979 and 1992-1995. Thus, Statement 2 is not correct.<br \/>\nStatement 3: The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of *three* in a particular year, not five. Thus, Statement 3 is not correct.<br \/>\nSince all three statements are not correct, the correct option is D.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are not considered &#8216;titles&#8217; under Article 18(1).<br \/>\n&#8211; Padma Awards have been suspended on more than one occasion.<br \/>\n&#8211; The maximum number of Bharat Ratna awards in a year is limited to three.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nArticle 18(1) of the Constitution prohibits the State from conferring titles other than military or academic distinctions. The Supreme Court judgment in Balaji Raghavan vs. Union of India clarified that these awards are not violative of Article 18(1). The awards were first instituted in 1954 but were discontinued from July 1977 to January 1980 and again from August 1992 to December 1995. The limit of three Bharat Ratna awards per year is a convention, not a constitutional restriction, but has been largely followed.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards : 1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India. 2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once. 3. 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