Who received the first Bharat Ratna Award ?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key Points

The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India, instituted in 1954.
The first Bharat Ratna awardees were C. Rajagopalachari, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Dr. C.V. Raman in 1954.
C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India and a prominent political leader, freedom fighter, and writer.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a renowned philosopher, scholar, and the second President of India.
Dr. C.V. Raman was an eminent physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light, which is known as the Raman Effect.

Additional Information

Option 1: C. Rajagopalachari
C. Rajagopalachari was an eminent Indian politician, independence activist, lawyer, writer, and statesman. However, he was not the sole recipient of the first Bharat Ratna.
Option 2: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an esteemed philosopher and statesman who served as the second President of India. Like C. Rajagopalachari, he was one of the first recipients of the Bharat Ratna.
Option 3: Dr. C.V. Raman
Dr. C.V. Raman was an iconic physicist and Nobel laureate. He was also one of the first recipients of the Bharat Ratna in 1954.