Multiple choice general knowledge history

who was the first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna?

  1. Abdul Ghaffar Khan

  2. Lata mageshkar

  3. Ustad Bismillah Khan

  4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi, was the first foreigner to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1987. Lata Mangeshkar (Option B - note spelling error 'mageshkar'), Ustad Bismillah Khan, and Subhas Chandra Bose were all Indian recipients, not foreigners. Option D 'Subhas Chandra Bose' is particularly notable as he was posthumously awarded but was Indian.

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