Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 96
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. The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year. Which of the above statements are not correct?
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या
उत्तर: (D) 1, 2 and 3
व्याख्या
In Balaji Raghavan (1995) the SC held these awards are not 'titles' under Art. 18(1). Padma awards were suspended twice (1977–80 and 1993–97), and Bharat Ratna is limited to three per year. So all three are incorrect.