MCQs on Bharat Ratna Award
31) First the suspension of the Bharat Ratan award occurred from July 1977 to January 1980 and the reason behind this discontinuation of the National honour was the change in the national government. Who was the Prime Minster at that time?
A) Chander Shekher
B) Morarji Desai
C) H. D. Deve Gowda
D) Chaudhary Charan Singh
32) Second time the Nation award was suspended from August 1992 to December 1995 and the reason of the discontinuation was several PIL (public-interest litigations) which challenged the constitutional validity of the awards. These PIL’s were filled in which high court of the country?
A) The Kerala High Court
B) The Madhya Pradesh High Court,
C) Only (A)
D) (A) & (B) both
33) Who was the Prime Minister who restored the Bharat Ratan award in the year 1980?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Man Mohan Singh
D) Narender Modi
34) In 1992 two PIL filed challenged the government’s decision to confer the award posthumously to whom?
A) K. Kamaraj
B) Govind Ballabh Pant
C) Vinoba Bhave
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
35) In 1997 by whose decision the press communique announcing Bose’s award was cancelled and created history to became the only nomination for the award which was announced but not conferred?
A) Parliament of India
B) President of India
C) Prime Minister of India
D) Supreme Court
36) Is it necessary to publish the name of the “Recipient of Bharat Ratna Award” in the Gazette of India?
A) Yes
B) No
37) What is the official and legal name of the official journal, official newspaper, official monitor, official bulletin or the periodical publication which can be authorised to publish public or legal notices?
A) Official Paper
B) Official Latter
C) Official Notice
D) Gazette
38) Which government department is authorised to publish the Gazette?
A) Ministry of Publication
B) Ministry of Urban Development
C) Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Ministry of Labour
39) Is it true any government order can not be considered as official without publish in the Gazette?
A) No
B) Yes
40) Can the name of the Bharat Ratan recipients be revoked or restored and who is the authorised person to do so?
A) Yes, Prime Minister of India
B) Yes, President of India
C) Yes, Chief Justice of India
D) No, it can not br revoked
41) Is it necessary to surrender their medal by recipient of Bharat Ratan, whose name are revoked?
A) Yes
B) No
42) Can Bharat Ratna Awardee be used as title?
A) Yes
B) No
43) The restriction to use as a title for the Bharat Ratan awardee is prohibited under which of the article of the constitution?
A) Article 15
B) Article 16
C) Article 17
D) Article 18
44) Are there any nominated recipient who declined to accept the honour? If so how many are there?
A) Yes, one
B) Yes, Two
C) Yes, Three
D) No nominated recipients are there
45) In the year 1968, who became the first recipient to decline to accept the honour stated that there is no need such type of honours in a Republic and also became the first who raised his voice during the debates of the Constituent Assembly?
A) H. N. Kunzru
B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) B R Ambedkar
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