Bharat Ratna — Set 4

Correct Answer: A. Govind Ballabh Pant

• **Govind Ballabh Pant** = He was the first Chief Minister of independent Uttar Pradesh. • **1957** — He received the Bharat Ratna in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Sampurnanand: He was the second Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; C.B. Gupta: He served as UP CM multiple times but not first; Sucheta Kripalani: She was the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, not the first CM overall.

Correct Answer: A. Madan Mohan Malaviya

• **Madan Mohan Malaviya** = He was an educationist and politician who founded the Banaras Hindu University. • **2015** — He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: S. Radhakrishnan: He was a philosopher and India's second President; Zakir Hussain: He was India's third President; Bhagwan Das: He was a philosopher and educationist, but Malaviya was the primary founder of BHU.

Correct Answer: B. Amartya Sen

• **Amartya Sen** = He is a renowned economist known for his work on welfare economics, famine, and human development theory. • **1999** — He received the Bharat Ratna in this year for his contributions to economics and social welfare. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Manmohan Singh: He is an economist and former PM, but received no Bharat Ratna; Jean Dreze: He is an economist known for his work on social issues, but not a Bharat Ratna recipient; Raghuram Rajan: He is an economist and former RBI Governor, but not a Bharat Ratna recipient.

Correct Answer: C. Green Revolution

• **Green Revolution** = M.S. Swaminathan is known as the father of this movement in India. • **2024** — M.S. Swaminathan was announced as a Bharat Ratna recipient in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: White Revolution: This movement is associated with milk production, led by Verghese Kurien; Blue Revolution: This movement relates to aquaculture and fish production; Silver Revolution: This movement is associated with egg production.

Correct Answer: A. Vinoba Bhave

• **Vinoba Bhave** = He was a renowned Gandhian and social reformer, famous for the Bhoodan Movement. • **1983** — He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Jai Prakash Narayan: He was a socialist and political leader, received Bharat Ratna in 1999; Aruna Asaf Ali: She was an independence activist, received Bharat Ratna in 1997; Baba Amte: He was a social worker, but not a Bharat Ratna recipient for 1983.

Correct Answer: B. Nelson Mandela

• **Nelson Mandela** = He was an anti-apartheid revolutionary and the second non-citizen to receive the Bharat Ratna. • **1990** — He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan: He was the first non-citizen to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1987; Martin Luther King Jr.: He was an American civil rights leader, not a Bharat Ratna recipient; Mikhail Gorbachev: He was the last leader of the Soviet Union, not a Bharat Ratna recipient.

Correct Answer: A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• **Atal Bihari Vajpayee** = He served as the Prime Minister of India for only 13 days in his first term. • **1996** — His first government lasted for this short period due to lack of a majority. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Morarji Desai: He served a full term as the first non-Congress PM; Lal Bahadur Shastri: He served as PM for 19 months before his untimely death; Chaudhary Charan Singh: He served as PM for a little over six months.

Correct Answer: B. S. Radhakrishnan

• **S. Radhakrishnan** = He was the first Vice President and the second President of India. • **September 5** — His birthday is celebrated as Teachers' Day in India. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Zakir Hussain: He was the second Vice President and third President of India; V.V. Giri: He was the third Vice President and fourth President of India; S.D. Sharma: He was the ninth Vice President and ninth President of India.

Correct Answer: A. Satyajit Ray

• **Satyajit Ray** = He was a legendary film director, globally acclaimed for his works including the Apu Trilogy. • **1992** — He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in this year, shortly before his death. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Raj Kapoor: He was a renowned actor and director, but did not direct the Apu Trilogy; Bimal Roy: He was an acclaimed director known for films like 'Do Bigha Zamin', but not for the Apu Trilogy; Guru Dutt: He was an iconic actor and director, but not known for the Apu Trilogy.

Correct Answer: B. 5th

• **5th Prime Minister** = Chaudhary Charan Singh served as the **5th** Prime Minister of India. • **2024** — He was announced as a Bharat Ratna recipient in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: 3rd: Indira Gandhi was the third PM; 7th: Rajiv Gandhi was the seventh PM; 9th: P.V. Narasimha Rao was the ninth PM.